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weeks. Because Ms. A had four weeks of job search in month 1, her first week of job search in month 2 cannot be counted. She will not count toward the work participation rate for month 2 because her hours for the month will average less than 30 a week.

Month 3: Ms. A works 35 hours per week throughout the month. She counts toward the work participation rate. Example 2: Month 1: Ms. B starts receiving assistance on January 25 and is referred to VIEW. For January, she is included in the denominator, but does not count toward the work participation rate because she has not yet become a VIEW participant and has not been assigned to any activities.

Month 2: On February 13, Ms. B is assessed and assigned to job search. She participates in job search for 36 hours per week for the remainder of February. Her two weeks of job search in February are not enough to allow her to count toward the work participation rate in February.

Month 3: She continues her job search through March 14. Her job search ends and she is assigned to community work experience starting on April 1. Due to the gap in participation between March 14 and April 1, she does not count toward the work participation rate in March because she did not have enough hours of participation to average 30 hours per week.

Example 3: Ms. C participates in unsubsidized employment of 20 hours per week and 15 hours per week in vocational education and training for the entire month. Both are core activities. She counts toward the work participation rate because she has participation of at least 30 hours per week.

Example 4: Ms. D participates in CWEP for 18 hours per week and GED for 17 hours per week in September. Though she participated in activities averaging at least 30 hours per week, she did not have at least 20 hours per week in a core work activity and, therefore, will not count toward the work participation rate.

F. Limitations/Special Provisions

• Vocational education and training may count for only a total of 12 months for any individual. This is a lifetime limit.

• In counting individuals for each participation rate, not more than 30 percent of individuals engaged in work in a month may be included in the numerator because they are: o Participating in vocational educational training; or o Individuals deemed to be engaged in work by participating in educational activities.

• Hours spent in post-secondary education not directly related to employment do not count toward the work participation rate.

• An individual's participation in job search and job readiness assistance counts for a maximum of 120/180 hours in any 12-month period. At any time, only four weeks of job readiness/job search may be consecutive.

G. Data Reporting

Data from the VaCMS is sent to the federal government on a quarterly basis. It is very important that all information in the VaCMS is accurate and entered in a timely manner. Actual hours of participation are to

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