Full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. Includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law, or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Does not include full-time National Guard duty.

• A specialized public secondary school used exclusively or principally for the provision of career and technical education to individuals in preparation for entering the labor market.
• The department of a public secondary school exclusively or principally used for providing career and technical education in five or more different occupational fields to individuals in preparation for entering the labor market.
• A public or nonprofit technical institution or career and technical education school used exclusively or principally for the provision of career and technical education to individuals who have completed or left secondary school in preparation for entering the labor market, if the institution or school admits, as regular students, individuals who have completed secondary school and individuals who have left secondary school.
• The department or division of an institution of higher education that operates under the policies of the eligible agency and provides career and technical education in five or more different occupational fields leading to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a baccalaureate degree, if the department or division admits, as regular students, both individuals who have completed secondary school and individuals who have left secondary school.

• A public or nonpublic educational institution offering any grade kindergarten through twelve;
• An alternative school program; or
• An institution providing post-secondary instruction which uses 'college,' 'academy,' 'institute,' 'university,' or a similar term in its name to imply that the individual is primarily engaged in education

• Has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test; or
• Is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society.

• Provide individuals with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions;
• Provide technical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree;
• Include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of an industry, including entrepreneurship, of an individual.
• May include prerequisite courses, other than a remedial course, that meet the above requirements.

• Align with the skill needs of industries in the economy of the State or regional economy involved.
• Prepare an individual to be successful in any of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education options, including Registered Apprenticeships.
• Includes counseling to support an individual in achieving the individual’s education and career goals.
• Includes, as appropriate, education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster.
• Organizes education, training, and other services to meet the particular needs of an individual in a manner that accelerates the educational and career advancement of the individual to the extent practicable.
• Enables an individual to attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at least one recognized postsecondary credential.
• Helps an individual enter or advance within a specific occupation or occupational cluster.

• Whose parent, guardian, or other custodian has abandoned or deserted the child.
• Whose parent, guardian, custodian, or other member of the household in which the child resides has physically abused or neglected the child, or is imminently likely to abuse or neglect the child.
• Who has suffered or is imminently likely to suffer harmful effects as a result of any of the following:
  • Mental injury caused by the acts of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.
  • The failure of the child's parent, guardian, custodian, or other member of the household in which the child resides to exercise a reasonable degree of care in supervising the child.
  • The child’s parent, guardian, or custodian, or person responsible for the care of the child has knowingly disseminated or exhibited obscene material to the child.
• Who has been, or is imminently likely to be, sexually abused by the child’s parent, guardian, custodian, or other member of the household in which the child resides.
• Who is in need of medical treatment to cure, alleviate, or prevent serious physical injury or illness and whose parent, guardian, or custodian is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment.
• Who is in need of treatment to cure or alleviate serious mental illness or disorder, or emotional damage as evidenced by severe anxiety, depression, withdrawal, or untoward aggressive behavior toward self or others and whose parent, guardian, or custodian is unwilling to provide such treatment.
• Whose parent, guardian, or custodian fails to exercise a minimal degree of care in supplying the child with adequate food, clothing, or shelter and refuses other means made available to provide such essentials.
• Who has committed a delinquent act as a result of pressure, guidance, or approval from a parent, guardian, custodian, or other member of the household in which the child resides.
• Who has been the subject of or a party to sexual activities for hire or who poses for live display or for photographic or other means of pictorial reproduction or display which is designed to appeal to the prurient interest and is patently offensive; and taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, scientific, political, or artistic value.
• Who is without a parent, guardian, or other custodian.
• Whose parent, guardian, or other custodian for good cause desires to be relieved of the child’s care and custody.
• Who for good cause desires to have the child’s parents relieved of the child’s care and custody.
• Who is in need of treatment to cure or alleviate chemical dependency and whose parent, guardian, or custodian is unwilling or unable to provide such treatment.
• Whose parent’s or guardian’s mental capacity or condition, imprisonment, or drug or alcohol abuse results in the child not receiving adequate care.
• In whose body there is an illegal drug present, as determined in accordance with a medically relevant test, as a direct and foreseeable consequence of the acts or omissions of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian.
• Whose parent, guardian, custodian, or other adult member of the household in which a child resides does any of the following in the presence of the child: unlawfully uses, possesses, manufactures, cultivates, or distributes a dangerous substance; or knowingly allows such use, possession, manufacture, cultivation, or distribution by another person; possesses a product with the intent to use the product as a precursor or an intermediary to a dangerous substance; or unlawfully uses, possesses, manufactures, cultivates, or distributes a dangerous substance in a child’s home, on the premises, or in a motor vehicle located on the premises.

