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A-82120 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence 16 May 01 MTL 01/16 If the participant fails to demonstrate satisfactory progress at the end of a quarter or semester (ie. 2.0+ or alphabetic grade of C or better) the case worker must use a heightened standard of verifying hours of education, e.g., requiring signed attendance sheets with third-party verification. ● Monitored study sessions where hours of participation can be documented can be counted in this activity. One hour of unsupervised homework time may count for each hour of classroom or distance learning time. Hours cannot exceed the hours required or advised by a particular educational program. ● No more than 12-months of Vocational Education will be reported for any individual. ● The case manager must document in OASIS the specific occupation for which the client is being trained. 821.4.7.2 Verification ● Time sheets are maintained by the client and/or instructor and are signed by the instructor or other authorized representative of the training institution. ● Electronic records of daily class attendance maintained and submitted by the educational institution. ● Contracted training vendors submit signed attendance and participation hours via fax or email. Documentation must be available in the case file to support all actual hours of participation claimed in the monthly OASIS Calendar.  The Division may make space available for clients to use for completing study/homework. This time will be monitored and documented by Divisional staff.  For unsupervised homework, a statement from the educational program indicating the amount of homework required must be in the file.  In cases where the individual is participating in a distance learning program, via internet or video conferencing, documentation issued by the distance learning institution verifying that the student attended the session is acceptable. This documentation may include the attendance records or log- on and log-off records available on-line or in an electronic format. • If the DWSS case manager is providing the daily responsibility for

oversight of the individuals participation the monthly contact requirement

must be narrated in the OASIS case system indicating satisfactory

progress, support service needs and career planning. Verification documents are to be kept in the casefile.