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Limited English Proficiency - the limited ability of a person whose native language is one other than English, or who lives in a family or community environment where a language other than English is the dominant language, to speak or understand the English language.

Local Agency or Local Department - any one of the local social services agencies throughout the Commonwealth that administers the TANF and VIEW programs.

Local VIEW Annual Plan - a yearly plan submitted to the department by each local agency which describes the locality's VIEW program.

Making Good Progress / Satisfactory Progress - A consistent standard of progress based on written guidelines as developed by the educational institution or training agency and measured periodically at intervals of less than one year such as a term or quarter for VIEW clients in educational or training placements.

Minimum Wage - the current minimum wage in Virginia or the minimum wage rate for the state where work activities are performed.

Non-Core Work Activity - The non-core work activities are education below the post secondary level and job skills training.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) - a type of paid employment in which an employer provides training to an employee in order to increase the employee’s skills on the job.

Other Activities - an activity to which a participant may be assigned to increase her employability but which does not meet the definition of a work activity or count in the federal participation rate calculation. “Other locally developed” is the only Other Activity.

Other Locally Developed - an activity developed or used by a local agency to increase a client’s employability, but which does not meet the definition of a work activity, or the definition of post secondary education, and which will not be included in the federal participation rate calculation.

Participant - a TANF or TANF-UP recipient who has signed the Agreement of Personal Responsibility and is participating in the VIEW program.

Part-Time Employment - employment less than 30 hours per week at minimum wage or greater.

Pending - a non-active program component to which a participant who cannot move immediately into an active component is assigned.

Post-Secondary Education - a program of instruction beyond the high school level offered by an institution of higher education as determined by the Secretary of Education in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Public Service Program (PSP) - unpaid work in a public or private non-profit organization designed to improve the employability of the participant while providing a clearly defined public service. Public Service Program placements must be limited to projects that serve a useful community purpose in fields such as health, social service, environmental protection, education, urban and rural development, welfare, recreation, public facilities, public safety, and child care.

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