One Stop Career Centers: The Basics and the Benefits to Community Rehabilitation Providers

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One- Stop Career Centers The Basics and the
Benefits to Community Rehabilitation Providers

• Laura Ritterbush, MS, CRC

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WIA Principles

• Streamlining Services
• Universal Access
• Increased Accountability
• Strong role for local boards
• State and local flexibility
• Improved Youth programs

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What is a One Stop?

• One Stops provide a variety of services through a
  two-pronged approach.
• assisting individuals to meet their employment
  and training needs
• assisting local employers to meet their needs for
  qualified personnel

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Categories of Services

• Core
• Intensive
• Training

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Core Services

• Available to anyone, no eligibility
• Outreach
• Intake and Orientation
• Initial Assessment
• Determination of eligibility for additional
  services
• Job search and placement assistance
• Career Counseling
• Labor Market Information

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Intensive Services

• For eligible individuals only who have not become
  successfully employed through core services
• Comprehensive assessments of skills and service
  needs
• Development of individual employment plans
• Group and individual counseling
• Case management

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Training Services

• For eligible individuals who where unable to
  secure employment through core and intensive
  services
• Occupational Skills Training
• On-the-job Training
• Skills Upgrading
• Job Readiness Training
• Adult Education and Literacy Training
• Customized Training for Employers

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Training Services, Contd

• If dollars are limited, these services may be
  prioritized for individuals with low incomes
  and/or individuals receiving public assistance.

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Individual Training Accounts

• Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) are typically
  used to provide the training services under WIA.
• The individual can use the ITA to obtain training
  services from any approved provider of training
  services.

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WIA Partners

• Federally funded Adult, Dislocated Worker, and
  Youth Activities
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Employment Service programs under the
  Wagner-Peyser Act
• Federally Funded Adult Education and Literacy
  Programs

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WIA Partners

• Federally funded Post-secondary Vocational
  Education
• Federally funded Welfare-to-Work programs
• Federally funded Senior Community Service
  Employment Activities
• Trade Adjustment Assistance NAFTA Adjustment
  Assistance

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WIA Partners

• Veterans Employment and Training Programs
• Employment and Training Programs of the Federal
  Community Services Block Grant
• Dept of Housing and Urban Development
  Administered Employment and Training Programs
• Programs under state unemployment insurance laws.

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Delivery of Services

• Simple Co-Location with Coordinated Delivery of
  Systems
• Full Integration

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Partner Responsibility

• Providing their related core services
• Provide funding to maintain the one stop
• Participates in the operation of the One Stop
• Serves on the Local Workforce Board

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Options for People with Disabilities

• Accessing core and non-disability intensive and
  training services
• Accessing VR services
• Accessing other disability services
• CRP staff can assist individuals in using the
  core services

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Options for CRPs

• Offer expertise in ADA requirements
• Become familiar with WIA requirements to better
  understand who may be eligible
• Understand outcomes that are required for WIA
• Bring clients in to the centers to utilize core,
  intensive, and training services as appropriate
• Ask for a tour and explore partnership
  opportunities

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Other Resources

• www.onestops.info
• Department of Labor Employment and Training
  www.doleta.gov
• WIA Information www.usworkforce.org
• ETA Disability Online www.wdsc.org/disability
• ETA Disability Online One Stop
  www.wdsc.org/disability/htmldocs/onestop.html

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References

• Institute on Community Inclusion website,
  www.onestops.info, The Workforce Investments Act
  Opportunities and Issues for the Disability
  Community. David Hoff

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Maggie LeedyOne Stop Services CoordinatorMontgom
ery Works
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Howard GladAssistant Commissioner Rehabilitation
ServicesMN Department of Economic Security