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e. 3. Providing the Full Range of Employment and Training Services to the Agricultural Community, Both Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers, Through the One-stop Delivery System. This Includes: Answer

Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
  • A. Providing the Full Range of Employment and Training Services to the Agricultural Community, Both Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers, Through the One-stop Delivery System. This Includes:

    • i. How Career and Training Services Required Under WIOA Title I Will Be Provided to Msfws Through the One-stop Centers;

    • ii. How the State Serves Agricultural Employers and How it Intends to Improve Such Services.

Current Narrative:

(4) Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one–stop delivery system.

The state continually strives to provide all customers with comprehensive One–Stop access to the complete array of state and federal employment and training programs. Universal access and integrated services, including access by migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFWs), is a central principle of the service delivery system.

The basic tools used to conduct outreach to farmworkers includes, personal contact, printed bilingual matter and or bilingual digital video recordings. Referrals are also made to long–term, year–round employment opportunities as alternatives to seasonal or migratory agricultural work; training opportunities; social services, including Federal and State assistance programs; and information regarding farm worker rights and the DOL–DET Complaint System.

The State Farm Program Coordinator (SFPC) routinely consults statewide agricultural employers to advise them of the AJC services. The SFPC gathers information data on employer labor needs necessary to develop plans for meeting specific needs on specified dates, including follow up with employers to rotate crews when necessary. During the pre and post agricultural employer visits the SFPC provides labor exchange information and materials to employers. DOL–DET serves the agricultural community by locating; screening and referring qualified workers from other areas through the Agricultural Recruitment System when qualified local workers are unavailable. The SPFC also does the following for agriculture employers. • Visit agricultural employers prior to the beginning of their planting season to discuss their employment needs and advise them of support services that are available to workers and their families. During these visits, discuss anticipated MSFW arrival dates, offer services to orient the workers on specific job requirements and check to insure that their contractors are in possession of required registration certificates. • Visits the agricultural employer to schedule an outreach session with the MSFWs and establish a visiting schedule for the season. • Upon arrival of the migrant crews, the SFPC contacts the Farm Labor Coordinator who examines his/her Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration to insure compliance with federal requirements. On this visit, the outreach worker will prepare all appropriate forms and discuss the full range of services available at the AJC Offices.

MSFW’s will have access to the full array of employment and training services available at the American Job Centers, the Mobile One Stop(MOS) on line services and or through the NJFP partner at a community based partner site to be determined. MSFW’s are entered in the Delaware employment network, Delaware JobLink upon notice of their arrival from the agricultural growers and registered by the SMA. At this point of entry employment service delivery begins. Services to agriculture growers and employers will be improved by the development of a directed marketing tool on Delaware JobLink, DOL Facebook page and within a monthly electronic news via and email notification system. These strategies will include information on the national, regional and local MSFW programs, Federal guidance letters and notices, relevant DOL policy letters and employer services, frequently asked questions and answers section and more.