8.2.2.4 Combining Aggregated Education and Training with Prorated CSJ Policy

A prorated CSJ placement is appropriate for individuals who are:

Working in an unsubsidized job less than 30 hours per week; and

Identified, through an informal assessment, to have barriers that prevent them from obtaining an additional unsubsidized job or from increasing the number of hours in their current job.

See 7.4.1 for additional characteristics of an employed individual who may be appropriate for a prorated CSJ.

In some cases, these individuals may benefit from an intensive short-term training program using the aggregated education and training policy. (See 8.2.2.3 )

When combining the prorated CSJ policy and the aggregated education and training policy, the total hours of participation, including unsubsidized employment, must not exceed 40 hours per week.

EXAMPLE : Laura works 15 hours per week at a local restaurant. The FEP discusses Laura’s employability options and determines that she would benefit from additional training to expand her options for full-time employment. The FEP assigns her to a half-time CSJ.

A prorated CSJ would normally require Laura to participate 11 to 15 hours in work training and up to 10 hours of education and training per week. But Laura would like to participate in a certificate program on Medical Billing offered through the local technical college. The 16-week certificate program requires Laura to be in the classroom 14 hours per week. In addition, her instructor provides a written statement estimating that Laura will need to spend an additional six hours per week studying.

Laura’s total aggregated education and training hours over the 16-week timeframe is 320 hours (20 hours per week x 16 weeks) of education and training.

In addition to her training activity, the FEP assigns Laura to 5 hours per week of work experience at a site specifically related to the training. Laura is participating a total of 40 hours (15 hours in unsubsidized employment, 20 hours in education and training and 5 hours in work experience). Laura meets the requirements of the prorated CSJ policy while also benefiting from the aggregated education and training policy.