• Work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis, including self-employment:
• For which an individual is compensated at a rate that complies with the following:
  • Shall be not less than the higher of the rate specified Federal, State, or local rate; and
  • Is not less than the customary rate paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by other employees who are not individuals with disabilities, and who are similarly situated in similar occupations by the same employer and who have similar training, experience, and skills; or
  • In the case of an individual who is self-employed, yields an income that is comparable to the income received by other individuals who are not individuals with disabilities, and who are self-employed in similar occupations or on similar tasks and who have similar training, experience, and skills; and
  • Is eligible for the level of benefits provided to other employees.
• That is performed at a location where the employee interacts with other persons who are not individuals with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel or individuals who are providing services to such employee) to the same extent that individuals who are not individuals with disabilities and who are in comparable positions interact with other persons.
• That, as appropriate, presents opportunities for advancement that are similar to those for other employees who are not individuals with disabilities and who have similar positions.

• A representation made or referred to a state or an American Job Center of an alleged violation of the:
• Employment Services regulations and/or other Federal laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) or Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as well as other Federal, State, or local agencies enforcing employment-related law, or
• Nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of WIOA.

• Title I: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth
• Title II: Adult Education and Literacy
• Title III: Wagner-Peyser
• Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation

• A member of the Armed Forces is considered to be deployed or in a deployment on any day on which, pursuant to orders, the member is performing service in a training exercise or operation at a location or under circumstances that make it impossible or infeasible for the member to spend off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station or homeport, as the case may be.
• In the case of a member of a reserve component who is performing active service pursuant to orders that do not establish a permanent change of station, the housing referred to in bullet 1, is any housing (which may include the member's residence) that the member usually occupies for use during off-duty time when on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station or homeport, as the case may be.
• A member is not deployed or in a deployment when the member is—
  • Performing service as a student or trainee at a school (including any Government school);
  • Performing administrative, guard, or detail duties in garrison at the member's permanent duty station; or
  • Unavailable solely because of—
    • a hospitalization of the member at the member's permanent duty station or homeport or in the immediate vicinity of the member's permanent residence;
    • or a disciplinary action taken against the member.

• A veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
• A person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

• An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff-from employment, including separation from active military service (other than dishonorable discharge) and;
  • is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation and is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation; or
  • has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed services for an employer that were not covered under a State unemployment compensation law and is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation.
• An individual who
  • has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination; or
  • is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility or military installation will close within 180 days; or
  • for purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services, individualized career services or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close.
• An individual who was self-employed (including employment as a farmer, rancher, or fisherman) but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or because of natural disasters, as defined by Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). This includes family members and farm workers or ranch hands.
• Is a displaced homemaker
• Is the spouse of:
  • a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who has experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station of such member; or
  • a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and who meets the criteria for displaced homemaker.

• Has been depending on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; or
• Is the dependent spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and whose family income is significantly reduced because of a deployment, a call or order to active duty, a permanent change of station or the service-connected death or disability of the member; and
• Is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.

• Veteran who died of a service-connected disability.
• Member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for the priority, is listed in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days:
  • Missing in action
  • Captured in the line of duty by a hostile force
  • Forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power
• Veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability, as evaluated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Veteran who died while a disability was in existence.

• Institutions of higher education that provide a program which leads to a recognized post-secondary credential.
• Registered Apprenticeship programs will be included and maintained on the ETPL for as long as the program remains registered under the National Apprenticeship Act.
• Other public or private providers of training, which may include:
  • Community Based Organizations (CBOs) or private organizations of demonstrated effectiveness that provide training under contract with the Local Board.
  • Joint labor-management organizations.
  • Eligible providers of adult education and literacy activities under Title II of WIOA, if such activities are provided in combination with occupational skills training.

• The hiring party’s right to control the manner and means by which the work is accomplished;
• The skill required to perform the work;
• The source of the instrumentalities and tools for accomplishing the work;
• The location of the work;
• The hiring party’s discretion over when and how long to work; and
• Whether the work is part of the regular business of the hiring party.

• Attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
• Transition to postsecondary education and training; or
• Employment.

• A married couple and dependent children;
• A parent or guardian and dependent children; or
• A married couple.

