Narrative: b. 1. E.

As mandatory partners,  prescribed in public law under the Older Americans Act, Louisiana SCSEP Grantees continue to coordinate services with WIOA Boards and service providers.   Sub- grantees continue to report details on those seniors who have entered employment from each assigned parish.  In some areas,  job placement numbers may increase the regular WIOA employment totals, thereby, improving performance measures throughout the State of Louisiana. 

Sub-grantees and Nationals will continue to coordinate employment services with WIOA as described below:

• A SCSEP representative will continue to attend WIOA board meetings in each area throughout the State.  Through these members, the WIOA Boards solicit older workers input to ensure that senior training and employment issues are addressed;  
• Seek additional grant funds to provide adequate personnel in the Parish Career Solution Centers and continue to provide participant SCSEP trainees to assist the WIOA staff at these centers; 
• Identify methods that contractors might employ to assist WIOA service providers attain performance standards and recruitment; conduct job search workshops for older workers and introductory computer training workshops conducted by a professional instructor at the Career Solution Centers;
• Involve WIOA service providers in older worker issues, conferences, and training;
• Participate, when requested, in writing local and state WIOA plans;
• Engage in joint outreach by participating in local Job Fairs, Business Expos, WIOA seminars, Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development planning to accomplish appropriate employment for seniors;
• Collaborate with community-based and faith-based organizations, Councils on Aging and other agencies by collaborating and sharing as much information relative to the older worker as possible. Collaboration may include using Workforce Investment Training Vouchers to provide formal job training.  In addition, opportunities might exist to leverage on-the-job experience training funds in conjunction with support from for-profit companies seeking to fill critical employment vacancies. When a repetitive training system can be accomplished, the long-term value to the community would be of great benefit; and,
• SCSEP Sub-grantees and Nationals will maintain a strong partnership with other community-based non-profit programs to make an impact in the social service network. Each non-profit or government host agency that SCSEP supports creates a social support network; however, all programs must recognize that hiring the older worker is the true focus.