3320 Secondary Employment Services Activities for TANF- In order to meet work requirements, clients need to meet at least 30 hours of participation per week, at least 20 hours of which need to be primary and 10 hours may be primary or secondary activities. Two-parent households need to meet at least 55 combined hours of participation per week, at least 50 hours of which need to be primary and 5 hours may be primary or secondary activities. The following activities meet the federal definition of secondary work participation.
3320.1 Job Skills Training (TANF only) - Training or education for job skills required by an employer to provide an individual with the ability to obtain employment or to advance or adapt to the changing demands of the workplace.
The following may be considered Job Skills Training:
Literacy Instruction;
Customized Training (i.e. a nontransferable
skill);
Limited Post Secondary Attendance
leading to an Associate degree;
Language Instruction Focused on Skills for Employment.
Supervision Requirement: Daily supervision which means daily oversight of the client’s participation, not necessarily daily in-person contact.
Documentation Requirement: Every 2 weeks
3320.2 Education Directly Related to Employment (TANF
only) - Education related to a specific occupation,
job, or job offer.
The following may be considered Education Directly Related to Employment:
ABE;
ESL; or
Other courses designed to provide knowledge and skills for specific occupations or work settings.
NOTE: Teen parents who are 18 or 19 without a high school diploma or GED will meet the federal work participation requirement if the teen is participating in ABE or ESL for a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Supervision Requirement: Daily supervision which means daily oversight of the client’s participation, not necessarily daily in-person contact.
Documentation Requirement: Every 2 weeks
3320.3 Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School or in a GED Program - Regular attendance, in accordance with the requirements of the secondary school or course of study, at a secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate.
This includes:
NOTE: All TANF teen parents under age 20 without a high school diploma or GED meet the federal work participation requirement if the teen is satisfactorily participating in high school or a GED program. The hours of satisfactory attendance in a GED program is the equivalent of the hours offered by the local GED program unless the client has other limiting factors that hinder participation.
Supervision Requirement: Daily supervision means daily oversight of the client’s participation, not necessarily daily in-person contact.
Documentation Requirement: Every 2 weeks