• Attending school or college
• Visiting relatives or friends
• A spouse or parent working in another location
• Temporarily hospitalized or institutionalized due to injury or illness
• On vacation

• Incarcerated
• Placed in another residence or institution as a result of a court action
• Permanently separated spouses

• Less than 18 years of age
• A student less than 24 years of age, and claimed as a dependent on his or her parent's, step-parent's, or legal guardian's state or federal tax return
• An individual less than 24 years of age, who has submitted an application to go to school, and is claimed as a dependent on his or her parent's, step parent's or legal guardian's state or federal tax return
• An individual with a disability constituting a substantial barrier to employment and who is claimed as a dependent on his or her parent's, step parents or legal guardian's state or federal tax return
  • See also “Family-of-one” as defined below, as an individual who has a verified, documented disability meets the qualifications as a family-of one.

• An individual who has a verified, documented disability
• A single, widowed, permanently separated, or divorced person, without one or more dependent children living in a single residence with that individual, and who is not a dependent child
• A foster child on behalf of whom state or local government payments are made
• A runaway youth who is separated from the family
• An emancipated youth who is separated from the family
• A court-adjudicated youth who is separated from the family

• Parent in One-Parent Family: An individual who has sole custodial support for one or more dependent children.
• Parent in Two-Parent Family: An individual who, with another family member, shares custodial support for one or more dependent children.
• Other Family Member: An individual who is living with his or her family of two or more persons and not indicated above
• Not a Family Member: An individual who is not living with his/her family.

• Less than 18 years of age; or
• 18, 19 or 20 years of age and meet any of the following conditions:
  • Is in full-time attendance at an approved school pursuing a course of study leading to a high school diploma;
  • Is attending an instructional program leading to a high school equivalency diploma; and
  • Has been identified by the director of special education of the area education agency as a child requiring special education.

• Care furnished by an individual person who receives the child of a personal friend as an occasional and personal guest in the individual person's home, free of charge and not as a business.
• Care furnished by an individual person with whom a child has been placed for lawful adoption, unless that adoption is not completed within two years after placement.
• Care furnished by a private boarding school.
• Child care furnished by a child care center, a child development home, or a child care home.
• Care furnished in a hospital or care furnished in a nursing facility.

• Lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; this includes a participant who:
  • Is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
  • Is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to a lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
  • Is living in an emergency or transitional shelter; d. Is abandoned in a hospital.
  • Is awaiting foster care placement.
• Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, such as a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground.
• Is a migratory child who in the preceding 36 months was required to move from one school district to another due to changes in the parent’s or parent’s spouse’s seasonal employment in agriculture, dairy, or fishing work.
• Is under 18 years of age and absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence without the permission of his or her family.

• Has a substantial current or potential impact (including through jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) on the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate, and that contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of other industry sectors
• An occupation that currently has or is projected to have a number of positions (including positions that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) in an industry sector so as to have a significant impact on the State, regional, or local economy, as appropriate
• The determination of whether an industry sector or occupation is in-demand shall be made by the State board or local board, as appropriate, using State and regional business and labor market projections, including the use of labor market information.

• A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;
• A person who has a history or record of such an impairment; or
• A person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

• organizes key stakeholders in an industry cluster into a working group that focuses on the shared goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster and that includes, at the appropriate stage of development of the partnership-
• representatives of multiple businesses or other employers in the industry cluster, including small and medium-sized employers when practicable;
• one or more representatives of a recognized State labor organization or central labor council, or another labor representative, as appropriate; and
• one or more representatives of an institution of higher education with, or another provider of, education or training programs that support the industry cluster; and

• State or local government;
• State or local economic development agencies;
• State boards or local boards, as appropriate;
• a State workforce agency or other entity providing employment services;
• other State or local agencies;
• business or trade associations;
• economic development organizations;
• nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, or intermediaries;
• philanthropic organizations;
• industry associations; and
• other organizations, as determined to be necessary by the members comprising the industry or sector partnership.

• Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
• Reliability of reporting for internal and external use
• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Prepared a job order form prior to referral, except in the case of a job development contact on behalf of a specific individual;
• Made prior arrangements with the employer for the referral of an individual or individuals;
• Referred an individual who had not been specifically designated by the employer, except for referrals on agricultural job orders for a specific crew leader or worker;
• Verified from a reliable source, preferably the employer, that the individual had entered on a job; and
• Appropriately recorded the placement.

