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NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM Program Guide NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM Program Guide Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... v 1 – Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 2 – What is the National Farmworker Jobs Program? ............................................................. 3 3 – What is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act? ................................................. 7 3.1 What is the Purpose of WIOA? ..................................................................................................7 3.2 What are Workforce Development Boards? ...............................................................................8 3.2.1 State Workforce Development Boards ........................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 Local Workforce Development Boards ...................................................................................... 11 3.3 What are American Job Centers? ............................................................................................. 14 3.3.1 Overview of the AJC Network .................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2 AJC Required Partners ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.3 Memorandum of Understanding ............................................................................................... 16 3.3.4 Infrastructure Funding Agreement ............................................................................................ 17 3.3.5 One-stop Operations, MSFWs, and Integration ......................................................................... 18 3.4 What are Wagner-Peyser Employment Services and How Do They Relate to NFJP? .................. 19 3.4.1 Employment Services’ MSFW Outreach Programs .................................................................... 21 3.4.2 ES Employment-Related Law Complaint System ....................................................................... 21 3.4.3 ES Apparent Violations ............................................................................................................... 22 3.4.4 Agricultural Outreach Plan ......................................................................................................... 23 3.5 What is the Monitor Advocate (MA) System? .......................................................................... 23 3.5.1 State Monitor Advocates ........................................................................................................... 23 3.5.2 Monitor Advocates at the Federal Level .................................................................................... 24 3.5.3 Monitor Advocates roles and responsibilities ........................................................................... 24 3.5.4 MOU Between the SMA and NFJP grantees .............................................................................. 24 3.6 Career Pathways and NFJP ...................................................................................................... 25 3.6.1 The Career Pathways Toolkit ..................................................................................................... 26 3.6.2 Ways to Implement Career Pathways ........................................................................................ 26 3.6.3 NFJP and Career Pathways ......................................................................................................... 27 4 – How is Eligibility for NFJP Determined? .......................................................................... 29 4.1 What are the Eligibility Criteria for NFJP Services? ................................................................... 29 4.2 What is the Eligibility Determination Period for Farmworker Status in NFJP?............................ 30 4.3 How does NFJP define Farmworker Status? ............................................................................. 30 4.3.1 Definition of “Primarily Employed in Agricultural Labor,” etc. .................................................. 31 4.3.2 What is “Qualifying Farmwork?” ............................................................................................... 32 4.4 What is the Priority for Service for Veterans? .......................................................................... 34 4.5 How does NFJP Determine Low-Income Status? ...................................................................... 34 Table of Contents i 4.6 Who is Considered a Dependent of Eligible Farmworkers? ....................................................... 37 4.7 What Are the Selective Service Registration Requirements for NFJP? ....................................... 37 4.7.1 What Are the Basic Requirements for Selective Service? .......................................................... 38 4.7.2 How Do Grantees and Participants Verify That Selective Service Requirements Are Met? ...... 38 4.8 Intake, Eligibility Determination Systems, and Enrollment ....................................................... 40 4.8.1 Sample Pre-eligibility Questions ................................................................................................ 40 4.8.2 Sample Intake Questions ........................................................................................................... 40 4.8.3 Eligibility Determination Systems .............................................................................................. 41 4.9 NFJP Enrollment ..................................................................................................................... 42 4.9.1 Reportable Individual vs. Participant ......................................................................................... 42 4.10 What Are the Verification Requirements for Emergency Assistance? ...................................... 45 4.10.1 Serving H-2A Workers .............................................................................................................. 45 5 – What are the Adult Service Components of NFJP? .......................................................... 46 5.1 Career Services ....................................................................................................................... 46 5.1.1 Work Experience ........................................................................................................................ 47 5.2 Training Services ..................................................................................................................... 48 5.2.1 On-the-Job Training ................................................................................................................... 48 5.2.2 Incumbent Worker Training ....................................................................................................... 49 5.2.3 Transitional Jobs ........................................................................................................................ 49 5.2.4 Customized Training................................................................................................................... 49 5.3 Supportive Services ................................................................................................................ 50 5.4 Related Assistance .................................................................................................................. 50 5.5 Adult Co-enrollment ............................................................................................................... 50 6 – What are the NFJP Youth Services and Eligibility Requirements? .................................... 52 6.1 Eligibility ................................................................................................................................ 52 6.2 Enrollment ............................................................................................................................. 53 6.3 Objective Assessment ............................................................................................................. 53 6.4 NFJP Youth Co-enrollment ...................................................................................................... 54 6.4.1 Opportunities for Partnership .................................................................................................... 54 6.5 NFJP Youth Eligibility vs. WIOA Youth Eligibility ....................................................................... 55 6.6 NFJP Youth Program Elements ................................................................................................ 55 6.7 WIOA Youth Program Elements ............................................................................................... 56 6.7.1 Tutoring, Study Skills Training, Instruction, and Dropout Prevention ....................................... 56 6.7.2 Alternative Secondary School and Dropout Recovery Services ................................................. 56 6.7.3 Paid and Unpaid Work Experience............................................................................................. 56 6.7.4 Occupational Skills Training ....................................................................................................... 57 6.7.5 Education Offered Concurrently with Workforce Preparation .................................................
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