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- 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. 6. C. Data Assessment
Review the previous four years Wagner-Peyser data reports on performance. Note whether the State has been meeting its goals to provide MSFWs quantitatively proportionate services as compared to non-MSFWs. If it has not met these goals, explain why the State believes such goals were not met and how the State intends to improve its provision of services in order to meet such goals.
Current Narrative:
C. During PY23, the state is meeting six out of the eight Equity Ratio Indicators and one of the Three Minimum Service Level Indicators. In 2022, the state met seven out of the eight Equity Ratio Indicators and one of the three Minimum Service Level Indicators. During PY 2021 the state ended Quarter 4 meeting six out of eight Equity Ratio Indicators and one of three Minimum Service Level Indicators. The state met six out of eight Equity Ratio Indicators and one out of three Minimum Service Level Indicators for PY 2020. Although there are MSFWs seeking services through the local job service centers, there are significantly more being served through outreach efforts.
The Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker services are operated with Wagner-Peyser funding used to support key positions. These include the State Monitor Advocate and outreach staff. Missouri’s goal is to increase registrations and services to MSFWs through active participation by Job Center staff, and engagement with partners making outreach goals achievable. OWD conducts outreach to workers in groups as well as one-on-one consultations with overall results of increased registrations.
Missouri has had significant staff turnover working with the MSFW population which has affected performance. Currently, Missouri has a strong team that plans on increasing awareness of MSFW and conducting training across the state. This should help increase performance. The MSFW program continues to strive for further improvement relative to equity ratio. Missouri currently has significant MSFW status and continues to strive to improve overall services to MSFW population for quantitatively proportionate and qualitatively equivalent of those provided to all other applicants. Missouri continues ongoing reviews of performance data, training to job center staff and collaboration with NFJP provider.