• Receives, or in the past six months has received, or is a member of a family that is receiving or in the past six months has received, benefits from the following programs: SNAP, TANF, SSI or State or local income-based public assistance.
• Is in a family with total family income that does not exceed the higher of:
  • the poverty line; or
  • 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
• Is a homeless individual, a homeless child or youth, receives or is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch.
• Is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made.
• Is an individual with a disability whose own income meets the income requirement of the second bullet above, but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet this requirement.

• 500 or more workers, or
• 50 to 499 workers if those workers make up at least 33 percent of the employer’s active workforce at that site.

• Not attending, or registered to attend, any school and has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
• Not attending, or registered to attend, any school and has either graduated from high school or has an equivalent diploma; or
• Attending a program through: Adult Education and Literacy, YouthBuild, Job Corps, a high school equivalency program or a dropout re-engagement program.

• A public, private, for-profit or nonprofit organization
• An institution of higher education
• Non-traditional public secondary schools, night schools, adult education schools, career and technical education schools
• An employment service state agency established under the Wagner-Peyser Act
• A government agency
• A Local Workforce Development Board, with approval from the Chief Lead Elected Official (CLEO) and the Governor
• Local chambers of commerce, business organizations, or labor organizations
• Indian Tribes

• It is a strategy to use WIOA Pay-for-Performance contracts
• It must include the identification of the workforce development problem and target populations for which a local area will pursue a WIOA Pay-for-Performance contract strategy; the outcomes the local area would hope to achieve through a Pay-for-Performance contract relative to baseline performance; and the acceptable cost to government associated with achieving these outcomes
• It must include a strategy for independently validating the performance outcomes achieved under each contract within the strategy prior to payment occurring
• It must include a description of how the State or local area will reallocate funds to other activities under the contract strategy in the event a service provider does not achieve performance benchmarks under a WIOA Pay-for-Performance contract

• First and last name
• Physical address
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Social Security number
• Driver’s license or state ID number
• Passport number
• Alien Registration number
• Financial account number
• Credit card information
• Any combination of personal information that could be used to determine identity

• Fifty percent or more of employers in an area and for an occupation engage in the practice or offer the benefit; and
• This 50 percent or more of employers also employs 50 percent or more of U.S. workers in the occupation and area (including H-2A and non-H-2A employers) for purposes of determinations concerning the provision of family housing, and frequency of wage payments, but non-H-2A employers only for determinations concerning the provision of advance transportation and the utilization of labor contractors.

• The acquisition value per unit is $5,000 or more; or
• It involves the purchase of like items, which individually cost less than $5,000, but the cumulative cost will exceed that amount during the fiscal year; or
• It involves the purchase of a personal computer (PC), logic units (hard driver, routers, servers, hubs, etc.), or monitor; or
• Items of any cost to form a unit, with a combined cost of $5,000 or more.

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• General Assistance (GA)
• Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• General Assistance (GA)
• Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• Which resulted from a violation or possible violation of a statute, regulation, or the terms and conditions of a Federal award, including for funds used to match Federal funds;
• Where the costs, at the time of the audit, are not supported by adequate documentation; or
• Where the costs incurred appear unreasonable and do not reflect the actions a prudent person would take in the circumstances.

• American Indian or Alaskan Native -- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
• Asian -- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent (e.g. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan). This area includes for example, Cambodia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.
• Black or African American -- A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
• Hawaiian Native or other Pacific Islander -- A person having origins in any of the original people of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
• White -- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa.

• Hispanic/Latino: Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South America or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

An activity provided by a State, or by an entity designated by a State, with funds provided by theState, in the case of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining reemployment as soon as possible. Services include:

• Establishment of onsite contact with employers and employee representatives immediately after the State is notified of a current or projected permanent closure or mass layoff. In the case of a disaster, immediately after the State is made aware of mass job dislocation as a result of such disaster.
• Provision of information on and access to available employment and training activities.
• Assistance in establishing a labor-management committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and management, with the ability to devise and implement a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet such needs.
• Provision of emergency assistance adapted to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster.
• Provision of assistance to the local community in developing a coordinated response and in obtaining access to State economic development assistance.

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

• Is, owns, or operates a nonprofit postsecondary educational institution.
• Provides a postsecondary instructional program or course leading to a degree.
• Uses in its name the term 'college', 'academy', 'institute', or 'university' or a similar term to imply that the person is primarily engaged in the education of students at the postsecondary level, and which makes a charge for its services.

