MFIP
MFIP is funded by this federal block grant program.
What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
DW participants may be eligible for this kind of temporary financial help while in training.
What are Support Services.
Youth programs divided participants into these two categories based on age and school status.
What are In-School Youth and Out-of-School Youth?
These organizations serve as the front line of public workforce development in local communities.
What are CareerForce Centers.
What is the maximum number of ESST hours a worker can earn in a year under Minnesota law.
What is 48 hours?
This program offers subsidized employment opportunities to help participants build work history and increase employability.
What is the Work Experience Program.
This DW funding stream targets workers laid off due to international trade impacts.
What is the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs.
This online system is used across Minnesota to document services and outcomes for our programs.
What is WorkForce One.
This type of training occurs on the job while a person is working and learning simultaneously.
What is On-the-Job-Training (OJT).
This budgeting method uses income over half-year period to determine MFIP grant amounts.
What is 6-Month Prospective Budgeting.
DW participants must be exited from the program within this timeframe if no services have been received.
What is 90 days.
Under WIOA, youth performance outcomes are tracked in these three primary areas.
What are employment/education rate, credential attainment, and measurable skills gains (MSG)?
A MFIP participant can be referred to this specialized track if they have significant barriers like mental health, chemical dependency or cannot work.
What is the Family Stabilization Services (FSS).
A DW training plan must demonstrate these three key criteria for approval.
What are in-demand occupations, appropriate training provider, and job placement potential?
This form, previously used to report changes in household composition and inform, is no longer required as of recent MFIP policy updates.
What is a Household Report Form (HRF).
What law requires Rapid Response services for large layoffs or closures.
What is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act?