 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
The Georgia Mountains Workforce Investment Area 2 office receives its
funding from federal funds that have been allocated to the State of
Georgia. All customers must be determined suitable for WIA-funded
services by a WIA staff member. Suitability is determined by examining
some or all of the following items:
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides funding for the following
three groups:
funding from federal funds that have been allocated to the State of
Georgia. All customers must be determined suitable for WIA-funded
services by a WIA staff member. Suitability is determined by examining
some or all of the following items:
- Length of training program
- Financial aid award/denial
- Household budget
- Support system
- Reliable transportation
- Assessment scores/program choice
- Current marketable skills
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides funding for the following
three groups:
| Adults |
| Dislocated Workers |
| Youth |
Adult - Must be 18 years of age or older, provide documentation to
support the "right to work" as well as compliance with the Selective
Service Act (if applicable). Depending on funding levels, a barrier to
employment may also be required.
Dislocated Worker - Must provide documentation to support the "right to
work" as well as compliance with the Selective Service Act (if applicable).
Must meet one of the following definitions:
A. An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or who has received
a notice of termination or layoff, from employment; is eligible for or has
exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or has been
employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity
at a one-stop center referred to in section 134 (c), attachment to the
workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation that were
not covered under a State unemployment compensation law; and is
unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation;
B. An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or has received a
notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result of any
permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or
enterprise; is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a
general announcement that such facility will close within 180 days; or for
purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services
described in section 134 (d)(4), intensive services described in section
134 (d)(3), or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the
employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close;
C. An individual who was self-employed (including employment as a
farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman), but is unemployed as a result of
general economic conditions in the community in which the individual
resides or because of natural disasters; or
D. An individual who is a displaced homemaker:
Youth - Must be between the ages of 17-21, low-income individual or
member of a low-income family and possess a barrier to employment.
support the "right to work" as well as compliance with the Selective
Service Act (if applicable). Depending on funding levels, a barrier to
employment may also be required.
Dislocated Worker - Must provide documentation to support the "right to
work" as well as compliance with the Selective Service Act (if applicable).
Must meet one of the following definitions:
A. An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or who has received
a notice of termination or layoff, from employment; is eligible for or has
exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or has been
employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity
at a one-stop center referred to in section 134 (c), attachment to the
workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation that were
not covered under a State unemployment compensation law; and is
unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation;
B. An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or has received a
notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result of any
permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or
enterprise; is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a
general announcement that such facility will close within 180 days; or for
purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services
described in section 134 (d)(4), intensive services described in section
134 (d)(3), or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the
employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close;
C. An individual who was self-employed (including employment as a
farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman), but is unemployed as a result of
general economic conditions in the community in which the individual
resides or because of natural disasters; or
D. An individual who is a displaced homemaker:
- a. An individual who has been providing unpaid services to family
members in the home, is unemployed or underemployed and is
experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment, and
b. Has been dependant either on public assistance and whose
youngest child is within two years of losing eligibility; or
c. Has been dependant on the income of another family member,
but is no longer supported by that income.
Youth - Must be between the ages of 17-21, low-income individual or
member of a low-income family and possess a barrier to employment.
| Useful Links: |
Eligibility Definitions
