INFORMATION BULLETINS (PY 2006)

IB - # 22 Postponement of Steps Referral Form

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IB - # 22
Effective Date: Immediately


INFORMATION BULLETIN


TO: All One Stop Career Center Site Managers

DATE: November 6, 2006

SUBJECT: Postponement of Steps Referral Form


Purpose of Bulletin:
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the One Stop Career Center site managers and staff about the Postponement of Steps Referral Form to refer applicants for WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs who have issues precluding the completion of Steps to Success prior to enrollment.

Background:
In January 2001, The Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB) implemented the “Steps to Success” process. The standardization of the client flow guarantees that customers will receive a minimum of Core self-directed services prior to being referred for enrollment into WIA funded programs.

A customer’s eligibility for WIA funded programs is determined through the sequence of tiered services. The Steps to Success process is consistent with WIA regulations that eligibility be determined at each service level.

In July 2001, ACWIB staff, in conjunction with a focus group of partners, agreed to allow “exceptions” to the Steps process for applicants for WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker programs who have issues precluding the completion of Steps to Success prior to enrollment.

In October 2006, ACWIB staff, in conjunction with a group of WIA site/case managers, agreed to amend the definition from exceptions to postponement of steps to clarify that a condition of this referral is that completion of the Steps to Success activities: One Stop orientation, the resume step, and the interviewing and job search step will be completed prior to exit, be documented on a Steps to Success Form that is submitted along with the exit form.



Action:
Effective immediately:

1. All One Stop Career Centers will utilize the Postponement of Steps form, as needed, as an eligibility component of the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs.

2. All One Stop Career Centers will utilize the Exit Form to report the referral process used for eligibility determination. If the referral process used was Postponement of Steps, then a completed Steps to Success form must accompany the exit form.

Information & Inquiries:

For further information contact Linda Slater at (510) 259.3802 or email LSlater@acgov.org


Attachments:

Postponement of Steps Form
Updated Exit Form