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• Completed a Career Assessment to determine their aptitude and career interests. • Complete 5-day Job readiness workshop (20 hours) or 30 days of job search

If selected for this Job Skills Training Program, the course of study must be State of Indiana approved (DWD/WIOA) as well as: • Consistent with the interests and aptitude indicated on the Career Assessment. • In an area of the local job market with employment opportunities. • Within an acceptable commuting distance from the participant’s residence. • If eligible, participants must apply for Financial Aid such as Pell Grants, etc.

IMPACT Policy will review, pre-approve, and make a determination on all submitted training requests. Approved trainings must be documented in case notes.

The training may not exceed sixteen (16) weeks and may include post-secondary certificate programs consisting of several short-term classes required for certification or licensure.

Counting Job Skills Training Hours: • TANF and SNAP recipients must track “actual time” spent in JST activities. • Hours are to be recorded on the Client Attendance Report; signed and dated by instructor; and • submitted to case manager weekly. • Participants may report classroom hours plus homework time, if applicable, or “hours only.”

When course credits are assigned to short term skills training and certification programs, the total number of weekly homework hours required or advised in writing by the instructor/trainer, may not exceed the scheduled weekly course credits or class hours, and participants must maintain a “passing grade” according to the standards of the institution providing the training.

Participants who fail to complete their FSSA Funded Job Skills Training assignment may be subject to a case review to determine their eligibility for future training. 2540.10.50 VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING (C)

For TANF, Vocational Educational Training (12-month lifetime limit per individual) refers to short- term educational programs that are directly related to the preparation of individuals for employment in current or emerging occupations requiring training. The training may last from a few days or weeks up to a maximum of twelve months and must be accredited or licensed by the appropriate State agency and be approved for federal and State grants.

Prior to approving Vocational Educational Training, the IMPACT case manager must determine if there is a reasonable expectation of new or upgraded employment in current or emerging occupations requiring training and document this in the SSP.

Recipients who have used their 24-month time limit for cash benefits, may participate in Vocational Educational Training if they have an open TANF case and are cooperating with IMPACT requirements.