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TANF Section, WIOA Combined Plan Modifications 2026

7 least once every six months, and may be updated more frequently if individual circumstances change. (See W-2 Manual Chapter 6.)

W-2 Program Paid and Unpaid Placements The W-2 program has paid placements in which the participant receives a monthly payment, a subsidized employment placement in which the participant receives a subsidized wage, and unpaid placements in which the participant receives case management services only. Every applicant and participant is assigned to a placement to meet his or her individual needs. The W-2 program has multiple placements to meet the needs of eligible parents with varying skills and circumstances.

W-2 Paid Placements The W-2 program’s paid placements are: Community Service Job (CSJ); W-2 Transition (W-2 T); Custodial Parent of an Infant (CMC); and At-Risk Pregnancy (ARP). 1. CSJ placements are for individuals who need to develop basic skills and work habits in a work training environment. Two-third, one-half, and one-third time CSJ placements may be used for individuals already working part-time who need to develop additional skills for full-time employment. CSJ participants are expected to complete 40 hours of activities per week but can be assigned fewer hours depending on the participant’s circumstances. Of these 40 hours, up to 10 hours per week can be in education and training activities. CSJ work training hours countable toward the maximum 40 hours of activity as approved by the FEP may include: • Work experience; • Training activities conducted at the CSJ work training site; • Other assigned work training activities, such as: o Job search activities; o Vocational rehabilitation; and o Meetings with child support agency staff, social workers, health care professionals or other meetings approved by the FEP and necessary to prepare a participant for employment. Training Activities CSJ participants are expected to complete 40 hours of activities per week but can be assigned fewer hours depending on the participant’s circumstances. Of these 40 hours, up to 10 hours per week can be in education and training activities. The following are considered education and training activities (education and training can be up to 10 hours of the total 40 hours/week of activities) for W-2 participants: • A course of study meeting the standards established under Wis. Stats. § 115.29(4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation. • English-as-a-Second Language. Adult basic education courses. • Technical college courses and other educational courses that provide an occupational skill. • Employer-sponsored training. W-2 agencies coordinate with technical colleges to offer certified (or diploma/degree) training programs, and also 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 include, but are not limited to: