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In accordance with a federally approved state plan, CWDs shall provide any one or more of the following components. The following components shall be allowed to be provided for applicants or recipients: FOOD STAMP REGULATIONS 63-407.841(a) ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS Regulations (a) Job Club/Job Search (1) Job Club (job search workshop), which consists of group training sessions in job finding skills, job interviewing skills, understanding employer expectations and requirements, and in enhancing self-esteem, self-image, and confidence. (2) Supervised job search, which consists of an organized method of seeking work such as access to phone banks, job orders, and direct referrals to employers. (3) Unsupervised job search, which consists of independent efforts by a registrant to look for employment and follow up interviews by staff to determine the adequacy of the job search. (b) Work Components (1) Workfare, which consists of a an unpaid training assignment with a public or private nonprofit agency that provides the registrant an opportunity to develop basic work habits or to practice existing skills. (A) As part of the workfare component, the CWD may establish a job search period of up to 30 days prior to sending the registrant to a workfare site. This job search period may only be established at application or certification, not at recertification. (B) Individuals assigned to workfare shall be provided the same benefits and working conditions provided to employees performing comparable work for comparable hours. (C) A workfare assignment cannot result in the displacement of employed individuals or in the reduction of employment opportunities, such as substituting a workfare person in a vacant position. (2) OJT/Work Experience, which consists of an assignment to provide work experience or training or both to enable participants to move promptly into regular public or private employment. Such assignment shall: (A) Be limited to projects that serve a useful public purpose in fields such as health, social services, environmental protection, etc. FOOD STAMP REGULATIONS Regulations ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS 63-407 (Cont.) (B) Not replace a regular employee who is not participating in the FSET Program. (C) Provide the same benefits and working conditions that are provided at the job site to employees performing comparable work. (c) Education/Training (1) Vocational training which consists of a project, program or experiment, such as supported work program, or a Job Training Partnership Act program (JTPA) or state or local program aimed at accomplishing the purpose of the FSET Program. (2) Education programs designed to improve a participant’s basic skills or employability. Education activities include, but are not limited to, high school or equivalency programs, remedial education programs designed to achieve a basic literacy level, and instruction in English-as-a-Second-Language. (A) Educational components shall be approved only if they directly enhance the employability of FSET Program participants. A direct link between educational components and job readiness shall be established.