Located in:
- 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 an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
- 4. Outreach Activities
The 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:
- 4. 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 an assessment of need. An assessment need describes the unique needs of farmworkers in the area based on past and projected agricultural and farmworker activity in the State. Such needs may include but are not limited to: employment, training, and housing.
e. 4. D. Providing State merit staff outreach workers professional development activities to ensure they are able to provide high quality services to both jobseekers and employers
Current Narrative:
Other professional development activities include participation in training courses provided through the U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration’s WorkforceGPS online portal. The following online modules are utilized:
- Agricultural Outreach Workers Training Module: This module trains migrant service workers on Federal regulations, partner agency and migrant service organization roles, and focuses on procedures for outreach to migrant and seasonal farm workers.
- Business Services Units-Computer-Based Training Module: This module covers procedures regarding engaging and meeting the needs of agricultural employers. Participants will learn about the kind of services provided to agricultural employers through the Michigan One-Stop centers.
- Job Service Complaint System for Michigan One-Stop center front line staff- Computer-based training module: This interactive computer-based module provides a high-level overview of the Job Service Complaint system. This overview includes a review of the complaint process and what constitutes a valid complaint, how to identify when a written complaint is necessary, how to identify both Job Service related and non-Job Service related complaints and the actions to take on them, describes how to report apparent violations, and describes the appeals/hearing process.
The State Monitor Advocate serves an integral role in determining and facilitating the training on the preceding topics.