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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Title IV-A State Plan
23 ► A valid WEP placement must meet the following: ► The work experience training benefits the participant ► Trainees do not displace regular employees ► Trainees are not entitled to a job after training is completed ► Trainees are not paid ► The WEP Training Site Agency must provide sufficient training to ensure development of appropriate and specific skills, provide new tasks after each skill is mastered, provide intensive participant instruction and supervision at all times, and derive no immediate advantage from trainees’ activities ► Job search and job readiness assistance is allowed for a maximum of six (6) weeks per federal fiscal year with only four (4) weeks being consecutive ► Job Readiness is pre-employment preparation which helps prepare participants for working and becoming marketable as an employee by assuring that participants are familiar with general workplace expectations
► Job search is a structured activity for seeking employment with potential employers for participants who are job ready based on the needs of the participant ► Community service is a structured program in which participants perform work for the direct benefit of the community under the sponsorship of public or nonprofit organizations including, but not limited to churches, the Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, public schools, and local government ► Vocational training provides training directly related to the preparation for employment, not to exceed twelve (12) months ► Providing child care assistance to a KWP participant participating in a DocuSign Envelope ID: BCAE5958-05F7-4630-9CB0-C6ACABA180AA