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Full-time duty in the Armed Forces, other than duty for training in the reserves or National Guard. Any period of duty for training in the reserves or National Guard, including authorized travel during which an individual was disabled from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in the line of duty is considered "active duty."

A status of a job seeker who is actively looking for work and whose Seeker/Core/Basic General tab are labeled "Job Match" in the Sharing Career Opportunities and Training (SCOTI) Labor Exchange (LE) system.

Result of an achievement or goal set as an objective in the Individual Employment Plan or Individual Service Strategy.

Unstructured reports run with a specific purpose in mind. The reports contain user selected data fields grouped and/or sorted and/or filtered by the user.

Ongoing guidance and reevaluation of current career path and future career opportunities and choices.

A labor-management committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and management, with the ability to devise and implement a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet such needs.

Services or instruction below the postsecondary level for individuals:
(A) who have attained 16 years of age;
(B) who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under state law; and,
(C) who
(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in society;
(ii) do not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and have not achieved an equivalent level of education; or
(iii) are unable to speak, read, or write the English language.

Are services or instruction below the postsecondary level for individuals who have attained 16 years of age; who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under state law; and, lack basic educational skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in society and on a job. Services include, but not limited to, one-on-one instruction, coursework, or workshops that provide direction for the development and ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function in society or on the job.

Are the combination of services or instruction below the postsecondary level for individuals who have attained 16 years of age; who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under state law; and, lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in society and on a job. The individuals do not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent level of education; or are unable to speak, read, or write the English language.

Activities may include, but not limited to, one-on-one instruction, coursework, or workshops that provide direction for the development and ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at skill levels of proficiency that are necessary to help a person become employable, such as resume writing, job search, interviewing, and preparing cover letters. (See Adult Education, Literacy Activities Related to Basic Work Instruction, and Job Seeking Skills).

An adult who works with and coaches a youth on a one-to-one basis teaching and/or assisting the youth in developing life skills and communicating information on goals and career opportunities. One of the ten youth program elements under WIA.

This term is used for performance measures related to Youth. This type of training is an occupational skills employment/training program, not funded under Title I of the WIA, which does not duplicate training received under Title I and includes only training outside of the One-Stop, WIA and partner system. As an example, an individual who is participating in occupational skills training, that is not post secondary training, after exiting the WIA program would be considered in advanced training.

Individuals who are not employed, but are in only advanced training in the first quarter after exit are excluded from the Older Youth Entered Employment Rate, Older Youth Employment Retention Rate and Older Youth Average Earnings Change in Six Months (i.e., programs will not be held accountable for these individuals under this measure). Youth in this training will be included in the Older Youth Credential Rate and Younger Youth Retention Rate as a positive outcome.

All WIA title I funds that are awarded by grant, contract or cooperative agreement are issued under an agreement between the Grant Officer/ Contracting Officer and the recipient. The agreement describes the terms and conditions applicable to the award of WIA title I funds.

A previous welfare program now replaced by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

The distribution of funds for adult, dislocated worker employment and training activities and youth activities to local workforce investment areas.

All individuals, including those not funded by WIA, participating in approved programs and training courses that are listed on the State of Ohio Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Eligible Training Provider list for Individual Training Accounts (ITAs). This definition is used in calculating performance measures for subsequent eligibility for training providers to provide training services to WIA participants with individual training accounts.

All students enrolled in the program ("all" participants) are counts of every student enrolled with the training provider who leaves the program (departs without being expected to return) during the reporting period, whether completing the program or not; but excluding any student who can be identified as:
* leaving or expelled from the program early enough to qualify for a 100% refund of cost, pursuant to provider policy;
* departing the program due to illness, injury, death in the immediate family, or any other situation that renders the student substantially unable to complete the program.

Are specialized, structured curriculum offered inside or outside of the public school system which may provide work/study and/or General Educational Development (GED) preparation for students with behavior problems, physical/mental disabilities, who are at-risk of dropping out, who are institutionalized or adjudicated youth and/or youth who are in the legal custody of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) and are residing in an institution.

A specialized, structured curriculum offered inside or outside of the public school system which may provide work/study and/or General Educational Development (GED) preparation for students with behavior problems, physical/mental disabilities, who are at-risk of dropping out, who are institutionalized or adjudicated youth and/or youth who are in the legal custody of the Department of Youth Services (DYS) and are residing in an institution.

NOTE: To be classified as an "alternative school" or "alternative course of study" for WIA purposes, a specialized structured curriculum is required which is clearly distinguishable from the regular curriculum offered to students in corresponding grades or classes. Additionally, for WIA purposes, an alternative school must be approved by the Local Education Agency (LEA) before students may be reported as attending an alternative school. The term "alternative school" should not be confused with "magnet schools" for specialized study or for accelerated studies.

The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability or have a relationship with an individual with a disability.
Implementing Regulations:
29 CFR Parts 1630. 1602 (Title I, EEOC)
28 CFR Part 35 (Title II, Department of Justice)
49 CFR Parts 27, 37, 38 (Title II, III, Department of Transportation)
26 CFR Part 36 (Title III, Department of Justice)
47 CFR '' 64.601 et seq. (Title IV, FCC)"

America’s Job Bank is a national electronic job listing and job matching system operated by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Competitive selection among “qualified” candidates, from within or without an agency, for a position identified or announced as “vacant.”

The area of service defines for a WIA office the geographic level of detail for reports in the Sharing Career Opportunities and Training Information client management system. The office is identified as being in a workforce investment area. The area of service further identifies the county or city for which the office activities should be associated.

An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of an individual’s educational level, work history or vocational skills, and/or identification of employment barriers.

Selection of an individual who may be designated from among existing “qualified” and eligible employees to assume the duties of or fill a particular position.

The act of signifying intent to comply with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations as a condition for receiving and expending USDOL grant funds.

Individuals who are unlikely to complete elementary and secondary school successfully and to acquire skills necessary for higher education and/or employment. Contributing factors may include the following:
-alcohol/drug abuse
-cyclical poverty
-delinquency/truancy
-family abuse/neglect
-family structure
-habitually truant
-handicapping condition
-health condition
-inadequate readiness skills/developmental delay
-inappropriate instruction
-inappropriate school curriculum
-inappropriate school placement
-limited English/non-English speaking
-low self-esteem
-pregnancy
-An at-risk youth is one having one or more of these factors.

An individual authorized to sign on behalf of a board, recipient, subgrantee or subrecipient. Such person should be designated by legal authority through a binding legal document.

Conditions that may hinder an individual’s hiring, promotion or participation in the labor force. Identification of conditions will vary by location and labor market.

"Basic Literacy Skills Deficient" means an individual computes or solves problems, reads, writes, or speaks English at or below the 8th grade level or is unable to compute or solve problems, read, write, or speak English at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's family, or in society.

The State has defined deficient in basic literacy skills as it applies to youth eligibility. The definition has two parts, and only one part must apply to determine eligibility. The State definition is having a math, English reading, or writing level that is one or more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to the age of the individual; or having English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standard test or a comparable score on a criterion-referenced test.

