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. B. Providing technical assistance to outreach staff. Technical assistance must include trainings, conferences, additional resources, and increased collaboration with other organizations on topics such as one-stop center services (i.e. availability of referrals to training, supportive services, and career services, as well as specific employment opportunities), the Employment Service and Employment-Related Law Complaint System (“Complaint System” described at 20 CFR 658 Subpart E), information on the other organizations serving MSFWs in the area, and a basic summary of farmworker rights, including their rights with respect to the terms and conditions of employment.
Current Narrative:
In accordance with regulations, MSFW outreach efforts will be accomplished by personal contacts with MSFWs, employers and other agency staff; conducting public meetings; and distributing pamphlets and other relevant printed materials. MSFW outreach workers will maintain records of their outreach efforts in a log of daily outreach activities. Reports will be submitted monthly to the State Monitor Advocate during periods of peak agricultural activity.
New outreach workers receive intensive training that includes Wagner-Peyser requirements, complaints, and services to MSFWs. Training also includes a basic summary of farmworker rights, and indications of possible sexual harassment and labor trafficking. Training continues with information on services that should be provided such as: availability of referrals to jobs and to training, supportive services, career guidance, and reporting requirements. All outreach workers receive at a minimum two annual training sessions, once in the spring and again in the fall. Local areas can also request technical assistance as needed, or the State office will provide technical assistance if monitoring visits show a specific need.