Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- o. State's Strategies
Describe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- o. State's Strategies
o. 7. Strategies for assisting other components of the statewide workforce development system in assisting individuals with disabilities
Current Narrative:
Collaboration and alignment strategies for assisting other components of the statewide workforce development system in assisting individuals with disabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Common intake procedures
- Aligning terminology
- Integrating technology
- Targeted outreach
- Enhancing access to available services
- Improving data sharing and analysis
- Sharing knowledge to facilitate referrals
- Increasing co-enrollment of partner-program participants
- Coordinating policy development
- Public sector partnerships
- Developing and implementing sector strategies
- Promoting and targeting high wage, high skill, and high demand jobs
- Developing career pathways
- Aligning education, credentialing, and placement
- Expanding work-based learning opportunities
- Planning for the impacts of disruptive technology and innovation
- Increasing school career and workforce professionals’ knowledge and exposure to the job opportunities in Michigan
Continuous improvement strategies for assisting other components of the statewide workforce development system in assisting individuals with disabilities include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinating funding streams
- Assessing systems collaboratively to ensure continuous improvement
- Coordinating with local and regional areas
- Targeted distribution of available funding streams
- Targeted acquisition of new funding streams and other resources
- Working closely with each WIOA-designated region
- Promoting career readiness
- Continuous improvement of workforce development strategies
- Continued development and dissemination of online resources