Note: Ohio interprets the 8th grade level to be 8.9 or below.

Youth who are determined to be deficient in basic literacy skills on the basis of the grade level criteria will also be considered to be basic skills deficient for the purpose of determining eligibility for out-of-school youth and the 5% youth that do not meet the income criterion for youth.

With respect to an individual, the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test or a comparable score on a criterion referenced test.

Note: Ohio interprets the 8th grade level to be 8.9 or below.

A measurable increase in basic education skills including reading comprehension, math computation, writing, speaking, listening, problem solving, reasoning, and the capacity to use these skills.

This general program heading encompasses a variety of educational activities. In general, this is instruction normally conducted in an institutional setting and designed to upgrade basic educational abilities and skills to prepare the participant for further training, future employment, or retention in present employment. This training includes, but is not limited to, one or a combination of the following:
-remedial reading, writing and computation skills
-literacy skills
-tutoring/study skills
-English for non-English speakers
-bilingual training
-GED preparation (including computer-assisted instruction)
-basic skills youth employment competency training
-school to post-secondary education transition

"Behind Grade Level" means individuals with educational attainment that is one or more grade levels below the grade appropriate to the age of the individuals. The following chart is provided for guidance in determining the grade level appropriate to the age of individuals:

Appropriate Grade Level	Corresponding Age
Kindergarten	4, 5, 6
First	6 or 7
Second	7 or 8
Third	8 or 9
Fourth	9 or 10
Fifth	10 or 11
Sixth	11 or 12
Seventh	12 or 13
Eight	13 or 14
Ninth	14 or 15
Tenth	15 or 16
Eleventh	16 or 17
Twelfth	17 or 18

Based upon Elementary and Secondary minimum standards which mandate Kindergarten attendance in Ohio and set birth date parameters for Kindergarten attendance (i.e., September 30).

In determining an individual to be "behind a grade level," local areas need to determine the individual's secondary education standing, such as freshman standing, sophomore standing, junior standing, and senior standing, as determined under the credit system by local school districts, and compare this to an individual's appropriate age for the class standing.

Facilitated exploration of occupational and industry information that will lead to a first, new, or better job for the job seeker.

Services which include the provision of information, materials, suggestions, or advice which are intended to assist the job seeker in making occupational or career decisions.

A facility for the job seeker’s use that has resources, such as fax machines, phones, personal computers, copiers, and job search reference materials made readily available for their job search.

"Case Management" is defined as a client centered, goal-oriented process for managing the needs of an individual for particular services and assisting the individual to obtain those services through a coordinated, integrated function designed to alleviate the fragmentation of services at a community level. Case Management serves to increase the possibility that the client will more easily get to the appropriate community services needed to reach established goals.

Case Management, as a stand-alone activity, is designed to:

(A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive services, using, where feasible, computer based technologies; and;
(B) to provide job and career counseling during program participation and after job placement. For example, case management may include providing individualized, client-centered job search skills to participants who are still enrolled in a training activity, instructional job coaching activities to participants in "supported" work type training arrangements, and (depending on the structure of the training program) certain job search assistance workshops provided during the course of a training component which is included as part of the occupational or education training curriculum.

Chief elected official means:

(A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area; and
(B) in a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, the individuals designated under the agreement described in WIA Section 117(c)(1)(B).

The designation of an applicant as a citizen or "eligible noncitizen" whose status permits permanent employment in the United States. "Eligible noncitizen" includes lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and parolees, and other immigrants authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States.

NOTE: The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 created a new legal status for immigrants. This legalization program created the temporary resident alien status. The 1-688 and I-688A cards will be issued to temporary resident aliens. Participation by temporary resident aliens in WIA is allowed. Refer to the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, 8 CFR 210 (b)(2) and (3), 245a.2, and Title II of Public law 99-603 (IRCA) Section 201 (h)(4)(f).

NOTE: In order to provide uniformity in the employment authorization documentation issued to qualified aliens, the INS issued the Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Beginning in November 1989, INS issued the interim EAD, I-688B, pending phasing in of the permanent EAD, 1-766, in early 1990. Both the I-688B and the 1-766 will be issued by INS to certain classes of aliens who are permitted to work in the United States, subject to the conditions, if any, specified on the front-side of the EAD. A person bearing either the I-688B or the 1-766 is authorized to engage in employment in the United States subject to any time limitation and/or employment restrictions cited on the EAD.

NOTE: The Workforce Investment Act programs, activities and funds are available to citizens and nationals of the United States and eligible noncitizens. Individuals who are not U. S. citizens/nationals and are not eligible noncitizens are ineligible to participant in the WIA program. These individuals should be placed in the "other" category of the citizenship drop-down box in SCOTI, which will make them ineligible for the program.

The federal agency that is assigned audit or indirect cost rate approval responsibility for a particular recipient organization by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

A private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce investment.

Community Services Block Grant Employment Programs, Community Service Block Grant Act, 42 U.S.C. 9901

Employment and training programs carried out under the Community Services Block Grant Act. The Community Services Block Grant Act means grants to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities within the State.

A series of courses offered which ultimately lead to an industry-recognized certificate or credential will be considered a training program, and will be classified as training. Examples include training providers that offer training modules such as various Microsoft Office products. A single course that is taken separately, could be considered intensive services. If all courses were taken to qualify for Microsoft Office User Certification, the series of modules would be considered a program of training services.

Only training programs where an industry-recognized certificate or credential can be obtained upon completion of a series of courses are considered a program of training services. If the training provider offers the same modules as in the example above without certification, the training program is intensive services.

Training providers who offer testing services upon request of either a participant or employer for the purpose of determining proficiency will be considered intensive services if an industry-recognized certification or credential is not offered.

Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling, 20 C.F.R. Part 652 et al, Workforce Investment Act, Final Rules, Aug. 11, 2000

This is one of the ten Youth Program elements. It is an extensive approach and written assessment of an individual youth conditions and barriers used to assist in forming recommendations to develop a direction or path appropriate to address their individual needs.

Concurrent enrollment occurs when a participant is enrolled in programs under two or more WIA funding sources at one time or is receiving both WIA funded staff-assisted and non-WIA services. At the time of exit, all funding sources are to take the identical exit outcome for these participants when all funding sources end at the same time. If the participant enters unsubsidized employment, all funding sources will show the placement.

NOTE: Participants may be concurrently enrolled only if they have met the eligibility requirements for additional titles at the time they were originally determined eligible for the WIA program, or when participants reach an age for a different eligibility, participants can be concurrently enrolled at that time.

NOTE: In cases where, including a planned gap in service, one WIA funding source ends prior to another funding source, it is no longer considered a concurrent enrollment.

NOTE: For Dislocated Worker purposes only, if individuals receive employment, training and/or services concurrently under more than one title/program, they are to be considered participants in all titles/programs for purposes of recording actual number of weeks participated, dollars expended and other pertinent data.

