Office of Adult Career Pathways
The Office of Adult Career Pathways is pleased to be
joining Partner Express. The Office of Adult Career Pathways coordinates and
manages the following grants:
Federally
Funded:
- Legacy
Career Force (Demo Grant)
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).
State
Funded:
- Adult Career Pathways competitive grants:
-Capacity Building -Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) -Southeast Asian Economic Disparities Relief (SE Asian) -Support Services -Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA)
- Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP)
- MN Legislative Direct Appropriations
- SNAP 100% and
50/50 grants.
Under Construction: We are currently hiring and we look forward to
introducing new staff soon. We thank you for your patience!
Updates: The competitive “Capacity Building” grant was awarded
to Greater Twin Cities United Way. They are currently in the subgrantee
selection process.
The “Legacy Career Force” Demo grant is geared towards
adults 55 and over at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG).
DEED’s “Statement of Work” is currently with DOL, awaiting approval. Four
grantees will be invited to submit budgets and workplans to DEED: Anoka County,
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA), City of Duluth, and Washington
County.
Please Remember: Reimbursement Payment Requests/Financial Status
Reports are due for each month, by the 20th of the following month.
Please send your RPRs/FSRs in monthly, even if there is no spending. Populate
the fields with $0.00. (A significant number of P2P grantees have not yet sent
in an RPR/FSR.) Thank you for your assistance!
Dislocated Worker and Federal Adult Update
The Dislocated Worker and Federal Adult team is expected to grow in number in the coming
future. For now, you can contact Claudia Ursulescu Kracht, Claudia.ursulescu.kracht@state.mn.us
with any questions regarding grants. Claudia is, for now, our only staff member
working with State DW, WIOA DW and WIOA Adult grants.
To avoid any extra delays on any grants processes, please
review any documents prior to sending them to us.
We hope to have new staff joining our team as soon as
possible, but in the meantime, we apologize for any delays!
TAA Updates
- Recent petition certifications:
-94057 - Great Lakes Polymer Technologies
LLC, Albert Lea -93823 - SSAB Minnesota, Roseville
TAA Fall Roundtable Tour Watch for a
newsflash with dates, locations, and registration details coming soon!
Announcing
Mohamed Farah, TAA Specialist TAA
welcomed Mohamed Farah to the TAA team on September 19th. He has a
Business Administration degree and previously worked as an MFIP Counselor. He’s
also worked abroad and has a passion for IT. Mohamed is already a terrific
asset to the TAA team!
TAA Training Application—things that can be missed or that delay approval If the customer completes the form separately from the
Dislocated Worker Counselor, then the DW Counselor should review carefully to
make sure all elements are addressed. A good application should not be more
than 25 pages (this does not include the assessment.)
Applicant
Information
- The address should be complete including City
and Zip Code.
- Fill in the complete employment start and end
dates.
Data
Privacy Authorization
- This area has been updated per unemployment
requirements—please review carefully with customer. (This is coming on the new
training application form.)
Employment
History
- Labor Market Information (LMI) source
Career Profile at https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/cpt/Search
– use regional/state info only. TAA only needs wage and demand statistics – must attach copy
to training plan. Should only be about 3 pages at most.
- LMI should reflect trade affected job
-If the stats are healthy then TAA will question
why the customer needs training unless it is focused on additional
certifications that will enhance existing skills -When selecting LMI, do not use any categories
that end with “all other.”
Work
Search
- Complete the Work Search table.
-Do not attach job ads -Table is to consist of actual jobs the customer has
applied for and the results -This is not required if the customer is
currently working in a job that is not “suitable.” (If suitable, then the customer
is not eligible for Training at this time.)
Future
Employment Outlook
- Labor Market Information (LMI) source
Career Profile at https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/cpt/Search
– use regional/state info only unless willing to relocate. If considering
relocation, then ONET can be used but data must still reflect the state of
possible relocation. TAA only needs wage and demand information statistics – must attach copy to training plan. Should only be about 3
pages at most.
- If seeking a credential, a few job ads can be
provided that show the credential as either preferred or a requirement.
- Regarding prior experience, additional information
is requested for both the yes and no answer.
Future
Employment
- Complete the Future Employment Table.
Additional
Information
- Please clarify with the customer that TRA may
not last throughout training. This is a perfect time to contact TRA when
meeting with the customer to ask for specifics regarding the customer as they
have access to the client’s UI profile.
