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.
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
Describe the State agency's proposed strategies for:
- 5. Services provided to farmworkers and agricultural employers through the one-stop delivery system
- 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. 5. 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:
i. How career and training services required under WIOA Title I will be provided to MSFWs through the one-stop centers
All MSFWs will have access to necessary career, training, and support services in a timely manner. MSFWs are encouraged to visit their local One-Stop center to access these services. Those not wishing or not able to do so will be provided services on-site by outreach staff.
ii. How the State serves agricultural employers and how it intends to improve such services
WorkForce WV will work to provide business driven services responsive to the specific needs of our agricultural employers. WorkForce will build relationships with agricultural employers in order to connect businesses to resources, promote employer engagement and employer retention, match employers with qualified workers, and conduct virtual and in person job fairs. Additionally, WorkForce will communicate with employers regularly in an effort to market our services as well as those provided by our partners and other state and federally-funded agencies that serve agricultural employers.
WorkForce WV will also continue to schedule in-person and virtual meetings with agricultural employers statewide to solicit their feedback on the quality of our services to them in order to seek better methods of serving our agricultural employers. Such meetings also provide an opportunity for WorkForce to pass along to employers crucial updates regarding the foreign labor certification process and other pertinent information on additional resources such as grant opportunities, support services for farmworkers, and changes in federal regulations.