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One-Stop Career
Center System
Services for Adults, Age 18 and
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The Adult
Services Program
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Education
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Rehabilitation
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Employment and Training Service
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Service Employment Program
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Insurance
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Assistance
The
Adult Services Program
The Adult Services Program provides employment-related
assistance to adults who are ages 18 and older.
The services provided help them prepare for and
find work, increase their occupation skills,
stay
on the job, and increase earnings.
Your client may be eligible if he/she
is:
- Aged 18 and older
- Out of work
- Working but wants or
needs to increase skills in order to advance
or find a better job
Eligible clients may receive:
Core Services to help them
become employed as quickly as possible. These
include job search and placement assistance
and labor market information, often provided
using Internet tools.
Intensive
Services to help those who are unable
to find a job through core services, or those
who are employed but need additional help to
become self-supporting. These services are
likely
to be available to all individuals regardless
of age. Intensive services include
counseling and career planning, comprehensive
assessments, and development of individual
employment
plans.
Training Services when
counseling and assessment indicate that further
training is needed in order to secure employment.
Training services include: training for job-related
skills, on-the-job training, business training,
GED preparation, and improvement of basic skills
such as English, reading, writing, and math.
Training services are provided through "Individual
Training Accounts" allowing clients to choose
training from qualified training providers.
Support Services to help
people participate in program activities for
which they qualify. Support services include
transportation, childcare, dependent care, housing,
and needs-related payments.
Clients are assessed by the local
One-Stop Career Center as to what services they
need and are eligible to receive. In many areas,
priority for intensive and training services is
given to low-income individuals.
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Adult
Education
The Adult Education Program offers a variety
of services to help individuals acquire basic
skills
in reading, writing, math, and English. Courses
in adult basic education, adult secondary education
(including GED and high school diploma) and English
as a Second Language (ESL) are available.
Your client may be eligible if he/she:
- Is age 16 or older
- Is not currently enrolled
in school
- Lacks a high school diploma
or the basic skills to function effectively
as a parent, employee or citizen
While these educational programs
may not be offered at every One-Stop Center,
every
comprehensive One-Stop Center can provide access
and referral to local adult education classes.
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Vocational
Rehabilitation Program
All One-Stop Career Center services are available
to individuals with disabilities. One program
that specializes in services to individuals with
disabilities is Vocational Rehabilitation. The
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program assists
people with physical or mental disabilities that
represent a substantial impediment to employment
in preparing for and keeping a job. In addition,
comprehensive rehabilitation services are offered
including work evaluation, job counseling, and
medical and therapeutic services as well as an
assessment of technology that can help people
with disabilities work.
Your client may be eligible to receive
Vocational Rehabilitation services if he/she:
- Has an impairment that
is a substantial impediment to employment
- Would benefit from VR
services in terms of employment
- Requires services to
prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment
Priority for Vocational Rehabilitation
services is given to people with the most significant
disabilities.
If your client is eligible, then
he/she may receive:
- Vocational counseling,
guidance, and referral services
- Services to improve physical
and mental capacities
- Vocational and other
training, including on-the-job training
- Interpreter services
for those who are deaf
- Reader services for those
who are blind
- Rehabilitation technology
services and devices
- Supported employment
services
- Job placement services
In some instances, Vocational Rehabilitation
counselors are always on-site at a One-Stop Center,
but at other Centers, they are either on-site
various times throughout the week or not on-site
at all. Although the services listed above may
not be offered at every One-Stop Career Center,
every comprehensive One-Stop Career Center can
provide access and referral to local Vocational
Rehabilitation services. Also, local Vocational
Rehabilitation office locations can be found by
visiting www.jan.wvu.edu/SBSES/VOCREHAB.HTM
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Veterans
Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) has a variety of services for
veterans, including the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) and the Local
Veterans' Employment Representative Program (LVERP), which can be accessed through
every comprehensive One-Stop Center. Both programs provide vocational counseling,
case management, assessment, referrals to support services and job development,
and act as a liaison with potential employers, training providers, and veterans'
service organizations including the Department of Veterans Affairs. The DVOP
representatives work directly with veterans who have service-related disabilities.
It is important to note that veterans receive priority of service in many federal
job training programs.
