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:
The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is committed to providing professional development opportunities for their employees, contractors and partners. Taking an honest interest in someone builds loyalty; loyal employees are more engaged and engaged employees are more productive. The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity currently provides training to internal staff and external partners as part of technical program assistance, in accordance with the issuance of new or revised policies and procedures or related job-specific activities. Workforce Development has instituted professional development opportunities for all employees through the Learning Center at the State of Michigan Department of Civil Service.
All LEO employees can access and target training initiatives among sections which allow us to better serve our customers. The internal/external training component will also share training opportunities available for LEO employees from external sources (outside of LEO).
Specific training is provided to migrant service workers twice yearly with pre and post season training. Topics include:
- Role of the Outreach Worker;
- Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Registrations;
- Writing Agricultural Local Job Orders;
- Writing an Interstate Clearance Job Order (Form ETA 790);
- Completing Form 2524 (Referral to an Agricultural Job);
- Completing Log of Daily Outreach Activities;
- Processing Employment Service and Non-Employment Service-Related complaints from migrant and seasonal farm workers;
- Identifying and Reporting Apparent Violations;
- H-2A Visas;
- Order Holding Office/Applicant Holding Office Responsibilities;
- Processing Out-of-State Calls;
- State Monitor Advocate/Outreach Worker communication;
- Referring Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Beyond Reasonable Commuting Distance;
- Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Housing Inspection List;
- Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Referral to Support Services; and
- Distribution of Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Recruitment Flyers.