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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. 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--
- 2. Outreach ActivitiesThe local offices outreach activities must be designed to meet the needs of MSFWs in the State and to locate and contact MSFWs who are not being reached through normal intake activities. Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 2. Outreach Activities
- 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--
e. 2. B. Providing Technical Assistance to Outreach Workers. Technical Assistance Must Include Trainings, Conferences, Additional Resources, and Increased Collaboration with Other Organizations on Topics Such as One-stop Center Services (i.e. Availability of Referrals to Training, Supportive Services, and Career Services, as Well as Specific Employment Opportunities), the Employment Service Complaint System, Information on the Other Organizations Serving Msfws in the Area, and a Basic Summary of Farmworker Rights, Including Their Rights with Respect to the Terms and Conditions of Employment.
Current Narrative:
Technical assistance is offered to all workforce centers for ES Complaint system, housing inspections, and MSFW application and services. All six significant offices are provided with formal twice annual training, the opportunity to attend the National Farmworker Conference, and one-on-one technical assistance tailored to each offices specific needs.
Training and technical assistance also includes collaboration with other agencies as in most cases we will have other MSFW service agencies provide presentations at our training sessions. Service provider agencies include WIOA 167 partners, Migrant Education, Migrant Head Start, Migrant Health, Farmworker Housing, Catholic Charities and other state, local, and faith based organizations. Agency presenters include US Wage & Hour, OSHA, Workers Compensation, Civil Rights, and Worker Protection Standards etc. These agencies provide information on farm worker rights and laws that are changing or currently in effect for farm worker protection.