Workforce Investment Act -- Adults and Dislocated Workers Program
Program Description
The Adult
and Dislocated Worker Program, under Title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, is designed to provide quality employment and
training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and
qualifying for meaningful employment, and to help employers find the
skilled workers they need to compete and succeed in business.
Goals
To increase employment, as measured by entry into unsubsidized employment;
To increase retention in unsubsidized employment six months after entry into employment;
To increase earnings received in unsubsidized employment for dislocated workers; and
To enhance customer satisfaction for participants and for employers.
The employment goals are measured using Unemployment Insurance Wage
Records systems and customer satisfaction goals are measured by
sampling.
Services
Services are provided through One-Stop Career Centers. There are three levels of service:
Core
services - includes outreach, job search and placement assistance, and
labor market information available to all job seekers;
Intensive
services - Includes more comprehensive assessments, development of
individual employment plans and counseling and career planning; and
Training
services - Customers are linked to job opportunities in their
communities, including both occupational training and training in basic
skills. Participants use an "individual training account" to select an
appropriate training program from a qualified training provider.
Additional Services
"Supportive"
services such as transportation, childcare, dependent care, housing and
needs-related payments are provided under certain circumstances to
allow an individual to participate in the program.
"Rapid Response" services at the employment
site for employers and workers who are expected to lose their jobs as a
result of company closings and mass layoffs are also available.
Individuals whose layoff was created or
affected by international trade, may access information and services
under the Trade Act programs.
States are responsible for program management
and operations including enrollment, service delivery, and
certification of training providers.
Target Population
All adults, 18 years and older, are eligible for core services.
Dislocated workers.
Priority
for intensive and training services must be given to recipients of
public assistance and other low-income individuals where funds are
limited.
In addition to unemployed adults, employed
adults can also receive services to obtain or retain employment that
allows for self-sufficiency. State and local areas are responsible for
establishing procedures for applying the priority and self-sufficiency
requirements.
Definitions of Dislocated Workers
A dislocated worker is an individual who:
Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff from employment;
Is eligible for or has exhausted unemployment insurance;
Has
demonstrated an appropriate attachment to the workforce, but not
eligible for unemployment insurance and unlikely to return to a
previous industry or occupation;
Has been terminated or laid off or received
notification of termination or layoff from employment s a result of a
permanent closure or substantial layoff;
Is employed at a facility, where the employer has made the general announcement that the facility will close within a 180 days;
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 or because of a natural disaster; or
Is a displaced homemaker who is no longer supported by another family member.
For more information contact your local One-Stop Case Manager at:
Martinsburg One-Stop Career Center
891 Auto Parts Place Ste 135
Martinsburg, WV 25403
(304) 300-3494 or (304) 267-9675
Rosa Eggleton,
Senior Case Manager, Supervisor
Phone: (304) 304-300-3494 or (304) 267-9675
Fax: (304) 267-0071 reggletoncm@gmail.com
Jessica Velasquez,
Case Manager
(304) 300-3494 or (304) 267-9675
Fax: (304) 267-0071 jvelasquez.wia@gmail.com
South Branch One-Stop Career Center
1929- State Road 55
Harco Building
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 538-3176
Liz DePue,
South Branch One-Stop Director, Senior Case Manager
Phone: (304) 530-3917
Fax: (304) 538-2614 sbrcase@frontiernet.net