NOTE: A concurrent enrolled participant must have an Employment Development Plan or Individual Service Strategy that will require concurrent participation in more than one program/title, including non-WIA funded programs (Not only multiple activities in a single program or title).

Courses or workshops are considered intensive services if they are required for retaining or maintaining certification. An example would include courses required for a real estate agent or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to retain their license. Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) refresher courses are considered training when a lapse in time has caused decertification.

A procurement contract under a grant or subgrant, and means a procurement subcontract under a contract (except as used in the definitions for grant and subgrant in this section and except where qualified by Federal Regulations).

Services which shall be available to individuals through the one stop delivery system and shall, at a minimum, include
(A) determinations of whether the individuals are eligible to receive assistance under this subtitle;
(B) outreach, intake (which may include worker profiling), and orientation to the information and other services available through the One Stop delivery system;
(C) initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, and supportive service needs;
(D) job search and placement assistance, and where appropriate, career counseling;
(E) provision of employment statistics information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including
(i) job vacancy listings in such labor market areas;
(ii) information on job skills necessary to obtain the jobs described in a clause; and
(iii) information relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings and skill requirements for such occupations; and
(F) provision of performance information and program cost information on eligible providers of training services as described in section 122, provided by program, and eligible providers of youth activities described in section123, providers of adult education described in title II, providers of postsecondary vocational education activities and vocational education activities available to school dropouts under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and providers of vocational rehabilitation program activities described in title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.);
(G) provision of information regarding how the local area/subarea is performing on the local performance measures and any additional performance information with respect to the one stop delivery system in the local workforce investment area;
(H) provision of accurate information relating to the availability of supportive services, including child care and transportation, available in the local workforce investment area, and referral to such services, as appropriate;
(I) provision of information regarding filing claims for unemployment compensation;
(J) assistance in establishing eligibility for
(i) welfare to work activities authorized under section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997) available in the local workforce investment area; and
(ii) programs of financial aid assistance for training and education programs that are not funded under this Act and are available in the local workforce investment area; and
(K) follow-up services, including counseling regarding the workplace, for participants in workforce investment activities authorized under this subtitle who are placed in unsubsidized employment, for not less than 12 months after the first day of the employment, as appropriate.

A plan that outlines corrective action to ensure full compliance within the local workforce investment area and with federal and state law and with regulations for the Workforce Investment Act Program. This plan will be required to be submitted by a local area when not complying with the aforementioned federal and state law and regulation.

A form of assistance that provides guidance in the development of a participant’s vocational goals and the means to achieve those goals; and/or assist a participant with the solution to one or more individual problems that may pose a barrier(s) to sustained employment.

Knowledgeable guidance and information given with regard to the outlook of industry and occupational growth and decline.

A trained and qualified professional authorized to provide direct assistance (beyond advising and informing) through planning, testing, training and otherwise readying an individual for sustained employment.

An applicant who is the spouse of: (a.) any person who died of a service connected disability; (b.) any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application, is listed by the appropriate Secretary in one or more of the following categories for total of more than 90 days: missing in action, captured in line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power; or (c.) any person who has a total disability, or who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence. References include:
Title 38, United States Code (USC), Chapters 41 and 42 (Veterans); and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 20, Chapter V, Part 652, Subpart B. And Chapter IX, Parts 1001 and 1005 (Veterans)

A credential is a nationally recognized degree or certificate or State and locally recognized credential. Credentials include, but are not limited to, a high school diploma, GED or other recognized equivalents, postsecondary degrees/certificates, recognized skill standards, and licensure or industry recognized certificates. Local areas should include all State Education Agency recognized credentials. Local workforce Investment boards should encourage certificates to recognize successful completion of the training services listed above that are designed to equip individuals to enter or re enter employment, retain employment, or advance into better employment.

The interaction between the local WIA office and the customer. The interaction must be recorded and traced to a unique customer. The information taken by the WIA office to establish a Customer Profile includes Customer's SSN, Customer ID, Customer Last Name and/or Customer First Name and tells the system to verify that the customer profile does no already exist in the data base.

Customized training means training:

(A) that is designed to meet the special requirements of an employer (including a group of employers);
(B) that is conducted with a commitment by the employer to employ an individual on successful completion of the training; and
(C) for which the employer pays for not less than 50 percent of the cost of the training.

A dislocated worker's last day of employment at the dislocation job. In SCOTI, this information should be recorded in the space demarcated "date" on the Dislocated Worker Details pop-up screen under the Program Data tab (Basic Intake menu). If the individual is still employed at registration, leave this space blank in SCOTI until the dislocation occurs, then record the actual dislocation date.

When determining preprogram quarters for performance measurement, the registration date will be used instead of the dislocation date when the dislocation date is missing or it occurs after the registration date.

A federal agency that administers a variety of federal labor laws, minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, freedom from employment discrimination, unemployment insurance, and other income support.

A dependent is a person who is mainly supported by or receiving regular support from the applicant, recipient or enrollee.

The design framework is a component of local youth programs that must:

(1) Provide an objective assessment of each youth participant, who meets the requirements of WIA section 129(c)(1)(A), and includes a review of the academic and occupational skill levels, as well as the service needs, of each youth;
(2) Develop an individual service strategy for each youth participant that meets the requirements of WIA section 129(c)(1)(B), including identifying an age appropriate career goal and consideration of the assessment results for each youth; and
(3) Provide preparation for postsecondary educational opportunities, provide linkages between academic and occupational learning, provide preparation for employment, and provide effective connections to intermediary organizations that provide strong links to the job market and employers.

Determination of the Need for Intensive Services, WIA Federal Regulations, Subsection 663.160(b)

A determination of the need for intensive services is established by an assessment or the individual's inability to obtain employment through the core services provided. The determination must be contained in the participant's case file.

Determination of the Need for Training Services, WIA Federal Regulations, Subsection 663.240(b)

A determination of the need for training services under Section 663.310, as identified in the individual employment plan, comprehensive assessment, or through any other intensive service received. The determination of the need for training services must be contained in the participant's case file.

The creation of an employment plan that involves working jointly with an adult or dislocated worker, (see Individual Employment Plan).

A program which replaced General Assistance (GA). This program is for single disabled individuals who are 100% below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and provides medical treatment.

Any person who has a physical, sensory, or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such an impairment.

A program of Federal assistance through grants to states that support an allocated formula position level stationed in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 4103A, appointed to perform a number of duties chief among which direct employer contact, particularly with Federal contractors, Federal employers using individualized job development techniques, and with veterans (particularly with disabled veterans) using a case management approach to client-centered services.

A term generally used to describe a veteran who leaves military service. A discharge may be honorable, general, or dishonorable. Only veterans who have a discharge other than dishonorable are eligible for veterans' preference in hiring; intensive and training services under WIA; and employment and training services under veteran services.

