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.
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
- 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. 5. A. Providing the Full Range of Employment and Training Services to the Agricultural Community, Both Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers, Through the One-stop Delivery System. This Includes:
i. How career and training services required under WIOA Title I will be provided to MSFWs through the one-stop centers
ii. How the State serves agricultural employers and how it intends to improve such services
Current Narrative:
A. Providing Full Range of Employment and Training Services to the Agricultural Community through the One-Stop Delivery System
In order to meet Louisiana’s agricultural employer’s needs, Louisiana Workforce Commission will continue to improve the agricultural referral process by:
-providing employers with industry information and research, farmworkers’ rights, and support services.
-ensuring workers referred through the agricultural recruitment system meet all the job requirements and are job-ready when arriving at the job site.
The Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Program is designed to enhance and expand services to meet the needs of the agricultural industry. Louisiana will provide services to agricultural employers by effectively providing information about services available through the workforce development system and, at the same time, obtaining sufficient information about the employer’s needs to provide appropriate services. The State Monitor Advocate and the Outreach worker will continue to conduct meetings with large growers and farm labor contractors to facilitate the exchange of information and maximize the effectiveness of the program. Staff will promote the use of the American Job Centers to recruit workers by helping employers assess their labor needs and making appropriate referrals to their job openings.
One-Stop Centers will coordinate the services of one-stop partners, community based organizations, the state MSFW Outreach Worker, MSFW groups, state cooperative extension service, and parish (county) agents, and other agencies and organizations to do the following:
1. Conduct presentations on One-Stop services.
2. Encourage agricultural employers to utilize the Agricultural Recruiting System (ARS),
3. Promote the hiring of MSFWs to employers in all sectors, including agricultural,
4. Offer to distribute their information pamphlets during outreach contacts and provide materials for them to distribute to MSFWs,
5. Advise them of all employment changes affecting their community.
The Outreach Worker will continue an ongoing relationship with the LA Farm Bureau Federation and participate in its annual Mid-South Labor Seminar, providing materials and conducting presentations on MSFWs labor issues.