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Reemployment/RESEA PanelPanelists:
Larry Burns, Workforce Development Specialist, Office of Unemployment Insurance, U.S. Department of Labor
Tammy Dragon, Program Operations Manager, RESEA Program and Reentry Outreach Initiatives, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Suzanne Ferguson, Performance and Data Manager, Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Worthy Glover, Jr., RESEA Supervisor, Utah Department of Workforce Services
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What is the Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grants?
An in-person meeting between a UI
claimant and appropriately trained
American Job Center staff member
intended to:
1. Reduce UI claim duration
2. Ensure UI program integrity
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RESEA: What else?
A UI Requirement
– Participants must attend (or be exempted) to prevent disruption in UI benefits
An Entry Point
– Co-enrollment in Wagner Peyser Employment Service (ES) is required
– Additional referrals are common
Staff Development Resource
– UI staff must be involved in the design of RESEA and train AJC staff conducting RESEAs to identify potential UI issues.
Opportunity for Braided Funding
– Appropriations language authorize RESEA funds to support costs associated with reemployment services.
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UI Eligibility Assessment
Orientation toAmerican Job
Center
Labor Market Information
Enrollment in ES &
State Job Bank
Individual Reemployment
Plan
Career Services(WIOA Section 134)
What services are provided?
How are Services Provided?
In-Person Requirement
– RESEAs are conducted in-person at an AJC
Optional Subsequent RESEA
– States are authorized to conduct one additional RESEA
– May be conducted in-person or remotely, via technology
RESEA Staff
– Services may be delivered by UI, ES, WIOA, and/or other AJC staff that have been trained to identify eligibility issues.
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Where are RESEAs?
FY 2015 ($81 Million)
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Where are RESEAs?
FY 2016 ($112 million)
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Where are RESEAs?
FY 2016 ($112 million)
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What is next?
President’s 2018 Budget:
– Expands RESEA as an evidence-based activity that saves an average of $536 per claimant and gets claimants back to work at higher wages.
Increased Integration with Workforce system
– Use of WIOA/WP data for analysis
– New veteran (UCX) reporting
– Co-enrollment in Wagner Peyser
– Career Services
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Wrap Up: WIOA and Opportunities for
Integrated Reemployment
Colocation of Wagner Peyser
(WIOA §121(e)(3)
UI Agency as Required Partner
(WIOA §121(b))
Combined & Unified States
Plans
Career Services (WIOA § 134)
Wagner Peyser Amendments
(UI Claimaints)
Meaningful Assistance (20
CFR 678.430, 34 CFR
361.430, and 34 CFR 463.430
Use of previous assessments
Integrated data and IT systems
(WIOA § 101(d)(7)
MOU/Infrastructure
Agreements (WIOA Section
121(c))
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Wrap Up: Additional Resources
REEMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS
– A compilation of pilot projects, successful models, tools , and lessons learned, https://rc.workforcegps.org
• The Pathway to Reemployment Framework: an outline of essential elements of 21st century reemployment and work search requirements.
• My Reemployment Plan (MRP): A comprehensive and interactive job search guide that is structured in a modular way. https://rc.workforcegps.org/resources/2016/10/03/05/28/My_Reemployment_Plan
• MRP Implementation Guide designed for public workforce system leaders and practitioners to adopt some or all of the framework.
WORKFORCE CONNECT
– Designed to sit on top of, and map to, existing technology systems, to enable the customer to access one “common front door” with a single registration process. http://www.itsc.org/Pages/WF_Connect.aspx.
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Wrap Up: Additional Resources
BEHAVIORAL INSIGHTS RESEARCH
– Behavioral insights involve the application of
behavioral sciences to improve the design of public
policies and programs
https://www.dol.gov/asp/evaluation/BIStudy/
CLEARINGHOUSE FOR LABOR EVALUATION
AND RESEARCH (CLEAR)
– Developed to make research on labor topics more
accessible. The site includes a “reemployment” topic
area: http://clear.dol.gov/
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Arkansas RESEA
Arkansas Reemployment Services Team
State of Your Head – “The Control Factor”
My Reemployment Plan
Integrated Partnership Collaboration
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Arkansas Reemployment Services Team
Career Development Facilitator (CDF)
Certification
– Seven staff hold CDF Certifications
• Three currently hold Global CDF Certifications
– Four staff are currently enrolled in CDF course
Over 130 combined years of Reemployment
experience
State of Your Head “The Control Factor”
Your Choice – Your Mindset
– What Do I Do?
