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. 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:
Current Narrative:
Colorado as a significant state currently has five designated significant offices. MSFW outreach staff are full time/year-round positions with occasional backup from other bilingual staff. Outreach staff duties only include outreach to MSFWs and outreach related duties on a full time year-round basis. In addition, each area has trained Employment Service (ES) housing inspectors who also provide business services to agricultural employers.
Outreach workers are expected to refresh their knowledge of policies and procedures through online training, as well as through in-person training and webinars offered by the State Monitor Advocate (SMA) at Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and/or any enforcement agency. Refresher training and farm labor compliance training is provided by the State Monitor Advocate at least twice per year. The training includes guest speakers from state and federal enforcement agencies such as the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Wage and Hour Division, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The SMA also presents workshops on Wagner-Peyser services and requirements, the Employment Service and Employment-Related Law Complaint System, the agricultural recruitment system and Foreign Labor Certification Job Orders, among others. These workshops provide outreach workers and other staff with knowledge necessary to discuss farmworker rights with MSFWs onsite and during outreach.
Colorado SWAs continue to identify ways to increase the MSFWs’ ability to access career services in the workforce centers by partnering with other agencies that also target the same population.
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 and a monthly summary will be provided by management staff in each area.