Program areas at Eastern Indiana Works
The dislocated workers program provides training, job search and other assistance for workers who have been laid off or are about to be laid off. Each state's allotment is based on the state's share of total unemployed, the state's share of excess unemployed and the state's share of long-term unemployed.
The adult services program provides individualized career and training services to help job seekers who are at least 18 years old. Priority is given to low-income individuals, low-skilled individuals and recipients of public assistance. Each state's allotment is based on the state's share of total unemployment, the state's share of unemployed greater than 4.5 percent and the state's share of economically disadvantaged adults.
The youth services program serves eligible youth, ages 14-24, who face barriers to education, training and employment. Focusing primarily on out-of-school youth, state allotments are based on the state's share of total unemployment, the state's share of excess unemployed and the state's share of economically disadvantage youth.
Jobs for america's graduates (jag) is a state-based, national non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students of promise who have experienced challenging or traumatic life experiences achieve success through graduation. Jag is a resiliency-building workforce preparation program that helps students learn in-demand employability skills and provides a bridge to post-secondary education and career advancement opportunities. Jag students receive adult mentoring while in school and one year of follow-up counseling after graduation. Indiana's program consistently graduates approximately 95 percent of participants and many students choose to continue their education after high school. The jag program is funded through grants provided by the Indiana department of workforce development.
The wagner-peyser program is a nationwide labor- exchange program that provides services to both job seekers and employers free of charge. State allocations are based on the state's share of the civilian labor force and the state's share of total unemployment.
Unemployment insurance, or ui, is a program jointly financed through federal and state employer payroll taxes. The federal unemployment tax is used to fund state workforce agencies. The state unemployment tax is used solely for the payment of benefits to eligible unemployed workers.in order to continue to receive ui payments, participants must participate in programs that assist them with finding a job. The reemployment services and eligibility assessment, or reaea, program is a state formula grant program to assist individuals receiving ui benefits with reemployment. Federal funds are allocated based on prior year ui payments and proposals submitted by states.
Other program activities:the adult education and literacy programs help adults learn basic skills including reading, writing, math, english language proficiency and problem solving needed to be productive workers. State allocations are based on each state's share of adults who lack a high school diploma or the equivalent who are not enrolled in school.the trade adjustment assistance, or taa, program assists u.s. workers who have lost their jobs as a result of foreign trade and is authorized by the trade adjustment assistance reauthorization act of 2015. The program is funded by the federal government and administered by state agencies through the workforce systems and unemployment insurance programs. Benefits provided under taa include training and employment services, and weekly income support payments. Funds for taa employment and training services are allocated to states based on a formula that considers past and anticipated future program usage. The income support and wage insurance programs are administered through local job centers, similar to the unemployment insurance system, with funding provided via the department of labor.pre-ets services are specifically provided to students with disabilities. A student with a disability, includes students in secondary school between the ages of 14 through the school year in which the student becomes 22. Services include job exploration counseling, work-based learning, counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs at institutions of higher education, workplace readiness training to develop social skills and independent living, instruction in self-advocacy.coronavirus relief - to accelerate Indiana's economic and workforce recovery from covid-19, the state is dedicating federal funding available through the coronavirus aid, recovery and economic security (cares) act to provide access to short-term education and training opportunities provided by training providers through an expanded next level jobs (nlj) program. The purpose of this grant is to provide access to outstanding education and training for hoosiers to earn a high-value certificate in one of Indiana's in demand, high-growth job fields through the expanded workforce ready grant-rapid recovery program. The expanded and approved programs have been targeted for maximum potential to aid in the economic recovery of the state.