Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
b. 7. Describe the State’s formal strategy to ensure that WIOA and TAA co-enrolled participants receive necessary funded benefits and services. Trade Act Sec. 239(f), Sec. 235, 20 CFR 618.816(c)
Current Narrative:
Data shows that co-enrollment between TAA and the WIOA Title I Dislocated Worker program results in better performance outcomes that are significant and consistent over time. The current strategy to ensure co-enrolled WIOA/TAA participants receive the necessary funding and benefits is to require WIOA enrollment before participants can enroll in the TAA program. Since Petitions are not always certified after a layoff, WIOA can offer services prior to TAA participation. WIOA career planners work in conjunction with TAA case managers to establish a coordinated and unified approach to providing timely delivery of benefits and services. The TAA program maintains an electronic file on all TAA participants and WIOA Career Planners have access to these files and the TAA services being offered. Once training is completed and a job search is necessary, the TAA participants are referred back to WIOA if additional services are required. If training is part of the Individual Employment Plan, training outcomes are completed for both programs.
WFWV Policy 3-22 issues scenarios of perceived barriers and possible solutions along with a side by side comparison of eligibility and benefit service provisions table for DW and TAA. The accompanying resources for this policy also includes a WIOA/TAA process flow and case management checklist to be used by TAA case managers and WIOA career planners when working with individuals to make sure all co-enrollment is maximized.
WFWV Policy 3-22 supporting documents can be found here
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:3630ad1b-af0f-49cb-b22c-80c4aa01ed25