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. C. Marketing the Agricultural Recruitment System for U.S. Workers (ARS) to agricultural employers and how it intends to improve such publicity.
Current Narrative:
The Agricultural Recruitment System (ARS) is used by the local offices throughout the state to prove that NM has enough workers to refer and fill job orders posted by agricultural employers. NM markets ARS to agricultural employers to improve its publicity. For instance, staff conduct file searches in the system for qualified applicants and contacts these individuals via phone calls or emails to notify them of these openings. Staff work closely with employer to fill job orders and match applicants to the skills require and needed for the positions.
NM promotes ARS to agricultural employers to improve publicity and utilizes the following methods:
- Workforce Connection online system (WCOS)
- In-person field visits
- Outreach workers promote during outreach activities.
- SMA promotes during annual workshops.
- Luna County NMSU Extension Office