An individual who-
(A) (i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment;
(ii)(I) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
(II) has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one stop center referred to in section 134 (c), attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed services for an employer that were not covered under a State unemployment compensation law; and
(iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation;
(B) (i) has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or enterprise;
(ii) Is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close within 180 days; or
(iii)for purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services described in section 134(d)(4), intensive services described in Section 134(d)(3), or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close;
(C) was self employed (including employment as a farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or because of natural disasters; or
(D) is a displaced homemaker.

NOTE: "plant or facility" (for purposes of a closing) as "any place of regular, full-time employment or any defined section, department, or unit within such place of employment."

An individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who:

(A) has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; and
(B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.

Federal WIA funds set aside by the Governor for programs specifically for displaced homemakers.

"Economic Development Agencies" include local planning and zoning commissions or boards, community development agencies, and other local agencies and institutions responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic development.

A person who:

(1) receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare payments under federal, state or local welfare programs; or
(2) received, or is a member of a family which received, a total family income for the six-month period proceeding the month of application for the program involved (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support payments, and welfare payments) which on an annualized basis in relation to family size, was not in excess of the higher of
(a) the poverty level determined in accordance with criteria established by the Director of the Office of Management Budget, or
(b) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level; or
(3) is receiving food stamps pursuant to the Food Stamp Act or 1977; or
(4) is a foster child on behalf of whom state or local government are made; or
(5) in cases permitted by regulations of the Secretary, is an adult with disabilities whose own income meets the requirements identified above.

The term educational achievement services include, but are not limited to: tutoring, study skills training, and instruction leading to secondary school completion, including dropout prevention strategies; and alternative secondary school offerings.

A determination about a customer's circumstances and whether they qualify for training, core or intensive services that are funded by government funds.

An eligible U.C. claimant who has been referred by the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS).

An individual who has been determined to be monetarily eligible for benefit payments under one or more State or Federal unemployment compensation programs and whose benefit year or compensation, by reason of an extended duration period, has not ended and who has not exhausted his/her benefit rights.

An eligible U.C. claimant who was not referred by the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services (WPRS.).

Individuals who are eligible migrant farm workers or are eligible seasonal farm workers.

(A) An eligible seasonal farm worker whose agricultural labor requires travel to a job site such that the farm worker is unable to return to a permanent place of residence within the same day; and;
(B) a dependent of an eligible seasonal farm worker.

Individuals participating in programs and activities or receiving funds under WIA available to nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and parolees, and other immigrants authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States.

(A) A provider, in respect to providing training services, who is placed or retained on the State Eligible Training Provider list
(B) in respect to providing intensive services, a provider who is identified or awarded a contract;
(C) for youth activities, a provider who is competitively awarded a grant or contract on recommendation from a Youth Council and approved by a local board; or
(D) for other workforce investment activities, a public or private entity selected to be responsible for such activities, such as a designated or certified one-stop operator.

(A) A disadvantaged person who, for 12 consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to application for the program involved, has been primarily employed in agricultural labor that is characterized by chronic unemployment or underemployment; and
(B) a dependent of the person described in Section 167(h)(4)(A).

A training provider who has been approved by a local workforce investment board and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to be eligible to receive Individual Training Account (ITA) funds under WIA. A provider, in respect to providing training services that is placed or retained on the State Eligible Training Provider list.

An individual who:
(A) is not less than age 14 and not more than age 21;
(B) is a low income individual; and
(C) is an individual who is one or more of the following:
(i) Deficient in basic literacy skills.
(ii) A school dropout.
(iii) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.
(iv) Pregnant or a parent.
(v) An offender.
(vi) An individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment. (This barrier is defined by the local workforce investment board)

Youth participants must be low income individuals, except that not more than five percent (5%) who do not meet the minimum income criteria, may be considered eligible youth if they meet one or more of the following categories:
(1) School dropouts;
(2) Basic skills deficient as defined in WIA section 101(4);
(3) Have educational attainment that is one or more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to their age group;
(4) Pregnant or parenting;
(5) Have disabilities, including learning disabilities;
(6) Homeless or runaway youth;
(7) Offenders; or
(8) Other eligible youth who face serious barriers to employment as identified by the local workforce Investment board in its local plan.

The entire process used to obtain information about an applicant's eligibility status at the time of application.

NOTE: The date eligibility is determined should not be confused with the "registration date." The registration date is the actual date on which the individual receives services other than self-service or information activities.

An individual who did any work at all as a paid employee, in his or her own business, profession or farm, worked 15 hours or more as an unpaid worker in an enterprise operated by a member of the family, or is one who was not working, but has a job or business from which he or she was temporarily absent because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor management dispute, or personal reasons, whether or not paid by the employer for time off and whether or not seeking another job.

Did any work at all as a paid employee on the date participation occurs (except the individual is not considered employed if: a) he/she has received a notice of termination of employment or the employer has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) or other notice that the facility or enterprise will close, or b) he/she is a transitioning service member;
Did any work at all in his/her own business, profession, or farm;
Worked 15 hours or more as un unpaid worker in an enterprise operated by a member of the family; or
Was not working, but has a job or business from which he/she was temporarily absent because of illness, bad weather, vacation, labor-management dispute, or personal reasons, regardless of whether paid by the employer for time off, and regardless of whether seeking another job.

An individual is considered employed if Unemployment Insurance (UI) wage records for the quarter after exit show earnings greater than zero. UI Wage records will be the primary data source for tracking employment in the quarter after exit. When supplemental data sources are used, individuals should be counted as employed if, in the calendar quarter after exit, they did any work at all as paid employees (i.e., received at least some earnings), worked in their own business, profession, or worked on their own farm.

Substantial physical, sensory or mental limitation which affects and individuals' ability to seek and/or obtain employment. References include:
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, Public Law 105-220;
Wagner-Peyser Act as amended by WIA (Labor Exchange);
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Persons with Disabilities);
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 20, Chapter V, Part 652 (Labor Exchange);
Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapters 49.60 and 50.12.210 (Persons with Disabilities).

Employer means any employer or any group or association of employers engaged in an industry affecting commerce which is, with respect to employees engaged in an industry affecting commerce, and employer within the meaning of any law of the United States relating to the employment of any employees. A "covered" employer is an employer whose length and conditions of employment meet the criteria for liability for payment of taxes under state or federal unemployment insurance law.

The customer satisfaction indicator by employers of performance under WIA. Customer satisfaction may be measured through surveys conducted after the conclusion of participation in the workforce investment activities.

Activities that assist employers with their employment needs. Services may include customized training; pre-hire service, screening and referring of qualified applicants and labor market information.

Employment and Training Activity, WIA, Section 101(14) and Federal Regulations, Part 660, Subsection 660.300

A workforce investment activity described in section 134 of WIA that is carried out for an adult or dislocated worker.

A federal agency of the U.S. Department of Labor that promotes and contributes to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems.

Analysis of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities and supportive needs of applicants in order to identify and secure paid employment.