- DW Counselors, please make sure that you initial
the box that you have discussed possible TRA exhaustion with the customer.
Checklist
- Review carefully.
- TAA needs either an acceptance letter from the
training institution or course registration in order to approve training.
- If a list of required items is submitted along
with the training application, make sure it is on school letterhead and has a
current date.
- The resume uploaded and printed from
MinnesotaWorks so that TAA knows the customer has registered with
MinnesotaWorks.
- IEP should also be noted in WF1 as either
uploaded or paper copy on file or TAA cannot approve the training application.
- Copy of a completed standardized assessment. This
assessment must be documented by the Dislocated Worker Counselor on the
Individual Employment Plan (IEP). (This is coming on the new training application
form.)
- Submit a waiver along with the training
application if the customer is within 26 weeks of either petition certification
or layoff date whichever is later, or if customer is more than 30 days from the
training start date.
TAA
Policies
- Customer should review all policies.
Dislocated Worker and WIOA Adult Performance Update
Reminder: You can find information regarding
the threshold for performance failure the Department of Labor will apply at a
state level within Page 9 of TEGL 9-17 “Methodology for Assessing Actual
Results against Adjusted Levels of Performance”. TEGL 10-16 attachment 9 will
show you how the average indicator score is calculated.
Success Story
Karen-AEOA
Karen came into our Dislocated Worker Program after working
14 years working in the hotel industry as a general ledger clerk earning $13.55
per hour. Her main goal was to immediately find gainful employment after
getting laid off. She did work some part time hours in a fast food
restaurant but that would not sustain her. Not sure which direction she
should look, Karen did the CAPS, COPS, COPES and the results of that brought
her right back to the area she had just been employed - working with
numbers. Together with her counselor they moved forward and designed a
combined resume.
After much time trying to find a job and going on several
interviews, these activities did not result in being offered suitable employment.
Being a widow, the staff at AEOA discussed the Displaced Homemaker Program with
Karen and she decided she would participate in that program. After completion of the program Karen was
hired at Great Lakes Electric as a bookkeeper earning more than her previous
employment.
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UNIT DIRECTORY
Nancy Omondi-Director of Adult Programs (WIOA
Adult, Dislocated Worker, TAA, and Adult Career Pathways), 651-259-7525 Jackie Buck-Director of Employer
Services (Rapid Response), 651-259-7598
Adult Career Pathways Team Claire Nelligan -
Supervisor - 651-259-7573 Lynn Dahn - Employment
and Training Program Coordinator, SNAP 100% - 651-259-7529 Mimi Daniel -
Grant Coordinator, P2P, SNAP 50/50 - 651-259-7581 Taryn Galehdari -
Employment and Training Program Coordinator, SCSEP, DHP, WESA, SE Asian,
Support Services - 651-259-7540 Amy Miller - Monitor
- Legislative Direct Appropriations and Capacity Building - 651-259-7575 Vacant - Monitor Vacant - Grant
Coordinator Vacant - Grant
Coordinator
Dislocated Worker and Federal Adult Programs Team
Vacant – Supervisor
Amy Carlson – Performance Lead, 651-259-7542
Claudia Ursulescu Kracht – Grants Specialist Senior, Federal Grants,
651-259-7532 Thomas Sommer-TAA Performance and Financials Specialist, 651-259-7585 Vacant – Monitor Vacant – Grants Specialist Senior, State Grants,
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Team
General TAA
Contact, 651-259-7543 or 888-234-1330
Sarah Saito - Supervisor, 651-259-7546
Cindy Boyle - Senior TAA Specialist, 651-259-7551
Olajide Williams - Senior TAA Specialist, 651-259-7431
Jennifer Anderson - TAA Specialist, 651-259-7690
Mohamed Farah - TAA Specialist, 651-259-7505 Mary Garcia - TAA Specialist, 651-259-7553 Laurie Larson - TAA Specialist, 651-259-7681 Jackie Umlauf - TAA Specialist, 218-739-7560 Trade
Readjustment Allowance, 651-296-3644 or
877-898-9090 (ask for TRA Specialist)
Rapid Response Team
General RR Contact, 651-259-7537
Jason Wadell - Coordinator, 651-259-7552 Marla Beaty - TAA Liaison, 218-259-1380 Liz McLoone - Labor Liaison, 651-259-7145 (on leave through January
2019) Mee Yang - Senior Specialist, 651-259-7548
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