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:
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.