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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: WORK READINESS TRAINING Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Work Readiness provides participants with the skills needed to join the workforce and stay employed. Training includes essential soft skills, effective and appropriate communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, work preparedness and appropriate dress. Virtual interview skills are now an added component as much of the process has become computer based. Participants learn how to develop a resume for uploading interview preparation and effective interview techniques for virtual interviews. Participants also learn about the application process, practice mock interviews and are instructed in the basic computer skills needed to complete job applications. All providers are being encouraged to add a digital literacy and technical troubleshooting aspect to this training. Digital literacy continues to be a requirement for all E&T providers. Providers offer the standard of NorthStar Digital Literacy. Advancing digital equity is also a focus. Most providers are loaning laptops and hotspots for programming. Participants receive ongoing career counseling, advising, and job search support, and evaluation and assessment of competencies, and receive individualized assistance to tailor resumes and cover letters for specific jobs. Case management to address barriers to employment is ongoing. When available, participants are matched with appropriate jobs with E&T subcontractors’ employer partners. All providers are required to offer work readiness training. Those included here offer it as a standalone component. The remaining providers offer work readiness as a part of either a basic education, or vocational component. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Criteria for participation Basic educational requirements for this component are 3rd grade math and 5th grade reading. Participants are accepted who are planning to engage in a job search or vocational training Will this component be offered statewide? Yes No 1/29/26, 9:35 AM State Plan RI FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-rify26stateplan//index.html 52/89