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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: WORK READINESS TRAINING Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Work Readiness Training (EPWRT) is a structured, short-term component that prepares individuals for employment by building both cognitive and soft skills. Participants receive training in workplace wellness, relapse prevention, digital literacy, financial literacy, communication, and employment readiness. Instruction covers reading comprehension, applied mathematics, problem-solving, and critical thinking, along with adaptability, integrity, teamwork, time management, and conflict resolution. Relapse prevention and wellness discussions may be included as employability skill-building, but they must remain secondary to other work readiness content. Direct treatment services (such as counseling, therapy, or rehabilitation) are not allowable or billable to SNAP E&T. Participants identified as needing clinical services will be referred to appropriate licensed providers, in line with SNAP E&T guidance. By addressing both cognitive and non-cognitive skills, the program equips participants to navigate the workplace environment, maintain steady employment, and achieve self-sufficiency. Level of Effort: Participants may engage in Work Readiness Training for up to 120 hours per month, with participation limited to a maximum of 6 months. The actual duration may vary depending on participant needs and provider capacity, but all training is structured, short-term, and designed to prepare participants for employment or additional SNAP E&T components. All Work Readiness Training providers must: • Accept only SNAP E&T participants referred by the State agency. • Conduct an initial skills and barriers assessment to guide individualized training plans. • Provide structured instruction addressing workplace and soft skills, including relapse prevention and wellness discussions where appropriate. • Maintain attendance and progress records, and submit monthly reports to the State agency. • Limit participation to no more than 6 months per participant. • Inform participants of supportive services available to facilitate participation. • Direct Service Expectation: Work Readiness Training providers are expected to directly deliver the majority of services outlined in their work plan. Providers may not primarily function as intermediaries by subcontracting or referring out most services. • Comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, SNAP E&T, and reporting requirements. • Direct Service Expectation: Contracted providers or their approved subcontractors are expected to do the work themselves and directly deliver the majority of services. Providers acting only as pass-throughs are not consistent with the intent of SNAP E&T, unless otherwise approved by the State Agency in the provider’s work plan and/or contract. 1/29/26, 9:31 AM State Plan OK FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-okfy26stateplan//index.html 75/156