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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? The initial assessment occurs as part of the orientation process and additional assessments will occur once the individual enrolls in FAP E&T and throughout participation as needed. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. The MWAs are responsible for ensuring each participant receives a thorough assessment to evaluate the participant’s skills, educational level, prior work experience, barriers to employment, employability, and whether the participant speaks English as a second language before assigning appropriate activities. Methods of assessment include structured interviews, paper and pencil tests, computerized tests, performance tests (e.g., skills and/or work samples, including those that measure interest and capability to train in non- traditional employment), behavioral observations, interest and/or attitude inventories, career guidance instruments, aptitude tests, and basic skills tests. The following tools will be used by one or more of the E&T providers: Strong Interest Inventory (SII); Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS); Interest Determination, Exploration and Assessment System (IDEAS); Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator; Holland’s Self- Directed Search; Arizona Self Sufficiency Matrix, Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment, WorkKeys Assessments; COPS-P System; Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE); Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS); CareerScope; Wonderlic General Assessment of Instructional Needs (GAIN) Test, and Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT). 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mify26stateplan//index.html 32/181