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ASSESSMENT Does the State require or provide an assessment? Yes No Who conducts the assessment? Select all that apply. State Agency E&T Provider Self-Assessment Intermediary Local Office Other When are participants assessed? Contracted SNAP Path to Work providers are required to assess potential participants as part of the provider screening/intake process unless the participant has been assessed previously by the provider and has engaged in the provider’s services within the last 90 days. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. DTA does not dictate, however, the method of assessment. Some providers enter the client responses to assessment questions on PATH while speaking with the client. Others complete the paper version of DTA’s assessment with the client and subsequently enter responses on PATH. In many cases, providers use their own assessments that include the information required by DTA, entering the required information on PATH as part of the formal enrollment process. Through this assessment the provider explores and records information about the participant’s employment status, education level, technical skills and certifications, licenses, marketable skills and other qualifications, areas of interest, barriers to working or training, languages the participant speaks, reads and/or writes, and how the he or she learned about the SNAP Path to Work program. Assessment data is stored on the PATH system and can be accessed by State and provider staff who have PATH privileges. Provider staff can only access the participation data of clients for whom they have a valid PSI form. Depending on the nature of the program, many providers also conduct more robust assessments and/or testing as part of their intake process and/or ongoing services. Some examples of provider issued assessments include TABE testing, ACT WorkKeys Curriculum, ACT WorkKeys - National Career Readiness Certificate, writing samples, ESOL Oral Placement Tests, and other tools to assess math, literacy, and/or language skills, job readiness, and training specific readiness. Links: TABE testing: https://tabetest.com/ ACT WorkKeys Curriculum: https://success.act.org/s/topic/0TO1B000000UBjQWAW/act-workkeys-curriculum ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/act-workkeys/act-workkeys- ncrc.html Does the assessment result in the completion of an individual employment plan? Yes No 1/29/26, 8:19 AM State Plan MA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mafy26stateplan//index.html 36/167