Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
- e. Agricultural Outreach Plan (AOP). Each State agency must develop an AOP every four years as part of the Unified or Combined State Plan required under sections 102 or 103 of WIOA. The AOP must include an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
- 4. Outreach Activities
The local offices outreach activities must be designed to meet the needs of MSFWs in the State and to locate and contact MSFWs who are not being reached through normal intake activities. Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 4. Outreach Activities
- e. Agricultural Outreach Plan (AOP). Each State agency must develop an AOP every four years as part of the Unified or Combined State Plan required under sections 102 or 103 of WIOA. The AOP must include an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
e. 4. C. Increasing outreach worker training and awareness across core programs including the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and the training on identification of UI eligibility issues
Current Narrative:
In Arkansas, state merit staff members are very familiar with the UI Program, which is embedded into their regular job duties. However, as part of the outreach worker training, we will incorporate the core elements of partner programs, including the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and UI eligibility. This training will address items such as eligibility, program services and benefits, resources for additional or more detailed information, application and contact information. Plans are for both this topic of training as well as other outreach related topics, to occur a minimum of once a year, with training on any adjustments, new topics or responsibilities occurring as needed. Training has occurred for outreach workers.
Sexual Harassment Training
Arkansas’ WIOA Program Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) officer has been providing sexual harassment training to the state’s Arkansas Workforce Center staff. We will require that this training is provided to the State Monitor Advocate and AHDC staff as well, beginning early 2018. This training will be periodically conducted to ensure that all new staff members have been trained as well.