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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.
c. Describe the State’s Strategy for Providing Reemployment Assistance to Unemployment Insurance Claimants and Other Unemployed Individuals.
Current Narrative:
In 2014, Colorado established a strategic plan for reemployment initiatives that outlines the state’s direction for the year and future years, with the goal of reducing the average duration of weeks on unemployment compensation from 15.2 weeks to 12 weeks by June 2017. The plan contains components to analyze data, research state and national initiatives for integration, and enhance customer messaging, and it continually evolves due to fluctuating market conditions. In support of the plan:
- The statewide network of workforce centers provides reemployment services to all customers, including UI claimants. Reemployment services include basic labor exchange, orientations to workforce services, the provision of labor market resources and information, workshops, one-on-one services, and referrals to jobs.
- Additionally, Colorado administers Links to Reemployment, formerly known as Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services, to claimants who have recently received a first benefit payment. Colorado recently made technological enhancements to improve the efficiency of the program and will continue to evaluate the program effectiveness for additional process improvements.
- Colorado is currently preparing for the administration of the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment initiative for UI claimants. This is scheduled to begin in January 2016.
- UI partnership initiatives are established for STC, TAA, TRA, ATAA, and RTAA. This includes recruitment efforts for special populations, such as Veterans and long-term unemployed customers.