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.
d. 4. Provision of referrals to and application assistance for training and education programs and resources.
Current Narrative:
Wagner-Peyser services will continue to be aligned with Adult and Dislocated Worker services, in the Michigan Works! Services Centers, to refer job seekers for training, support services, and a more individualized level of service.
Wagner-Peyser 7(a) dollars do not fund any training or educational opportunities; however, Adult and Dislocated Worker providers have established relationships with local community colleges and universities to provide training in high-demand occupations.
Wagner-Peyser 7(b) funding may be used to support:
(1) performance incentives for public employment service offices and programs, consistent with the performance accountability measures that are based on indicators described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, taking into account direct or indirect placements (including those resulting from self-directed job search or group job search activities assisted by such offices or programs), wages on entered employment, retention, and other appropriate factors;
(2) services for groups with special needs, carried out pursuant to joint agreements between the employment service offices and the appropriate local workforce investment board and chief elected official or officials or other public agencies or private nonprofit organizations; and
(3) the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering services of the types described in subsection (a), and models for enhancing professional development and career advancement opportunities of State agency staff, as described in section 3(c)(4).
The State of Michigan is exploring the use of Wagner-Peyser 7(b) dollars to serve groups with special needs, which may include training. Groups with special needs may include, but are not limited to:
- Returning Citizens
- Homeless
- Mental or physical disability
- Substance abuse
- Living at or below the federally established poverty limits
- Lacking a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
- Long-term unemployment
- Receiving state or federal public assistance
- Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) population
Wagner-Peyser dollars do not fund any training or educational opportunities, however, Adult and Dislocated Worker providers have established relationships with local community colleges and universities to provide training in high-demand occupations.
Employment Service staff routinely refer job seekers to training for high-demand high-wage occupations. Michigan has instituted a Going PRO Talent Fund, which provides employers with the talent they need and job seekers with the jobs they desire.