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WIA and
CalWorks
By:Leticia Carbajal
Within Room 15 on our Del Norte
campus, we administer two programs, the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) and CalWorks. Both of
these programs are designed to assist participants
in finding employment. Sometimes, these participants
can find a job with minimal help through what
is known as Core Services. Services such as,
resume update, job leads, copies, fax or telephone
access are provided. Most of our participants
on the other hand, require more assistance
in finding a job, these services are known
as Intensive Services.
These include counseling, assessment, workshops
and placement.
If the participants cannot find
employment after Core and Intensive Services,
we then offer classroom training. |
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These include counseling, assessment, workshops
and placement. If the participants cannot find employment
after Core and Intensive Services, we then offer
classroom training. Core Services are offered to
everybody that steps into our office. However, to
receive Intensive Services and Classroom Training,
free of charge, you must qualify for one of our
programs.
All WIA and CalWORKs participants that wish
to attend training at the ROP come through our office.
When participants step into our office it is our
job to find out if they qualify for our programs.
This process begins with orientation, which is held
every Friday from 9:00am-11:00am. At this time we
go over the different programs that we offer on
campus that could help them pay for their classes.
We also go over the qualifications for each program.
The Dislocated Program is for participants that
have been laid off due to company closures or massive
lay off, it is not income based. The Adult Program
is for anyone who is 22 and older and is low income.
The Youth Program is for participants 16-21 and
low income. If participants are working and their
income exceeds our income guidelines, we give them
what we call a purple form. This form basically
states that they do not qualify for WIA or Calworks.
Participants that do not qualify go to Post Secondary
with the form to see if they qualify for any grants
or, if they wish to pay for the class, they may
enroll in the training of their choice. The participants
that qualify move on to the next step, which is
to fill out an application and to bring the required
eligibility documents.
All of this applies to the WIA. For
CalWorks it is slightly different. There are three
groups of participants in this program. Self-Initiated,
who come in and go through the same process as the
WIA participants, Referrals by the Department of
Public Social Services and Referrals by GAIN. We
offer Core Services and Intensive Services but we
also offer Adult Basic Education, Vocational training
and Work Experience. |
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