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.
d. 3. Administration of the work test for the State unemployment compensation system, including making eligibility assessments (for referral to UI adjudication, if needed), and providing job finding and placement services for UI claimants; and
Current Narrative:
Texas promotes effective and efficient coordination between the UI program and workforce services through collaborative program administration and computer system linkages that share information and allow staff to coordinate activities and provide services to unemployment claimants. These program and system links ensure that claimants who are required to register in WorkInTexas.com have done so and that claimants comply with their work search requirements.
TWC’s link between WorkInTexas.com and UBS also provides a seamless method for administering the UI work test requirement. This linkage confirms that proper notification is provided when unemployment claimants fail to register for work or to comply with their work search requirements, including negative referral results, failure to respond to outreach requests, or failure to report to employment. Unemployment claimants who fail the UI work test are ineligible for benefits until they meet that requirement.
Although DOLETA defines “long-term unemployed” as someone who has been jobless for 27 weeks or longer, TWC strives to assist and place individuals in jobs before they reach that stage. Boards achieve this by providing high-quality job-posting and job-development activities coupled with increased outreach to participants to ensure better applications and quality referrals.
TWC uses the RESEA program to help claimants find new employment as quickly as possible. As priority customers, unemployment claimants are promptly assisted through outreach, orientations, and staff-assisted services that include developing individualized reemployment plans, providing job referrals, working with employers to provide job development activities, and job placements. By contacting their Workforce Solutions Offices or searching TWC’s Training and Education web page, claimants can also find educational opportunities, occupational or vocational training, and other resources to help develop their skills.[1]
[1] https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/training-education