A one-on-one process that identifies a planned series of actions leading to re-employment and specifies items such as re-employment goals, training, and supportive services to be provided by the department or by another service provider to which the client is referred. The process may be started in a group setting, but must include some one-on-one attention in order to ensure that the process is "individualized." An Employability Development Plan (EDP) must be completed that is jointly developed, agreed to, and signed by the client and a department staff person, and a copy (including any modifications) given to the client.

A program of instruction designed to help individuals of limited English proficiency achieve competence in the English language.

For WIA reporting purposes, entered employment includes: entry into unsubsidized employment, entry into the Armed Forces, entry into employment in a registered apprenticeship program, and exiters who become self-employed.

A program designed to help prospective new business owners launch and successfully operate new enterprises.

* The following federal laws prohibit job discrimination: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
* The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination;
* The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older;
* Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector, and in state and local governments; Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government; and
* The Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.

The property of having the same national or cultural tradition. Referring to cultural or religious tradition.

A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South American or other Spanish culture in origin, regardless of race.

NOTE: Among persons from Central and South American countries only those who are of Spanish origin, descent, or culture should be included in the Hispanic category. Persons from Brazil, Guinea, and Trinidad, for example, would be classified according to their race, and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category. Also, the Portuguese should be excluded from the Hispanic category and should be classified according to their race.

The term "exit" is being used to determine when to count an individual in a specified reporting period. Each individual becomes part of an exit cohort, a group who are determined to be "exiters" within a particular quarter and are looked at together for measurement purposes. There are two ways to determine exit during a quarter:

1. a participant who has a date of case closure, completion or known exit from WIA funded or non WIA funded partner service within the quarter (hard exit) or

2. a participant who does not receive any WIA funded or non WIA funded partner service for 90 days and is not scheduled for future services except follow up services (soft exit). At present, the SCOTI WIA system does not automatically soft exit clients, and it is the responsibility of case managers or supervisors to exit clients at the appropriate time.

Participants who have a planned gap in service of greater than 90 days should not be considered as exited if the gap in service is due to a delay before the beginning of training or a health/medical condition that prevents an individual from participating in services. Service providers should document any gap in service that occurs with a reason for such a gap in service. Participants, who are exited from services because they are incarcerated, deceased or have a health/medical condition that prevents the individual from participating in services, should be excluded from the measures. Once a participant has not received any WIA funded or partner services for 90 days, except follow up services and there is no planned gap in service or the planned gap in service is for reasons other than those specified above, that participant has exited WIA for the purposes of measurement in 15 of the 17 core measures (the younger youth skill attainment rate and employer customer satisfaction measures are not based on exit).

The exit date is the last date of WIA funded or partner service received (except follow up services). For a soft exit, the exit date cannot be determined until 90 days has elapsed from the last date of service. At that point, the exit date recorded is the last date of service. The exit quarter (referred to throughout the definitions of the measures) is the quarter in which the last date of service (except follow up services) takes place. If a participant exits WIA and receives additional WIA services after exiting, that participant is treated as a new participant for purposes of the core measures and will be included in the appropriate measures. The definition of exit applies to all of the core measures except the younger youth skill attainment and employer customer satisfaction measures.

Administrative Separation – The individual was separated from the program for administrative reasons, whose separation was effected due to noncompliance with program requirements.

Called Back – Remained with Layoff Employer – Reemployed with previous employer.

Cannot Locate - The individual moved to another state or, within the same state, to another geographic location outside the service area, leaving no forwarding contact information.

Death – Deceased; the termination of life.

Entered a Postsecondary Education – Individual enters advance training or an educational institution after high school.

Entered a Qualified Apprenticeship – Individual is bound by a legal agreement or contract to work in return for instruction and/or certification towards a trade or occupation with an apprenticeship sponsor, such as a labor union.

Entered Advanced Training – The individual entered higher level of education/training without completing other assigned/planned components.

Entered Employment – The engagement of gainful work and/or a career before completing other assigned/planned components.

Entered Military Service – Entered an active duty branch of the armed forces.

Family Care – The individual was separated due to meeting the needs of family or a family member, such as child care or elder care within the home which precludes entry into unsubsidized employment or continued participation in a WIA program.

Health-Medical – The participant is receiving medical treatment which precludes entry into unsubsidized employment or continued participation of a WIA program.

Institutionalized – The participant is residing in an institution of a facility providing 24 hour support such as a prison or hospital.

Lacks Transportation – Individual does not have access to services that ensure mobility between home and the location of training, employment, and/or supportive services.

Moved Out of State – The activity of residing in an other state.

Other-Miscellaneous Services – Participant has finished or completed other services.

Other-Services Completed – Participant has finished or completed all services and no other services have been provided.

Other-Services Not Completed – Any reason not listed.

Refuse to Continue – Individual is not compliant to the completion of the assigned/planned components.

Reservists Called to Active Duty (Did not Return to Program) – A member of a military reserve in receipt of military orders requesting to report on a date and time for active duty, and may not have completed the assigned/planned components.

The last date on which WIA Title I funded or partner services were received by the individual and the individual was exited from the program excluding follow up services.

The quarter in which the last date of service (except follow up services) takes place and the individual was exited from the program.

Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or decree of court, who are living in a single residence, and are included in one or more of the following categories:

A. A husband, wife, and dependent children.
B. A parent(s) or guardian(s) and dependent children.
C. A husband and wife.

NOTE: An individual with a disability with a major barrier to employment will be considered an individual for determining family size. (Previously known as family-of-one.)

NOTE: The issue of guardianship concerning dependent children
may be determined by decree of court, or may be determined by a state or federal agency which has established or assumed guardianship.

DEPENDENT CHILDREN are defined as those children living in a single residence with parent(s) or guardian(s), and who are included in one of the following categories:

1. children aged 18 and under,
2. children aged 18 to 21 who are not attending school and who are not supporting themselves,*
3. children aged 18 to 23 who are attending full-time secondary or post-secondary school and are not supporting themselves,*
4. children aged 18 to 23 who are attending part-time secondary or post-secondary school and are not supporting themselves,*
5. biological or adoptive children aged 18 or over who are unable to work due to a medically-documented, permanent, physical or mental disability.

NOTE: Dependent children "living in a single residence with parent(s) or guardian(s)" would include children living away from home while attending a post secondary educational institution, but where permanent residence is the same as the parent(s) or guardian(s).

*NOT SUPPORTING THEMSELVES is defined as having a maximum income of $3400 for the last twelve months. This corresponds to maximum earnings allowable when claiming dependency status for Federal tax purposes.

INDIVIDUAL: A person not meeting the definition of family is considered to be an individual (often known as family-of-one).

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, (FERPA), 34 CFR Part 99, Final Rule, July 6, 2000

A Federal law that protects an eligible student's privacy interest in his or her "education records." Under FERPA, eligible students have the right to inspect and review their education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of information from the records.

