8.2.2.2.1 Allowable Education and Training Activity Types

The following types of activities are allowable under the education and training hours for CSJ and W-2 T participants.

W-2 Education

A course of study meeting the high school graduation equivalency standards established under Wis. Stat. s. 115.29(4).

English as a Second Language.

Adult Basic Education courses.

W-2 agencies may coordinate with the Wisconsin Technical College System , the University of Wisconsin System, or other educational programs to provide a variety of Adult Basic Education opportunities including literacy skills and remedial math courses.

The W-2 activity codes associated with these education activities include:

Adult Basic Education (BE);

English as a Second Language (EL);

General Educational Development (GED);

High School Equivalency Diploma (HE);

Literacy Skills (LS); and

Regular School (RS).

The following activities may be assigned under these activities and tracked for attendance purposes:

Class time;

Supervised study time;

Up to one hour of unsupervised study time for each hour of class time.

A statement from the educational program indicating the amount of study time required must be used to determine the appropriate assignment of hours. This statement can come in the form of, but is not limited to:

A syllabus;

Course description; or

Note from the educational program.

EX AMPLE : Kalid is in a CSJ placement and is enrolled in an adult basic education course at the local technical college where the instructor recommends up to three hours of study time per hour of class time.

Kalid’s FEP assigns three hours of unsupervised study time to match Kalid’s three hours of in class time.

Because Kalid is in a CSJ placement, he can spend up to four hours in supervised study time for a total of 10 hours per week of education and training activities.

For more information on W-2 activities, see Activity Codes Appendix .

W-2 Training

Technical college courses and other educational courses that provide an occupational skill.

Employer-sponsored training.

W-2 agencies can coordinate with technical colleges to offer certified (or diploma/degree) training programs, and work directly with employers to develop on-site training opportunities.

These training courses must be tied directly to occupations for which there are job openings in the community. Examples may include:

Basic welding;

Data entry;

Certified nursing assistants;

Utility installation;

Administrative professional (e.g., administrative assistant, office manager, billing personnel etc.);

Food preparation/culinary arts;

Electronic assembly;

Child care;

Press production;

Construction;

Entrepreneurial/small business; and

Hospitality training.

The W-2 activity code associated with these training activities is Job Skills Training (JS).

The following activities may be assigned under Job Skills Training (JS) and tracked for attendance purposes:

Class time;

Supervised study time;

Up to one hour of unsupervised study time for each hour of class time.

A statement from the educational program indicating the amount of study time required must be used to determine the appropriate assignment of hours.

If these activities are not available through the Job Center or other community resources, W-2 agencies must take responsibility for funding these services if assigned as a required activity, with the exception of a full-time technical college program. (See 8.2.2.5 )