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. 6. C. Data Assessment
Review the previous four years Wagner-Peyser data reports on performance. Note whether the State has been meeting its goals to provide MSFWs quantitatively proportionate services as compared to non-MSFWs. If it has not met these goals, explain why the State believes such goals were not met and how the State intends to improve its provision of services in order to meet such goals.
Current Narrative:
Program Years (PY2015 – PY2018) were analyzed to determine whether LWC met its goals in the provision of quantitatively proportionate and qualitatively equivalent level of services to MSFWs compared to the whole population of LWC customers. LWC provided services to an average of 173 MSFWs each year. In PY2015, LWC met all Equity Ratio Indicators. In PY2016, LWC met three (3) of the five (5) Equity Ratio Indicators. In PY2017 and PY2018, LWC met five (5) of the five (5) Equity Ratio Indicators.
Program Years (PY2018– PY2021) were analyzed to determine whether LWC met its goals in the provision of quantitatively proportionate and qualitatively equivalent level of services to MSFWs compared to the whole population of LWC customers. LWC met all Equity Ratio Indicators in 2018, 2019, 2020. In PY2021, LWC met three (3) of the five (5) Equity Ratio Indicators. The two equity ratio indicators not met was due to coding changes made to the PIRL system and have been corrected.
Louisiana American Job Center staff treat any job seeker who is currently working in an agricultural field, who could be identified as an MSFW as if they are. At the present time the SMA will continue to train and encourage American Job Center staff to identify and record services to MSFWs.
The poor use of the ES Complaint System and reporting of complaints has been corrected. When a complaint arises, the issue is often resolved in-house or the complainant is referred to an organization that can assist in the complaint. Further staff training and promotion of the use of the ES Complaint System as described in Outreach Activities (2)(B) have improved and alleviated any weaknesses in these two areas.