Section 136 (f)(3) of the WIA specifically makes FERPA applicable to WIA programs. FERPA generally prohibits an educational institution from disclosing personally identifiable information from individual student records (such as SSN) without the prior written consent of the eligible student or parent unless such disclosure falls within one of several exceptions.

One of the exceptions is a disclosure in connection with a student's application for or receipt of financial aid. The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education have determined that the financial aid exception allows for the disclosure of a student's SSN to another state agency for the purposes of measuring performance outcomes as required by section 122 of WIA.

FERPA also allows educational institutions to disclose personally identifiable information from education records to authorized representatives of State educational authorities in connection with the audit and evaluation of Federally supported education programs, or in the enforcement of Federal legal requirements related to such programs. As a condition of disclosure under the authorized representation exception, personally identifiable information such as an SSN from a student's records may not be redisclosed by an authorized representative to a third party without the prior written consent of the student. 20 U.S.C.123g Firm Business or employing organization.

The total includable income of an individual or a family (see above definition of "family") for the 6-month period prior to application for the program. (See inclusions and exclusions below.)

Family income shall include total cash receipts before taxes as identified below:

	Includable Income
1	Wages and salaries before any deductions, including wages earned while in OJT, on reserve duty in the Armed Forces, and severance pay
2	Net receipts from non-farm self-employment (receipts from a person's own unincorporated business, professional enterprise, or partnership after deductions for business expenses)
3	Net receipts from farm self-employment (receipts from a farm which one operates as an owner, renter, or sharecropper, after deductions for farm operating expenses)
4	Regular payments from pension and retirement systems including private, government, railroad, and military retirement pay
5	Regular payments from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
6	Strike benefits from union funds
7	Worker's compensation
8	Training stipends
9	Alimony
10	Regular support (other than child support) from an absent family member or someone not living in the household
11	Military family allotments
12	Regular insurance or annuity payments
13	College or university grants, fellowships, and assistantships (other than needs-based scholarships)
14	Dividends and interest
15	Net rental income
16	Net royalties and/or periodic receipts from estates and trusts
17	Net gambling or lottery winnings

	Excludable Income
1	Unemployment compensation
2	Child support payments, including foster care payments and adoption subsidies
3	Cash payments under a Federal, State, or local income based public assistance program such as: Ohio Works First (OWF) cash payments Prevention, Retention & Contingency (PRC) Disability Assistance Refugee Cash Assistance
4	Old age and survivors insurance benefits received under section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)
5	Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from SSA
6	Needs-Based scholarship assistance, and financial assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (i.e., Pell Grants Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Federal Work Study. Stafford and Perkins loans like any other kind of loan are debt and not income)
7	Pay and allowances received under Title 38 Chapters 11, 13, 30, 31, 32, 35, and 36. (i.e., pay and allowances received while serving on active military duty, compensation for service-connected disability, compensation for service-connected death, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, and active duty pay for reservists called to active military duty)
8	Capital gains
9	Any assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank, sale of property, a house or a car
10	Tax refunds, gifts, loans, lump-sum inheritances, onetime insurance payments, or compensation for injury
11	Non-cash benefits such as employer paid fringe benefits, food or housing received in lieu of wages, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, school meals, fuel or other housing assistance
12	Wages earned by WIA participants while in WIA programs (except OJT participants)

A farm is identified on the basis of sales alone and is defined as any place which produced agricultural products with annual sales of $1,000 or more.

A program for employers that assists ex-offenders and other high-risk job seekers secure employment through the use of fidelity bonds.

A program requiring the listing of job openings with local service delivery sites and consideration of employment service referrals at least concurrently with the use of any other recruitment source, including the employer's own applicant files, and involves the normal obligations which attach to the placing of a bona fide job order, including the acceptance of referrals of Veterans and non veterans? The listing of the opening does not require the hiring of any particular job applicant or any particular group of job applicants.

Any contract in the amount of $100,000 or more entered into by any federal department or agency for the procurement of personal property and non personal services, including construction for the United States government, contains a provision requiring that the party contracting with the United States take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era.

A number used by the Federal Internal Revenue Service for Federal Unemployment Insurance, Income Tax and other tax purposes.

October 1 through September 30 of each year will be the federal fiscal year. For example, October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003, would be Federal Fiscal Year 2003.

An entity designated by the chief elected official or the Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant recipient, for a local area to fiscally administer grant funds. The agency or organization that is responsible for receiving and disbursing the WIA funds. This entity may or may not be the administrative entity.

Any twelve month period for the federal government beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30.

Follow-up Services for Adults and Dislocated Workers, WIA Federal Regulations, Part 663, Subpart A, Subsection 663.150

Services provided to participants who are placed in unsubsidized employment, for not less than 12 months after the first day of the employment. These services assist those individuals to maintain or get promotions with that employment. Individuals who have exited from WIA may also receive follow-up services through core services.

Follow-up Services for Youth, WIA, Section 129(c)(2)(I) and Federal Regulations, Subpart D, Subsection 664.450 (a) and (b)

(a) Follow up services for youth may include:
(1) The leadership development and supportive service activities listed in Subsections 664.420 and 664.440;
(2) Regular contact with a youth participant's employer, including assistance in addressing work related problems that arise;
(3) Assistance in securing better paying jobs, career development and further education;
(4) Work related peer support groups;
(5) Adult mentoring; and
(6) Tracking the progress of youth in employment after training.
(b) All youth participants must receive some form of follow up services for a minimum duration of 12 months. Follow up services may be provided beyond twelve (12) months at the State or Local Board's discretion. The types of services provided and the duration of services must be determined based on the needs of the individual. The scope of these follow up services may be less intensive for youth who have only participated in summer youth employment opportunities.

An individual who is receiving or has been determined eligible to receive food stamps pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 during the 6 month period prior to eligibility determination date.

A program which allows an employer, who has been unable to hire qualified workers/eligible to work in the United States, to file a labor condition application to employ a foreign worker directly with the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The Immigration and Nationality Act has provided for both temporary and permanent labor certifications for aliens to work in the United States. However, it must be demonstrated that there are no United States workers who are willing, able, qualified, and available to perform the job, and that the wages and working conditions of the job do not create an adverse impact on United States workers.

Any child in the legal custody of the state, regardless of the state department that has custody. A child on whose behalf state or local government payments are made or a child in the legal custody of the Department of Youth Services is considered a foster child for the purposes of Workforce Investment Act eligibility.

The Jobs for Veterans Act prescribes that the proportion of the funding for a State shall reflect the ration of:

(1) the total number of veterans residing in the State that are seeking employment; to
(2) the total number of veterans seeking employment in all States. The current population survey and local area unemployment statistics are used to determine the proportionate funding for all States based upon working aged veterans. A “hold harmless” limit to a reduction of funds that a State may receive from one year to the next is in place to ensure states will not be reduced in excess of 20% between two contiguous fiscal years.

Money that is available to the State of Ohio from various sources to provide employment related services.

An established program by the American Council on Education. The purpose is to provide adults who left school a fair and cost effective means of documenting they have achieved high school level of academic skills and knowledge.

