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A participant may count hours engaged in self-employment when the participant is meeting

the full work requirement with hours in self-employment or in self-employment combined with hours in other countable work activities.

Participants may count toward their work requirement hours engaged in self-employment when: • The hours the participant claims as engaged in self-employment are either verifiable as specified in Vermont's federally approved work verification plan or net the participant the Vermont minimum wage after business costs calculated consistent with Reach Up financial eligibility rules

Subsidized Private Employment

Subsidized private employment is a core activity. Subsidized private employment is a job in the private sector that pays wages that are subsidized with Reach Up or other public funds or for which the employer receives a subsidy from TANF or other public funds to offset some or all of the wages and costs of employing a participant. Subsidized employment includes supported employment for individuals who have disabilities when it is supported with TANF or public funds.

Subsidized Public Employment

Subsidized public employment is a core activity. Subsidized public employment is the same as subsidized private employment in all respects except that the job is in a public sector employment setting.

On-the-Job Training

On-the-job training is a core activity. On-the-job training means training in the public or private sector that is given to a paid employee while he or she is engaged in productive work and that provides knowledge and skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.