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NO-SHOW

When a participant fails to show for an appointment or work activity assignment. See Chapter 11, Conciliation.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT)

A work activity in which an individual is employed by a public or private employer, and while engaged in productive work, he/she receives training that provides the knowledge or skills essential to full and satisfactory job performance. The employer is reimbursed by the State for the cost of training and supervision given to the participant. In Mississippi, OJT is provided through the local WIOA organization and/or other sources. OJT participants are considered to be in unsubsidized employment and may lose eligibility for TANF benefits. See Chapter 9, TANF Work Activities Defined.

ORIENTATION

A meeting, conducted in an individual or group setting, where potential TWP participants learn about the requirements of the TANF Work Program. See Chapter 8, Orientation.

PARTICIPANT

A participant is a TANF recipient who has completed the TWP intake process and is participating in TANF Work Program. See Chapter 8, Intake Activities.

PARTICIPATION

The number of hours per week an individual participates in a work activity. The minimum number of hours required to count in the federal participation calculation is mandated by federal law. Currently the minimum weekly requirement is 30 hours per week for all families (20 hours if the family has a child in the case under 6) and 35 hours per week for two-parent families. However, since federally funded child care assistance is available to TWP participants, the mandated weekly requirement for two-parent families is 55 hours per week. See Chapter 12, Federal Reports.

PARTICIPATION RATE

The percentage of TANF recipients that must satisfactorily participate in the TANF Work Program in order for MDHS to receive enhanced federal funding. See Chapter 12, Federal