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.
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
- 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. 5. C. Marketing the Agricultural Recruitment System for U.S. Workers (ARS) to agricultural employers and how it intends to improve such publicity.
Current Narrative:
Marketing the Agricultural Recruitment System to employers’ entails educating them on how this online system offers more visibility for their businesses which may attract more domestic workers; and this would save them money. Business Services staff and from the American Job Center routinely make site visits to discuss the full array of services available to the employer. Information on services include program changes, wage and hour updates, OHSA news, and topics of interest are shared via a variety of formats (face-to-face visits, electronic resources, and conference calls)
The State Workforce Agency has joined with other Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker service providers including National Farmworkers Jobs Program grantees to ensure we do not duplicate services but offer wrap around services, whenever possible. And we strive to evaluate the customer’s needs in order to offer continuous relevant services.