Subject: How We're Helping Floridians Get to Work

I hope this finds you well. I wanted to share some information about how our federal workforce system is structured and how the state workforce system is assisting Floridians in getting to work.

Who We Serve: Businesses & Jobseekers

Jobseekers:

• Unemployed/Underemployed

• Seeking training

• Facing barriers to employment (e.g., English as a second language, low income, recidivism, homelessness, basic skills deficiency)

Businesses:

• Placement Services

  • Job posting

  • Candidate screening

  • Events (job fairs, recruitment events, etc.)

• Training Services

  • Incumbent Worker Training

  • Quick Response Training

  • Apprenticeship

  • Work-based learning

• Other Services

  • Rapid Response/Layoff Aversion

  • Labor market research

  • Human Resource services

  • Federal Bonding and Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Primary Funding Source: WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)

Has five “buckets”. These are referred to as “titles”.

• Title I: Workforce Development Activities

  • Customer: Adult

    • Individuals ages 18+

    • Priority of service to low income, military veterans, recipients of public assistance programs or skills deficient

  • Customer: Dislocated Worker

    • Individuals ages 18+

    • Lost jobs through no fault of their own as a result of layoffs, global trade dynamics, or transitions in economic sectors

• Services provided:

  • Career Services

    • Job search assistance,

    • resume and interview preparedness,

    • skills assessment, program referrals,

    • individual employment plan

  • Training services

    • Work-based learning opportunities (OJT),

    • occupational skills training

  • Other services

    • Rapid Response/layoff aversion - step in and work with impacted employees

• Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy

  • Authorizes programs supporting individuals as they transition from adult basic education to postsecondary education, postsecondary training, or employment

    • (operated out of Department Of Education)

• Title III: Wagner-Peyser Services

  • Streamlines the delivery of job search assistance, job referral assistance, and placement assistance

  • Self-service, facilitated self-help or staff assisted help in employflorida.com 

• Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation

  • Provides state grants for employment-related vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities

    • (operated out of Department Of Education)

• Title V: General Provisions

  • Specifies transition provisions from the prior Workforce Investment Act to WIOA

Additional Programs:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T)

  • Food stamps (funded through Ag at federal) - DCF at state

    • Customer: Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents

      • Ages 18-49

  • Services provided:

    • Job search and job search training, work experience, WIOA services (training and planning)

    • Recipients must comply with assigned work activities

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Welfare Transition Program

  • Funded through HHS at federal - DCF at state

    • Customer: Job Seekers with Minor Children

      • Child(ren) under age 18 or 19 if enrolled in school, pregnant women who meet eligibility criteria in their last month of pregnancy, minor child who is the parent of a child.

  • Services provided:

    • Temporary cash assistance,

    • subsidized childcare,

    • transportation services,

    • education and training assistance

    • Supportive services

    • Relocation Assistance

    • May receive transitional services for up to 2 years after leaving the program

    • Option for upfront diversion as an alternative to temporary cash assistance

    • Recipients must comply with assigned work activities

I hope this overview gives you a clearer understanding of how our workforce system is working to support the people of Florida. If you have any questions or would like more information, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Best regards,

Gabe Peters

Director of Government Affairs

CareerSource Florida

PO Box 13179

Tallahassee, FL 32317

phone: 850-759-4350

careersourceflorida.com