WIOA Title I-A & I-B Policy & Procedure Manual

Participation-Causing Services Guidance

Effective date: March 16, 2021

ASSET, the state's Management Information System, automatically determines the status of individuals based on services recorded. When an individual receives a participation-causing service, their status changes from a reportable to WIOA Title I-B program participant. The table, below, outlines whether an ASSET service is or is not a participation-causing service.

ASSET Service Name	Participation-Causing Service
BASIC CAREER SERVICES – SELF/INFORMATIONAL
Financial Aid Information	No
Information about Eligible Training Program (ETPs)	No
Information on Local Area Performance	No
Intake and Orientation	No
Job Requirements Information	No
Labor Market Information (includes the following subcategories): Info on in-demand occupations/sectors Info on non-traditional occupations Other LMI	No
Referral (includes the following subcategories): Referral to Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Services Referral to Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist Referral to Federal Training (WIOA Title I, TAA, Adult Education, Vocational Rehab, Job Corps) Referral to other WIOA program (services other than training) Referral to local bonding coordinator for Federal Bonding Program Referral for a supportive service to community programs/services Referral for a supportive service to a State or Federal public assistance program Other Referral	No
BASIC CAREER SERVICES – STAFF ASSISTED
Eligibility Determination	No
Financial Aid Application Assistance	Yes
Initial Assessment of Interests, Skill Level & Supportive Service Needs	Yes
Job Referral/Placement Assistance	Yes
Job Search Assistance (includes the following subcategories): Information about a specific job vacancy appropriate for the participant Development of a job search plan Job search workshop Job finding club Other job search assistance	Yes
Resume Development	Yes
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claim Assistance	Yes
INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES
Career Planning	Yes
Comprehensive Individualized or Specialized Assessment	Yes
Disaster-Relief Employment	Yes
English Language Learning	Yes
Financial Literacy Services	Yes
Group Employment Counseling	Yes
IEP Development or Review (includes the following subcategories): IEP Development IEP Review	Yes
Individual Employment Counseling	Yes
Integrated Education and Training Programs	Yes
Job Development	Yes
Out of Area Job Search Assistance	Yes
Out of Area Relocation Assistance	Yes
Short-term Pre-vocational Services	Yes
Work Experience (includes the following subcategories): Internship Job Shadowing Transitional Job Other Work Experience	Yes
Workforce Preparation	Yes
NEEDS RELATED PAYMENTS
Needs Related Payment	No
PARTNER PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Not Applicable	No
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Childcare Assistance	No
Housing Assistance	No
Other Support Services Assistance	No
Transportation Assistance	No
TRAINING SERVICES
Adult Education and Literacy	Yes
Apprenticeship Training	Yes
Combined Workplace Skills Training & Related Instruction	Yes
Customized Training	Yes
English Language Instruction	Yes
Entrepreneurial Training	Yes
Job Readiness Training	Yes
Occupational Classroom	Yes
On-The-Job Training	Yes
YOUTH PROGAM PRE-ENROLLMENT SERVICES
Eligibility Determination	No
Individual Service Strategy (ISS) Development	No
Objective Assessment	No
YOUTH PROGRAM ELEMENTS
Adult Mentoring	Yes
Alternative Secondary School or Dropout Recovery Services	Yes
Career Awareness, Exploration, and Counseling	Yes
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling	Yes
Education Offered Concurrently with Workforce Preparation Activities for a Specific Occupation	Yes
Entrepreneurial Skills Training	Yes
Financial Literacy Education	Yes
Incentives	Yes
Individual Service Strategy (ISS) Review	No
Leadership Development	Yes
Occupational Skills Training	Yes
Postsecondary preparation and transition activities	Yes
Supportive Services	Yes
Tutoring, Study Skills Training, Dropout Prevention	Yes
Work Experience: Employment Opportunity	Yes
Work Experience: Internship	Yes
Work Experience: Job Shadowing	Yes
Work Experience: On-the-Job Training	Yes
Work Experience: Pre-apprenticeship Programs	Yes

Participant

For the Adult Program and the Dislocated Worker Program, a participant is a reportable individual who has received services other than self-service or information-only services or activities, after satisfying all applicable programmatic requirements for the provision of services, such as eligibility determination. For the Youth Program, a participant is a reportable individual who has satisfied all applicable program requirements for the provision of services, including eligibility determination, an objective assessment, and development of an individual service strategy, and has received one of the 14 Youth Program elements.

ASSET, the state's management information system, automatically determines the status of individuals based on the services recorded.

20 CFR § 677.150(a);
TEGL 10-16, Attachment I, p. 3

Reportable Individual

For all WIOA Title I-B programs, a reportable individual is an individual who has taken actions that demonstrate an intent to use program services and who meets specific reporting criteria of the program including:

Individuals who provide identifying information;
Individuals who only use the self-service system; or
Individuals who only receive information-only services or activities.

20 CFR § 677.150(b);
TEGL 10-16, Attachment I, p. 4

ASSET, the state's management information system, automatically determines the status of individuals based on the services recorded.

For the purposes of the Reportable Individual definition, the following definitions apply:

Self-service System: Under WIOA, the self-service system is utilized when individuals independently access any workforce development system program's information and activities in either a physical location, such as a one-stop center resource room or partner agency, or remotely via the use of electronic technologies.

20 CFR § 677.150(a)(3)(ii)(A)

Information-only services or activities: Information-only services or activities provide readily available information that does not require an assessment by a staff member of the individual's skills, education, or career objectives.

TEGL 10-16, Attachment I, p. 3