For more information about both of these programs, visit www.dol.gov/vets/programs/fact/Employment_Services_fs01.htm.
To find out what services best fit the needs of your client who is a veteran,
your client should visit the local comprehensive One-Stop Career Center, which
can be found by visiting www.servicelocator.org or
calling toll-free 1-877-US2-JOBS (1-877-872-5627) or TTY: 1-877-TTY-JOBS (1-877-889-5627).
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Senior
Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
The Senior Community Service Employment Program
(SCSEP) provides part-time positions to needy
older workers
in a variety of community service activities,
usually developed jointly by the worker and
the
program operator through an individual employment
plan.
Your client may be eligible to participate
if he/she:
- Is age 55 or older
- Has low income
- Is a resident of the
state in which the local program operates
Generally, SCSEP participants:
- Work approximately 20
hours per week
- Receive payments at the
rate of the highest of the Federal, state, or
local minimum wage
- Are encouraged and assisted
in finding employment after participating in
their community service assignment
For more information on the Senior
Community Service Employment Program, please visit
http://wdsc.doleta.gov/seniors/.
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Unemployment
Insurance
Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial resources to workers
who become unemployed through no fault of their own. Every state and the District
of Columbia have Unemployment Insurance programs.
For its Unemployment Insurance
program, each state determines:
- The definition of the
base period
- Earnings requirements
- Eligibility requirements
- Application/claims process
- Specific benefit amounts
- Reporting requirements
While every state has different
eligibility requirements, your client in general
must:
- Have had earnings during
a specific time period known as the base period
of the claim
- Be able to demonstrate
that he/she is unemployed through no fault
of his/her own
If your client is eligible, then
his/her benefits:
- Generally do not exceed
26 weeks
- Are subject to Federal
income taxes and must be reported on his/her
Federal income tax return
Your client will also have to file
weekly or biweekly claims and must certify that
he/she continues to meet the state's eligibility
requirements. Each state determines how
Unemployment Insurance claims can be filed in
that state. In most states, filing for Unemployment
Insurance is done by telephone or via the Internet.
Detailed information on each state’s Unemployment
Insurance program and the method for filing for
Unemployment Insurance in each state can be found
at http://www.itsc.org/stateuipages.htm.
Depending on the claims filing process in your
state, it is often not necessary for your client
to go the comprehensive One-Stop Career Center
in order to file for Unemployment Insurance,
but at minimum, every comprehensive One-Stop
Career Center can provide information about Unemployment
Insurance and how to file for it.
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Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Your client may be eligible to receive Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) if he/she was laid off because
of the impact of foreign imported goods on products
they produced through their employer or because
his/her company outsourced work outside of the
United States.
The first step in determining whether
a person is eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA)
is to file a petition with the U.S. Department
of Labor's Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance
and the Governor. Any of the following may file
the petition:
- A One-Stop Career Center
partner or operator
- A company official
- A union or other authorized
representative
- A group of three workers
in a firm
For petition forms and information
on how to file a petition for benefits, visit
www.doleta.gov/tradeact.
While the petition is being investigated,
affected workers can begin receiving employment
services from their local One-Stop Career Center.
If the Department of Labor determines
that workers have been trade-affected, the affected
workers will be certified as eligible to apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits. If certified,
your client is eligible for both services and
benefits, including:
- Trade readjustment
allowances – weekly payments that
can be received for up to 104 weeks (which
includes
weeks he/she has been paid unemployment insurance
benefits) if he/she is enrolled in full-time
job training. If your client needs remedial
education before he/she can begin job training,
he or she can receive up to an additional 26
weeks of Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) benefits
- Job search allowances – reimbursement for some expenses when a job
search takes your client outside of the local
commuting area
- Relocation allowances – reimbursements for some expenses if your client
needs to relocate for a new job
- Reemployment services – employment counseling, career assessment,
job search, and placement and supportive services
- Remedial education – your client may receive up to 26 weeks of
remedial education if needed as a pre-requisite
for job training
- Job training – up to 104 weeks that would enable your client
to reenter the labor market with new and marketable
skills
- Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance – some
workers aged 50 and over may be eligible
for a temporary wage
subsidy in lieu of training if they accept
a job that pays less than the job they
lost
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