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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.
d. 4. Provision of Referrals to and Application Assistance for Training and Education Programs and Resources.
Current Narrative:
Many years ago Indiana took great steps to integrate our Wagner Peyser and WIA programs together in our WorkOne offices. Now that WIOA is in effect and this is a requirement, Indiana has an integrated system already in place. Because of this system, the referral process is engrained in our processes. Direct supervision of Indiana’s WorkOne staff is in the hands of the one-stop operator. So the integration of Wagner Peyser and WIOA is well connected in Indiana. This has enabled Indiana to blur the lines between state staff and service provider staff. The referral to training can happen without a transition of which staff is managing the client.
As part of this, most of the training that is provided to WorkOne staff is provided to all staff regardless of funding stream. The state integrates training across Wagner Peyser, Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, Adult Education, TAA and JVSG at a minimum. While each funding stream has specific responsibilities, the state works hard to train all staff in the basics of the other programs and provide services that are consistent across all funding streams.