Summary
PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER (DW) GRANTS IS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND HELP EMPLOYERS MEET THEIR WORKFORCE NEEDS. WHEN INDIVIDUALS BECOME DISLOCATED WORKERS BECAUSE OF JOB LOSS, MASS LAYOFFS, GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS OR TRANSITIONS IN ECONOMIC SECTORS, THE WIOA DW PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO ASSIST THEM IN REENTERING THE WORKFORCE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: WIOA SPECIFIES THAT MOST DW SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER NETWORK, ALSO KNOWN AS ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS. UNDER THE DW PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE CAREER SERVICES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: BASIC AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES. WHILE SOME JOB SEEKERS MAY ONLY NEED SELF-SERVICE OR OTHER BASIC CAREER SERVICES SUCH AS LABOR EXCHANGE SERVICES, OTHERS MAY NEED MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, SUCH AS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE CAREER PLANNING, AND DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT PLAN OUTLINING NEEDS AND GOALS OF THE JOB SEEKER. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO R
