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
j. 1. D. Who have been served through other components of the statewide workforce development system; and
Current Narrative:
Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), primarily through its Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Title I of WIOA authorizes programs to provide job search, education, and training activities for unemployed and underemployed individuals seeking to gain or improve their employment prospects in the One-Stop system (Michigan Works!). Also, the services should be responsive to the demands of local area employers.
Employment Services Funded by Workforce Investment Act
During Performance Year 2017, a total of 24,466 participants received employment services from the One-Stop System (Title I). Of those, 14,016 were served using the Adult Program, 3,775 the Dislocated Worker Program and 6,675 the Youth Program. In addition, a total of 8,614 participants exited from the three programs between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018.
Regarding the performance accountability measures, 86.2% of participants who exited from the WIOA Adult program in PY 2017 were employed during the second quarter after exit (vs. 92.8% of Dislocated Worker; 82% of Youth). The employment rate during the fourth quarter after exit for the participant cohort who exited the Adult program was 82.8% (vs. 89.2% of Dislocated Worker; 82% of Youth). The 2nd quarter Median Earnings after exit were: $6,890 (Adult), $8,400 (Dislocated Worker) and $3,533 (Youth). The Credential Attainment rates for the three groups were 74.7%, 84.8% and 64.4% while the Measurable Skill Gain rates were 27.2%, 33.9% and 24.5%, respectively.
Employment Services Funded by Wagner-Peyser Act
The Employment Service (ES) of Title III, the amended Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933, is the central component of the One-Stop system. Services provided by the ES State Grants include labor exchange services (e.g., counseling, job search and placement assistance, labor market information); program evaluation; recruitment and technical services for employers; work tests for the state unemployment compensation system; and referral of unemployment insurance claimants to other federal workforce development resources.
During Performance Year 2017, a total of 145,280 participants received employment services using the Wagner-Peyser System (Title III) while 250,955 participants exited between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018. Of the participants who exited, 73.5% and 73.7% were employed during the second and fourth quarter after exit. The 2nd quarter Median Earnings after exit was $5,946. The Credential Attainment and Measurable Skill Gain indicators are not required for the Wagener-Peyser program to report.
The performance outcomes of participants with disabilities are summarized, as follows:
- When compared to the employment rates in the second and fourth quarter after exit to the rates of all participants, all rates of the disability group were lower with an average gap of 12.9% (ranging from 6.1% to 23.2%) and 14.7% (ranging from 8.5% to 23.4%), respectively. Again, the Youth program showed the smallest gaps in the employment rates between individuals with and without disabilities.
- The amount of median earnings during the second quarter after exit of those with disabilities were 19.1% lower than that of all participants, ranging from -12.6% (Youth) to -33.6% (Wagner-Peyser).
- The credential attainment and measurable skill gain rates did not show a consistent pattern between two groups due to a relatively small number of participants eligible for the indicators.