Workforce Alliance Inc

PROVIDE JOB TRAINING THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS

ADULTMOST SERVICES FOR WIOA ADULTS WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CTWORKS CAREER CENTER ONE-STOP AMERICAN JOB CENTER SYSTEM IN THE REGION. ELIGIBILITY FOR WIOA ADULT SERVICES VARIES FROM ACTIVITY TO ACTIVITY. MANY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL ADULTS WITH NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNEMPLOYED/UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS THROUGH CORE SERVICES ALONE. TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE SERVICES AND/OR TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS MUST FIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE ANNUAL INCOME NO GREATER THAN 70% OF THE FEDERAL LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (LLSIL) AS DETERMINED BY THEIR FAMILY SIZE INDIVIDUALS, WHO EXCEED LLSIL INCOME GUIDELINES, BUT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT (EX-OFFENDER, HOMELESS, SCHOOL DROPOUT, OR BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT). IN CASES WHERE CUSTOMERS RECEIVE INTENSIVE SERVICES, AND ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS, THEY MAY RECEIVE TRAINING LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION. TRAINING MAY CONSIST OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SKILL UPGRADING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, AND ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER TRAINING. WIOA FUNDING ALSO ALLOWS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G., TRANSPORTATION, TOOLS, UNIFORMS) TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESS IN THE ACTIVITY.

WELFARE TO WORKTHE JOBS FIRST EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM (JFES) IS FUNDED BY THE CT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WITH FEDERAL TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THE GOAL OF JFES IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ENABLE RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO GAIN ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, AND ENGAGE IN LIFELONG LEARNING. WORKFORCE ALLIANCE DOES THIS BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB READINESS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ESL, ADULT EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB PLACEMENT, RETENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO TANF- ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AND NOT ENROLLED AS A FULL- TIME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT AND ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN THE U.S.

DISLOCATED WORKERSMOST SERVICES FOR WIOA DISLOCATED WORKERS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CTWORKS CAREER CENTER ONE-STOP AMERICAN JOB CENTER SYSTEM IN THE REGION. MANY CORE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL DISLOCATED WORKERS WITH NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS THROUGH CORE SERVICES ALONE. TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE SERVICES AND/OR TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE "CERTIFIED" AS A DISLOCATED WORKER BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. A DISLOCATED WORKER IS DEFINED AS:AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN TERMINATED OR LAID OFF FROM EMPLOYMENT (OR HAS RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE) AND IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION; OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SELF-EMPLOYED AND IS UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMY OR NATURAL DISASTER; OR IS A 'DISPLACED HOMEMAKER' WHO HAS BEEN DEPENDENT ON THE INCOME OF ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER AND IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY THAT INCOME AND IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING OR UPGRADING EMPLOYMENT.

THE YOUTH PROGRAMS PREPARE YOUTH FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OR EMPLOYMENT. THE ROSTER OF PROGRAMS MUST ALSO INCLUDE TUTORING, STUDY SKILLS TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION LEADING TO COMPLETION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL (INCLUDING DROPOUT PREVENTION); ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SERVICES; MENTORING BY APPROPRIATE ADULTS; PAID AND UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE (SUCH AS INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING); OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; AND APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, AS APPROPRIATE.