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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? BEST and NDWORKS case managers conduct employability assessments on participants. SPACES provides family composition, financial education, health, employment education, housing and transportation assessments for E&T case managers to use. BEST assessments are conducted during orientation. Participants can receive a hard copy of their assessment at the time of orientation. The assessment is in a PDF format, so can be printed and completed by hand, or completed electronically and emailed. BEST participants complete an assessment questionnaire for identifying skills, work history and barriers plus an online Career Test that assists with identifying careers that fit their personality. The assessments are typically done via telephone or email. However, they can be done by the participant individually outside of the office, using the office resource area, via telephone or email with the assistance of the BEST case manager. The BEST case manager assists the client with any barriers in completing the BEST assessments. NDWORKS completes a family composition, financial education, health, employment education, housing and transportation assessments within the first seven days of receiving the referral. NDWORKS participants typically complete their assessments face to face using paper and computer resources. They determine how assessments will be completed according to the needs and comfort level of each participant. Describe the assessment. List the tools used in the assessment. There is an assessment form built into SPACES. This is utilized by both BEST and NDWORKS. Both contractors also have their assessments that they complete in addition to the SPACES one. NDWORKS completes an additional vocational assessment. 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan ND FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-northdakotafy26stateplan//index.html 24/71