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3. Have been employed in the last 12 months in a job lasting at least five months; and 4. Show no signs of physical, emotional, or other family problems which may interfere with job readiness activities.

B. Level 2 job ready participants: 1. Are those job ready individuals who do not meet the level 1 criteria. (Example: High school graduate with no work experience); or 2. A person who has worked 12 months in the last 24 months, but all jobs has lasted less than three months.

2. Job Ready Client Referral The following referrals may be appropriate for Job Ready clients: A. Employed full-time 1. Career advancement activities 2. Referral to the Workforce Consultant (WFC) 3. Referral to other TANF work components as deemed appropriate

B. Employed part-time or Unemployed 1. TANF activities to assist in gaining full-time employment and/or meet full TANF participation 2. On-the-Job Training (OJT) 3. Work Experience (WKEP) 4. Community Service 5. Referral to WFC 6. Referral to Job Readiness or EMPP activities 7. Referral to other TANF work components as deemed appropriate

3. Non-Job Ready Referrals The following referrals may be appropriate for non-job ready clients: A. Individuals currently enrolled in education or training activities must be given options of part-time employment, EMPP, WKEP, OJT or Community Service activities needed to meet TANF participation requirements.

B. Individuals not enrolled in countable activities should be referred to appropriate component activities as identified. A participant who is assessed to be limited in English proficiency to the extent that it is identified on the IEP as a barrier to employment will be referred to adult education or area technical colleges for an English as a Second Language course.