Teorías sobre la determinación de la consumación del

UNDER SECTIONS 6(d)(4) and 6 6(o) OF THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008

(OMB Control Number: 0584-0083)

(a) General Requirements: The State agency must prepare and submit an Employment and Training (E&T) Plan to its appropriate Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Regional Office. The E&T Plan must be available for public inspection at the State agency headquarters. A State agency may include its plan for the SNAP E&T program in a Combined Plan under WIOA but will require FNS approval prior to implementation and must continue to make a copy of the plan available for public inspection. If a State includes SNAP E&T in a

Combined Plan under WIOA, the State agency will detail the following for each year covered by the Combined Plan:

(1) The nature of the E&T components the State agency plans to offer and the reasons for such components, including cost information. The

methodology for State agency reimbursement for education components must be specifically addressed;

Name of Component: Job Search

Description of Component: Job Search is composed of several services offered through the Career Centers and is available to all ABAWDs who volunteer to participate in the offered component. All ABAWDs will not need all of the available services but will be assessed for determination of the services to most benefit the ABAWD in the job search process. Some of the services are provided in a group setting, while some are provided in individual interviews with Career Center staff.

The services offered under Job Search, and a description of each is as follows:

a. Career Center Orientation: Interview or meeting to orient client to Career Center services and provide information about the availability of, access to, and participation in services. May include tour of Resource Room, demonstration of Alabama Job Link (AJL), demonstration of self- assessment software and availability of Labor Market Information. Labor market information is important to recipients in the Job Search process, as it provides information about occupational demand, high wage– high demand jobs, education/skills required, wage data, etc. for the state and by geographic region.

b. Job Search: Interview to develop a plan for the client’s job search. Includes assessment of client’s work history, education, interests, supportive service needs, barriers to employment, and eligibility for services. Plan includes steps to achieve employment objective.

Information on available jobs can be found on the ADoL Job Link system accessible in the Career Centers.

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c. Resume Preparation: Client is provided instruction on the content and format of resumes and cover letters and provided assistance in the development of both documents.

d. Job Shop: Short seminars to provide clients with information to improve their job-search knowledge and skills. Subjects will include: self- assessment, employment applications, resumes, employment interviews, and job search methods.

e. Referral for Training: Interviewer refers a client to educational or training services to develop competency in basic literacy skills or job skills in order to secure employment.

f. Individual Employment Plan: Interview with client who is determined not-job-ready to develop a plan to improve employability by addressing identified barriers to employment. Planning may include career exploration, education, training and/or job search activities.

g. Case Management: Interview to assist client’s in resolving issues related to occupational choice, change or adjustment to include barriers to employment such as lack of educational achievement and/or basic skills proficiency, lacking or erratic employment history, family problems, or other factors precluding full employment

h. Referral for Support Services Referral for services not available from the one-stop partners to include food, shelter, health, transportation, veterans agencies, and financial counseling and services.

Geographic Areas Covered: All 10 counties

Anticipated Number of Work Registrants Who Will Begin the Component: 13,980 Targeted Population: All ABAWDs

Level of Participant Effort, or Number of Hours of Participation in the Component: average of 1.8 hours for staff time. Recipient time is dependent on individual effort and services utilized.

Duration: Between 1.4 and 3.8 hours of staff time, plus additional time recipient will spend on activities such as resume preparation and job search. Time spent by the recipient is estimated at approximately 16-20 hours.

Organizational Responsibilities: ADoL-ES staff will provide this service Per Participant Cost of Participant Reimbursement: $0

Total Cost of the Component and Cost per Participant: The contractual cost of this component is $950,236, plus state agency staff and other costs of $203,481 and overall state agency E&T operational costs of $40,000, for an annual total of $1,193,717. This equates to an estimate of $85.38 per participant. Revisions will be made when better estimates of actual participants are obtained.

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(2)

Combined Plan. Any State agency that requests 50 percent Federal reimbursement for State agency E&T administrative costs, other than for participant reimbursements, must include in its plan, or

amendments to its plan, an itemized list of all activities and costs for which those Federal funds will be claimed, including the costs for case management and casework to facilitate the transition from economic dependency to self-sufficiency through work. Costs in excess of the Federal grant will be allowed only with the prior approval of FNS and must be adequately documented to assure that they are necessary, reasonable and properly allocated. A State must submit a plan amendment to request budget adjustments at least 30 days prior to planned implementation;

OPERATING BUDGET – FISCAL YEAR 2016