General Equivalency Development (GED) classes that help participants earn an Equivalency Diploma by passing a series of proficiency tests in five academic areas: writing skills, mathematics, science, literature and the arts, and social studies.

he State workforce investment board that has been appointed by the Governor of the State of Ohio to assist in the development of the State WIA Strategic 5-year plan and advise the Governor on workforce development activities.

An award of WIA financial assistance by the U. S. Department of Labor to an eligible WIA recipient.

Under the Governor/Secretary Agreement described in '667.110, each program year, the grant agreement described above will be executed and signed by the Governor or the Governor's designated representative and Secretary or the Grant Officer. The grant agreement and associated Notices of Obligation are the basis for Federal obligation of funds allotted to the States in accordance with WIA sections 127(b) and 132(b) for each program year.

Training or education which leads to a baccalaureate degree in a specific area of study or occupation.

Homeless Individual, Section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney H.A. Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)

Any adult or youth who lacks a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence; or an adult or youth who has a primary nighttime residence that is:

a. a publicly or privately operated shelter for temporary accommodation (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill),
b. an institution providing temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or
c. a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

The term "homeless" does not include a person imprisoned or detained pursuant to an Act of Congress or a State law.

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, ODJFS

A federal Cabinet-level agency whose primary purpose is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.

Identification. ID refers to the security of the system and to a user's ID or a login ID.

Immigration Reform and Control Act, (IRCA), 8 USC '1101), as amended The Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 274

Employers may hire only persons who may legally work in the United States (U.S.): citizens and nationals of the U.S. and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. The employer must verify the identity and employment eligibility of anyone to be hired which includes completing and retaining the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I 9). Employers must keep I 9s on file for at least 3 years (or one year after employment ends, whichever is greater). The INA also protects U.S. citizens, and aliens authorized to accept employment in the U.S., from discrimination in hiring or discharge on the basis of national origin and citizenship status.

The date on the WARN (Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification) which states the effective date of a plant closing and/or a mass layoff.

An individual who is currently in the workforce. An incumbent worker may need assistance to maintain their job, find a new job or to advance in the labor market. These individuals do not necessarily have to meet the eligibility requirements for intensive and training services for employed adults and dislocated workers. Incumbent workers do not necessarily have to meet the eligibility criteria for dislocated workers contained at section 101(9) of the Act nor do they have to meet the criteria for employed adults and dislocated workers under WIA section 134(d)(4)(A).

Incumbent Worker Training, WIA Section 134(a)(3)(A)(iv)(I), Federal Regulations, Subpart B, Subsection 665.210(d)(1) and 665.220

Training that is generally developed with an employer or employer association to upgrade skills training of a particular workforce. It usually takes place in the workplace or after work hours for employees of a specific employer or employer association. This training may include the establishment and implementation of an employer loan program to assist in skills upgrading.

Local workforce investment area WIA formula funds cannot be used for incumbent worker training. Training for incumbent workers is specifically authorized only as a statewide workforce investment activity in which states may chose to engage.

An intensive service designed to enable a customer to achieve personal and economic
self sufficiency. Counseling assists customer with the identification of barriers to
employment and the development of strategies to overcome the barriers. A primary goal is the development of realistic employment goals based on interests, work values, abilities and the local labor market, and the development of an employment plan that includes, goal, achievement objectives, and strategies of action, time table and progress toward goal. A counselor provides support and knowledge to enable the customer to make informed career and employment decisions, and the support needed to make transition to a more self sufficient life.

A person not meeting the definition of family is considered to be an individual (often known as family-of-one).

NOTE: If a "youth with a disability" proves to be ineligible due to family income criteria, that person's income eligibility must be re-determined as though they were an individual.

The individual employment plan is an ongoing strategy jointly developed by the participant and the case manager that identifies the participant's employment goals, (including for women, consideration of nontraditional employment), the appropriate achievement objectives, and the appropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals.

Individual of Limited English Proficiency, WIA, Title II Adult Education and Literacy, Section 203 (10)

An adult or out-of-school youth who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, and -
(A) whose native language is a language other than English; or
(B) who lives in a family or community environment where a language other than English is the dominant language.

ISS is an individual plan for a youth which includes an employment goal, appropriate achievement objectives and the appropriate combination of services for the participant based on the objective assessment. The ISS is used as the basic instrument for the local area to document appropriateness of decisions made about the mix and combination of services, including referrals to other programs for specified activities.

An individual training account is a method of payment that local workforce investment boards establish on behalf of WIA customers to give them financial power to purchase training services from the eligible training providers. WIA Title I adult and dislocated workers purchase training services from eligible providers they select in consultation with the case manager.

Individual training accounts should be established in a manner that maximizes customer choice in selecting training providers. The authority to restrict the duration of ITAs or to restrict funding amounts should not be used to establish limits that arbitrarily preclude WIA customers from selecting a service provider of their choice. Local workforce investment boards have the authority to set written procedure for making payments, select individual training account options and set duration or amounts of individual training accounts and/or policies regarding exceptions.

Payments from ITAs may be made in a variety of ways, including the electronic transfer of funds through financial institutions, vouchers, or other appropriate methods. Payments may also be made incrementally; through payment of a portion of the costs at different points in the training course.

An individual with any disability as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.12102).

According to ADA, "An individual is considered to have a "disability" if she/he has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.

A generic term for a distinct group of economic activities. Industries are described and
classified by their primary activity or product.

The initial assessment provides preliminary information about adults and dislocated workers' skill levels, aptitudes, interests, and supportive services needs.

A notice filed by a worker, at the beginning of a period of unemployment, requesting a determination of insured status for jobless benefits.

Those activities which may include pre-screening, orientation to self-help services, the collection of personal data for determining an individual's eligibility for and registration in WIA services. For adults and dislocated workers, intake is a core service and may also include worker profiling and orientation to information and other services available through the one-stop delivery system.

Services provided to adults and dislocated workers. Such intensive services may include the following:

(i) Comprehensive and specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of adults and dislocated workers, which may include
(I) diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; and
(II) in depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.
(ii) Development of an individual employment plan, to identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement objectives, and appropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals.
(iii) Group counseling.
(iv) Individual counseling and career planning.
(v) Case management for participants seeking training services.
(vi) Short term prevocational services, including development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training.

This list is not all inclusive and other intensive services, such as out of area job search assistance, literacy activities related to basic workforce readiness, relocation assistance, internships, and work experience may be provided, based on an assessment or individual employment plan.

Intensive services must be provided through the One Stop delivery system. Intensive services may be provided directly by the One Stop operator or through contracts with service providers, which may include contracts with public, private for profit, and private non profit service providers (including specialized service providers), that are approved by the Local Board.

There are two categories of adults and dislocated workers who may receive intensive services:

(A) Adults and dislocated workers who are unemployed, have received at least one core service and are unable to obtain employment through core services, and are determined by a One Stop operator to be in need of more intensive services to obtain employment; and;
(B) Adults and dislocated workers who are employed, have received at least one core service, and are determined by a One Stop operator to be in need of intensive services to obtain or retain employment that leads to self sufficiency.

