Welfare Transition Program - iCareer orientation. The iCareer program is designed to assist job seekers develop individualized career plans.

1. Welfare Transition
Program
iCareer Orientation

2. The Information You Will Learn Today
 Welfare Transition (WT) iCareer Program
 What’s it all about?
 What’s in it for YOU?
 Opportunities
 Services
 Responsibilities

3. What is it all about? iCareer
iCareer is about…
Helping YOU build YOUR career path
through Individualized Career (iCareer)
development activities.

4. Why iCareer?
Have you asked yourself…
 What do YOU want?
 Where do YOU want to go?
 What are YOUR personal goals?
 What do YOU need to do to reach YOUR goals?
 What do YOU want to do?
iCareer can help you find out!

5. WTP iCareer
Opportunities

6. Opportunities…
YOUR Individualized Career (iCareer) is…
 YOUR Opportunity to Build
 YOUR Career Path
 YOUR guide to acquiring in demand job skills
 YOUR future

7. Opportunities…
Working together with YOU to…
 Design a Career Path
 Reinforce Foundational Skills
 Acquire in Demand Job Skills
 Secure High Skill & High Wage Employment
 Identify Career Laddering Opportunities

8. Opportunities…
Assisting YOU to acquire at a minimum
two levels of iCareer Skills.
 Level One - Foundational Skills
 Level Two - Short-Term Certification
 Level Three –
 Vocational Certification
 College Diploma

9. WTP iCareer
Services

10. Services…
Approved Services include:
 Work readiness assessment
 Employability plan development
 Basic literacy assessment & programs
 Work readiness workshops
 Career exploration session
 Work experience & job shadowing
 Education & training programs
 Employment referral & placement

11. Assessing YOUR Employment Strengths…
 Work History
 Knowledge
 Skills & Abilities
 Goals
 Barriers
Services…
Is it time to build your iCareer?

12. Identifying YOUR Literacy Level…
 TABE Assessment
 Remediation
 GED – General Equivalency Diploma
 ABE – Adult Basic Education
 ESOL – English Speakers of Other Languages
 WT iCareer can help cover tuition & fees
Services…

13. Creating an iCareer Plan…
 A tool to help YOU identify YOUR
 Education & Employment Goals
 Steps to achieve YOUR Goals
 Recording YOUR achievements
Services…

14. Services…
 Center Services Orientation
 Resume Writing
 Job Application
 Interviewing Skills
 Financial Literacy Education
 Appropriate Dress
 Communication Skills
 Time Management
 Workplace Navigation
 Job Keeping
 Career Laddering
Preparing for YOUR iCareer… Workshops

15. Services…
Are YOU ready to Explore YOUR iCareer?
Uncovering … What YOU LIKE to do
 YOUR Career Interest
 Local Demand , Growth and Wage Structure
 What Skills Need Developing
 How to Develop the Needed Skills
Join us for the following Activities:
 Local Labor Market Info Session
 Career Explorer Interest Assessment
 Occupational Skills Gap Analysis
 iCareer Job Shadowing Experience

16. Exploring… Education & Training
 In Demand Occupational Training Programs
– Occupational Skills Training
 Vocational Certification Programs
 College Diploma Programs
– Work-Based Training
 Internship
 On-The-Job Training
Services…

17. Discovering Employment Services…
 Job Development
 Job Referral and Placement
 Job Retention
 Career Laddering
Services…

18. Services…
Accessing other services to help build
YOUR iCareer…
Child Care Referral
Transportation (Bus Passes, Gas Cards)
Support Services (Auto Repairs, Uniforms)
Education & Training Tuition Assistance
Domestic Violence Information and Referrals
Subject to resource availability and
your fulfilment of program responsibilities

19. Services…
Do YOU have a job offer, but need a little
help before you can start work?
The Up-Front Diversion Program may be able to
help you overcome a barrier to employment instead
of accepting Temporary Cash Assistance.
 No Work Requirement
 Funds do not count toward the 48 month TCA lifetime limit

20. Services…
Up-Front Diversion, Services and Assistance
 For eligible applicants of Temporary Cash Assistance
 May include services & one-time only payment up to $1000
 Have offer of employment to meet monthly expenses
 Income (at time of application) can not exceed program limit
 Documentation of the emergent expense causing barrier to
employment is required, such as (as funding is available):
- Eviction Notice - Cut-off Notice
- Cancellation Notice - Repossession Notice
- Car repair - three estimates - Lack of child care

21. Services…
Who qualifies for Relocation Assistance?
 Recipients or eligible applicants for Temporary Cash
Assistance unable to obtain self-sufficiency in current
community
 Available for victims of Domestic Violence
 Obtained an offer of employment to meet recurring monthly
expenses in another community *
Other Criteria…
 Income at time of application does not exceed program limits
 Documentation of relocation expenses is provided
* Does not apply to victims of domestic violence

22. Services…
Cash Severance Benefits may be there for you, if you…
Are employed & receiving earnings,
Receive a reduced TCA benefit,
Have received 6 consecutive months of TCA,
Expect to remain employed for at least 6 months, &
Take a one-time $1000.00 payment instead of TCA.

23. Services…
Transitional Services…
 Two years of transitional services
 Transportation Assistance
 Support Services
 Education and Training Assistance
To Qualify…
 TCA closes due to your employment
 Work 20 hours/week at your job
 Verify employment hours monthly, and
 Gross income does not exceed WT program limitations
Subject to resource availability

24. WTP iCareer
Responsibilities

25. Responsibilities…
As a condition of eligibility for
Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA),
you are required by My Florida Families
to complete the
Welfare Transition Program
Work Registration and Orientation.
Failure to complete all elements of the process will
result in the denial of your TCA application.

26. Responsibilities…
If YOU choose to accept TCA,
YOU are required to complete up to
40 hours each week in an approved activity.

27. WTP iCareer
Wrap-Up

28. Wrap-Up…
If you decide to not accept TCA, you may still
be eligible for:
 My Florida Families (aka DCF)
– Food Assistance
– Medicaid benefits
 CareerSource Southwest Florida
– iCareer opportunities
• Education & Training Programs
• Employment Referral & Placement Services
Ask us how!

29. Wrap-up…
Below are the steps of the TCA approval / WTP engagement process:
1. You must complete the online TCA Applicant Activities by accessing:
https://osstclient.deo.myflorida.com
2. Register in Employ Florida Marketplace: www.employflorida.com
and provide your work history & employment skills
3. My Florida Families completes your TCA eligibility determination
4. My Florida Families will send you a Notice of Mandatory Activity &
Appointment Notice
5. CareerSource Southwest Florida will send you a letter requesting you
complete an Initial Assessment and attend an Initial Appointment
6. You must complete an Initial Assessment and attend an Initial
Appointment with a WTP staff to start YOUR iCareer activities

30. Wrap-Up…
Are you ready to start YOUR iCareer?

31. Thank you for your attention
A Center Staff person is available
to answer specific questions
or provide more information.
 Please complete a customer survey
and place it in the box in the lobby.

32. www.CareerSourceSouthwestFlorida.com
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