April What's New Archive

WIA Administrators Webinar (4/30)

Materials that were addressed in the WIA Administrators Webinar can be downloaded by clicking on this link.

AG-506: Career Advancement Accounts (CAA) Revised (4/24)

The administrative guideline on CAA had been revised to reflect the program's expansion to include all dislocated workers. Click here to view the new guideline.

Rapid Response Resources (4/24)

The Rapid Response page of the website has been updated to include new resources from the AFL-CIO/United Labor Agency and ODJFS:

• Labor Management Committee Guide
• Labor Management Committee Technical Assistance
• Peer-to-Peer Counseling
• Rapid Response Process

Area 7 Program Monitoring (4/24)

Area 7 has created a tentative program monitoring schedule for the remainder of PY07 and all of PY08. You will be contacted by your Regional Representative to set up exact dates.

John Chamberlin's Cherry Valley Presentations (4/24)

Earlier this month John Chamberlin presented a workshop at our Cherry Valley Seminar. To Access his IWT presentation click here.

John also sent a presentation on "Doing More with Less:" Stretching Resources. To access this presentation click here.

Record Retention Policy Posted for Comment (4/17)

The draft policy P7-102: Record Retention is available for public comment for 30 days; from Wednesday, April 16, 2008 through Friday, May 16, 2008. Click here to view the draft policy.

Please click on the "comment" link beside the policy to make your comments.

Customized Training Memo (4/21)

ODJFS released a memo on 4/14/08 that states trainee wages cannot be included in the cost training for customized training contracts (including incumbent worker contracts).

Contracts dated prior to 5/1/08 can be honored under the old guidelines, but contracts dated after that date will fall under the new guidelines. You can view the State's memo by clicking here.

AFL-CIO/ULA Peer-to-Peer Presentation (4/21)

Click here to view AFL-CIO/United Labor Agency's presentation on the peer-to-peer portion of their service.

ETPO Performance Report (4/17)

Area 7 has prepared a report listing the training providers used by Area 7 participants and how they perform.  The two calculated outcomes include:

-graduation or certificate rate

-placement in employment rates (within the 1st quarter after exit)

We hope publishing this report on the ETP section of our website will be a good resource for case managers and participants to use when deciding which providers they prefer.

The report itself can be sorted alphabetically by provider, or by outcome rates (to show rankings).  The first tab includes all hits for each provider and the second tab is a summary.  In order to use the sort feature, click on the arrow within cell on the header row that you wish to sort by.  Contact your regional representative for assistance.

Click here for the report.

Supportive Services Policy Revision Posted for Comment (4/17)

The revisions to Area 7 policy P7-400: Supportive Services is available for public comment for 15 days; from Wednesday, April 16, 2008 through Thursday, May 1, 2008. Click here to view the proposed policy revisions.

Please click on the "comment" link beside the policy to make your comment.

Employer Match Amount for Customized Training (4/10)

There seems to be a need for clarification on the state's waiver from DOL to reduce the required 50% employer match amount for IWT and other customized training for certain types/sizes of company.

ODJFS has stated we must not reduce the 50% match requirement until a policy is released on that topic.  At this point in time, the state's draft policy has not yet been through the required public comment period, so we are still held to the 50% employer match requirement.

This policy has been delayed at the state due to the latest information from DOL that employee wages cannot count towards the total cost of training.  Contact your regional representative with any questions

Sample Forms (4/10)

Links to sample forms and processes from your colleagues across the state have been added to the pages of our website relating to their respective program:

• Eligibility checklist (Marion County)
• ITA forms (Marion County)
• ITA/obligations tracking tool (Clark and Sandusky counties)
• IWT forms (Area 7)
• OJT forms (Seneca County)
• WIA Assessment (Marion County)
• WIA Orientation (Marion County)
• Youth - file checklist (East Central system)

Greene County hosting Job Corps Orientation (4/10)

Five Star system's, GreeneWorks, 581 Ledbetter Road, Xenia, is hosting Job Corps Orientations the 1st Thursday of each month in room 106-A from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Youth ages 16-24 are invited to participate in the orientation program that includes an overview of Job Corps including eligibility requirements. Questions can be directed to Paul Brown, GreeneWorks, 937-562-6550 or Michael Stanley, Job Corps, 937-205-1577.

Recission Update: Deadline Extended to May 7 (4/10)

"Change 1" to TEGL 24-07 revises the April 7, 2008 deadline contained in TEGL 24 -07 to May 7, 2008.  This gives states an additional month to input information into the rescission reporting system (WRERS).

Industry Snapshot Tool (4/10)

The United States Census Bureau is conducting a national economic census.  Practitioners interested in data from previous years can find them in the Census Bureau's Industry Snapshot tool.

Cherry Valley Evaluation (4/10)

Your opinion is very important to us and the success of our future workshops. If you did not get a chance to complete the evaluation form before leaving Cherry Valley Workshops please take the time to share your thoughts with us. The form is available by clicking here.

PY07 Q2 Performance Reports (4/3)

2nd quarter performance reports have been posted on the Performance page of the website.  2nd and 3rd quarter reports are cumulative, meaning any updates or fixes counties have done to individual files will not be reflected until "final" 4th quarter PY07 performance reports are issued.  Please pay particular attention to literacy/numeracy cases and any error reports or planned end date reports sent out.

Career Advancement Accounts (CAA) Update (4/10)

Effective April 1, 2008, Ohio has expanded the CAA program to include all Dislocated Workers and workers who are at risk of losing their jobs (Incumbent Worker Training and layoff aversion). Funds must be obligated by December 31, 2008 and expended within two years. Click here to view the ODJFS PowerPoint presentation and Fact Sheet.

Policy Revisions Posted (4/3)

Revisions to two policies (P7-200: Oversight & Monitoring and P7-600: Youth Barrier Criteria) were approved at the April 2, 2008 Area 7 Board meeting.  The Policy Tracking Tool has also been updated to reflect the latest changes.