Training providers who offer testing services upon request of either a participant or employer for the purpose of determining proficiency will be considered intensive services if an industry-recognized certification or credential is not offered.

Specialized Assessments/Testing/In-Depth Interviewing – include, but are not limited to, a series of activities, tests, or one-on-one counseling and/or evaluation of an individual or group which may identify barriers to reemployment.

Development of Individual Employment Plan – is the creation of an employment plan for an adult or dislocated worker. (See Individual Employment Plan).

Counseling and Career Planning (individual or group) – is knowledgeable guidance and information given with regard to the outlook of industry and occupational growth and decline.

Case Management – is defined as a client centered, goal-oriented process for managing the needs of an individual for particular services and assisting the individual to obtain those services through a coordinated, integrated function designed to alleviate the fragmentation of services at a community level. Case Management serves to increase the possibility that the client will more easily get to the appropriate community services needed to reach established goals.

Case Management, as a stand-alone activity, is designed to:

(A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive services, using, where feasible, computer based technologies; and;
(B) to provide job and career counseling during program participation and after job placement. For example, case management may include providing individualized, client-centered job search skills to participants who are still enrolled in a training activity, instructional job coaching activities to participants in "supported" work type training arrangements, and (depending on the structure of the training program) certain job search assistance workshops provided during the course of a training component which is included as part of the occupational or education training curriculum.

Short Term Prevocational Services – are pre-vocational are short-term basic readiness skills services known as "soft skills" training which may include development of learning skills, and professional conduct to prepare individuals for subsidized employment or training, to include, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, English as a Second Language (ESL), remediation and workplace literacy.

NOTE: Pre-vocational services are considered intensive services. Pre-vocational services do not require an individual training account and should not be included in training programs submitted by training providers for the eligible training provider list.

Other – is non-WIA funded services. If the participant received services financially assisted from any non-WIA program not listed above that provided the individuals with services authorized under WIA.

Internships – are programs in the private and public sector that may be paid and/or unpaid that have an established timeframe which allow for an individual to acquire real work experience for a specific occupation in a designated industry.

Job Search Assistance – the provision of instruction and support to a participant to give the participant skills in acquiring full-time employment. The services may include, but are not limited to: resume writing, interviewing skills, labor market guidance, telephone techniques, information on job openings, and job acquisition strategies, as well as the provision of office space and supplies for the job search.

Literacy Activities Related to Basic Work Instruction – includes, but not limited to, one-on-one instruction, coursework, or workshops that provide direction for the development and ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job.

Out-of Area Job Search – is a job search out of an individual’s local labor market area. A core service that helps an individual seek, locate, apply for, and obtain a job. It may include but is not limited to, job finding skills, orientation to the labor market, resume preparation assistance, development of a job search plan, job development, referrals to job openings, job placement services, job finding clubs, job search workshops, vocational exploration, relocation assistance, and basic readjustment services, such as orientation, skills determination and pre layoff assistance.

Partner Intensive – are intensive services provided by any one of the One-Stop partners, mandated or non-mandated. (See Intensive Services).

Relocation Assistance – is an Intensive Service and may be provided within the United States if it is determined that:

A. such employee cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which the employee resides; and
B. such employee has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area which the employee wishes to relocate or has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment, and is totally separated from employment at the time relocation commences.

Job search and relocation allowances may be available to individuals who are eligible under TAA or NAFTA-TAA. These services provide reimbursement for approved expenses while an individual is job hunting and/or for relocating to a new job.

Work Experience (paid/unpaid) – is a planned, structured learning experience that takes place in a workplace for a limited period of time. Work experience may be paid or unpaid, as appropriate. A work experience workplace may be in the private for profit sector, the non profit sector, or the public sector. Labor standards apply in any work experience where an employee/employer relationship, as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act, exists.

Intensive service programs that administer tests which measure interests and potential ability of an individual to perform an unlearned task, skill or act.

Are programs in the private and business sector that may be paid and/or unpaid that have an established timeframe which allow for an individual to acquire real work experience for a specific occupation in a designated industry.

Is facilitated involvement on progress of an employee to prevent and/or resolve issues that may arise within the employee-employer working relationship.

Is an activity for a specific participant to work individually with a mentor/coach to successfully develop the ability and capabilities to perform a specific job.

Job Corp is a national program that operates in partnership with States and communities, local workforce investment boards, youth councils, One-Stop centers and partners, and other youth programs. Job Corps is a public private partnership, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Job Corps is a comprehensive residential education and job training program to provide education and training, primarily in a residential setting for at risk youth, ages 16 through 24 and low income young people. The program provides disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long term jobs, hold a job, enter the Armed Forces, or enroll in advanced training or further education.

Working with employers throughout the community to identify and advocate employment opportunities for qualified candidates that may lead to fulltime employment.

An event where a broad range of employer representatives share information about career options in their particular industry or field, qualifications for specific jobs, training opportunities in specific areas and positions that are currently available with the objective of helping job seekers evaluate career choices and identify and apply for specific job openings.

Job placement as it pertains to SCOTI is a general definition than the technical legal interpretation for WIA. Job placement in the SCOTI context means any job obtained by a job seeker, whether it is a WIA job placement, an obtained placement, or an entered placement. Also see "Placement." References include:
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, Public Law 103 152 (WorkSource);
Wagner Peyser Act as amended by WIA (Labor Exchange);
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 20, Chapter V, Part 652 (Labor Exchange).

Services that help people to identify and secure paid employment that matches their aptitude, qualifications, experiences and interests.

Services that provide individual or group training for people who want to learn the behaviors and techniques that are required for job retention. The training addresses regular attendance, punctuality, appropriate dress, adapting to supervision, employee rights and responsibilities and other similar topics.

The notification to a job seeker informing them of a specific job opening with an employer.

Training services that provide an individual with job specific skills competencies and/or license for an occupation or group of occupations. Job readiness training may be given through employers or training providers.

A core service that helps an individual seek, locate, apply for, and obtain a job. It may include but is not limited to, job finding skills, orientation to the labor market, resume preparation assistance, development of a job search plan, job development, referrals to job openings, job placement services, job finding clubs, job search workshops, vocational exploration, relocation assistance, and re-employment services, such as orientation, skills determination and pre layoff assistance.

Job search is structured activities that help participants find and keep jobs; including job search workshops, resume preparation; resource rooms, with computers, software, phone banks, online employment search tools and other materials to help participants find job leads; referrals to other activities, like pre employment training, on the job training or work experience; and, other job search services, like job clubs or personalized labor market information.

The provision of instruction and support to a participant to give the participant skills in acquiring full-time employment. The services may include, but are not limited to: resume writing, interviewing skills, labor market guidance, telephone techniques, information on job openings, and job acquisition strategies, as well as the provision of office space and supplies for the job search.