Wagner-Peyser Act

Claimants, regardless of the point of entry, are always assessed to determine their employment and/ or training needs. The assessment may take the form of an informal interview to a standardized set of tests. Upon completion of the assessment and interpretation of the results, claimants may be referred to a partner program, such as WIOA, for additional training information and/or enrollment. At the point of referral to a partner program, the claimant’s eligibility for training is determined based on the program’s eligibility criteria. Career centers throughout the state have also collaborated, and often times share office space, with other educational institutions in which claimants may be referred for education assistance. Wagner–Peyser funds help provide preliminary work readiness workshops such as interviewing skills, résumé writing, job search strategies and can be utilized to provide referrals to internal and external training and education programs and resources.