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MISSISSIPPI 9101 referrals through the local WIN Job Center or other job skills training programs. Post-secondary education programs that lead to an advanced degree and are directly related to employment can be defined as job skills training directly related to employment. The following minimum requirements must be met in order for post-secondary education to be defined as job skills training directly related to employment:

ACTIVITES DEFINED]

Revised 08-01-12

1. The degree the individual is pursuing must be needed to obtain employment or for advancement opportunities with the individual’s current component provider; and 2. The individual is employed and meeting the twenty (20) hour per week core participation requirement; or 3. The individual is assigned to and meeting participation (20 or more hours per week) in a core activity that is directly related to the post-secondary education course of study. For example, an individual pursuing a degree in education must be assigned to work experience (AWEP) at a school, library, etc.; and 4. The individual’s employment and educational goal in the EDP is consistent with the assigned TWP work activities. NOTE: Job skill training is only countable in the participation rate calculation after the participant has met the minimum 20-hour per week requirement in an allowable “core” work activity, e.g., unsubsidized employment, work experience, on-the-job training, job readiness/job search, community service, vocational education, etc. Attendance Reporting and Monitoring Participant attendance data for job skills training activities coordinated through the Division of Economic Assistance, Job Development Unit, will be documented via form MDHS-EA-356BD, TWP Sign-In Sheet Biweekly Attendance Report. The training instructor/supervisor will sign the time sheets to validate the data and submit the forms to the case manager as requested. The MDHS case manager will use the daily sign-in sheets to compile a MDHS-EA-356A, Work Program