• Your decision will either get you closer or farther from your
goal
– Attitude
• “Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference” –
Winston Churchill
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My Reemployment Plan
What is a Reemployment Plan and Why Do
Jobseekers Need One?
– Similar to a Roadmap
• Designed to help job seekers navigate the increasingly
complex roads to their next job or better career
• No matter their situation, a reemployment plan will help them
figure out where to begin and how to make their job search
experience more successful
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My Reemployment Plan
Set a Goal
– Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely
Take Action
Prioritize
Plan
Monitor and Modify
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My Reemployment Plan
Reflect, Analyze and Explore
– Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Creating an Effective Resume
Online Job Searches
Job Applications
Online Professional Networking
Interviews
Workforce Centers – American Job Centers
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Integrated Partnership Collaboration
WIOA Partners
– Participants meet with a WIOA partner
Grant Partners
– Participants meet with a Grants Resource partner
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Montana’s 100% Re-Employment
Program
Criteria for 100% Selection
– Based on first UI Payment
– Not Job/Union Attached
– Not in Agency Approved Training
– Not already selected for RESEA
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Montana’s 100% Re-Employment
Program
Short Interview (15-20 minutes)
Cover Job Service Brochure
Cover all Services Available
Encourage use of Resource Computer
Could lose UI eligibility if this is not completed.
Montana’s Help Plan – Montana Health
and Economic Livelihood Partnership
Plan
Montana Medicaid Expansion Program
– People pay a premium based on income
Help-Link Workforce Component
– Voluntary Program
– One of 6 activities to avoid dis-enrollment
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Help-Link
Similar to RESEA Appointments
Complete a survey
Develop Employment Plan
Money available for Support and Training
services
Money available for staffing
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Utah Strategies
Community Connection
– RESEA Counselors present in our AJC Offices
– RESEA Counselors have same training as WIOA/AJC
Team Counselors
– Collaborate with Workforce Development Specialists
assigned to local economic service areas
• Example: Rural area in the Uintah Basin
– Private/Public Partnerships
• LinkedIn Project
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Utah Strategies
Technology
– Robust registration process for all claimants
• Connection to more than 20,000 openings at jobs.utah.gov
• Self paced online workshops
• Online weekly filing, Eligibility Reviews, correspondence,
workshop scheduling
– Plan development/assessment tool used by both
RESEA & WIOA/AJC teams
– Exploring use of video conferencing
Utah Strategies
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Integrity
– Behavioral messaging for required activities
– Claimants certify weekly: availability, work search,
work status, earnings
– We conduct data cross-matches & random claim
audits
– Databases communicate
• RESEA no shows, non-schedules, or reschedule info goes to
adjudication
Utah Strategies
Summary
– Utah is consistently in the top 10 for lowest duration
and individuals returning to work before exhaustion
• Start early
• Connect to more than 20,000 job openings
• Provide valid online resources
• Work closely with partners to provide meaningful in-person
services
• Communicate regularly with everyone involved in the process
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Utah Resources
Utah’s Smart Start Guide
http://jobs.utah.gov/jobseeker/smartstart/
Utah Department of Workforce Services – Claimant Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOE-DXtmvrs&feature=youtu.be
Utah Department of Workforce Services LinkedIn Press Release
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671540/DWS-program-connects-job-seekers-via-social-media-platform.html
Utah’s Occupational Explorer
http://jobs.utah.gov/jsp/utalmis/#/occupation
Utah Department of Workforce Services UI Customer Landing Page
https://jobs.utah.gov/ui/continuedclaims/uiaccounthome.aspx
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Contact Information
Larry Burns
Workforce Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Labor
Phone: 202-693-3141
Email: [email protected]
Suzanne Ferguson
Performance and Data Manager
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Phone: 406-438-3552
Email: [email protected]
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Tammy Dragon
Program Operations Manager
Department of Workforce Services
Phone: 501-682-2019
Email: [email protected]
Worthy Glover, Jr.
RESEA Supervisor
Department of Workforce Services
Phone: 385-315-5188
Email: [email protected]