• All male citizens of the United States and other male persons residing in the country born on or after January 1, 1960, who have attained their 18th birthday; Aliens who are permanent residents;
• Aliens who are refugees and parolees;
• Aliens who are undocumented (illegal);
• Civil Air Patrol Members;
• Discharges and Separatees from active service (veterans);
• Dual nationals;
• Enlistees, Delayed Entry Program;
• Men disabled or handicapped;
• Men rejected for enlistment;
• National Guardsmen and Reservists not on active duty;
• ROTC Students; and
• Men who are hospitalized, incarcerated, or institutionalized, within thirty- (30) days of their release.

• Males born prior to January 1, 1960;
• Legal, non-immigrant aliens;
• Cadets and Midshipmen at the Service Academies;
• Men on active duty with Armed Forces;
• Military Officer Procurement Program students at the Citadel, North Georgia College, Norwich University, and the Virginia Military Institute; and
• Females.

• Gross Receipts include:
  • Payment received for services, merchandise or products; and
  • Cash received for participating in a government subsidy program.
• Expenses include:
  • The cost of inventories and supplies purchased that are required for the business, such as items for sale or consumption and raw materials (e.g., seed, fertilizer, stock, etc.);
  • Wages, commissions and fringe benefits for employees;
  • The cost of facilities and land excluding household, in the form of rent or interest on mortgage or contract payments;
  • The cost of machinery and equipment;
  • The cost of insurance on facilities, machinery and equipment used to generate income;
  • The cost of repairs to facilities, machinery and equipment used to generate income;
  • That portion of utilities and property tax costs attributable to property and facilities used to generate income;
  • Other costs directly related to the production of income; and
  • Repayment of Crop Commodity Loans received under a government subsidy program.
• Unallowable Expenses include:
  • Personal expenses such as income tax payments which are not related to business – this will need referring to financial services, health and life insurance payments, contributions to retirement funds, personal business and entertainment expenses, and personal transportation expenses;
  • Depreciation;
  • Payments on the principal of all loans, except Crop Commodity loans;
  • Household expenses such as utilities, food, household insurance, charitable contributions; and
  • Other costs not directly related to the production of income.

• Provide a thorough Objective Assessment
• Prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, with individuals to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and support services, using where feasible, computer-based technologies
• Provide job and career counseling during program participation and after job placement
• Include the process of career planning that begins with the initial meeting and is ongoing throughout an individual’s participation in WIOA Title I programs and must be clearly documented in the data management system in case notes

• For the purchase, sale or use of personal property or non-personal services (including construction) which, in whole or in part, is necessary to the performance of any one or more contracts; or
• Under which any portion of the contractor's obligation under any one or more contracts is performed, undertaken, or assumed.

The layoff of 6 employees or 25% of that employer's workforce, whichever is less, or when a WARN is provided.

Services which include the following:

• Occupational skills training, including training for nontraditional employment;
• On-the-Job Training;
• Incumbent Worker Training;
• Programs that combine workplace training with related instructions, which may include cooperative education programs;
• Training programs operated by the private, public and non-profit sectors;
• Skill upgrading and retraining;
• Entrepreneurial Training;
• Transitional jobs;
• Job readiness training;
• Adult education and literacy activities, including activities of English language acquisition and integrated education and training programs, provided concurrently or in combination with services described above; and
• Customized training.

• Veteran is an individual who served at least one day in the active U.S. military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable, which may include National Guard or Reserve personnel.
• Campaign-Related Veteran is a veteran as identified above, who served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge or expeditionary medal has been authorized.
• Disabled Veteran is a veteran, as defined above, who is:
  • Entitled to compensation, regardless of rate (including those rated 0%) for a disability under laws administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA); or
  • Discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • See also “Special Disabled Veteran” as defined above.
• Recently Separated Veteran is a veteran, as defined above, who applies for participation under Title I of WIOA within 36 months of discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.
• NOTE: The term 'active' means full-time duty in the Armed Forces, including the Coast Guard, but excluding duty for training in the reserves or National Guard.
• Eligible Spouse is the spouse of one of the following:
  • Any veteran who died of a service-connected disability;
  • Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for the priority, is listed in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days:
    • Missing in action;
    • Captured in line of duty by a hostile force; or
    • Forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power;
    • Any veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability, as evaluated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or
  • Any veteran who died while a disability was in existence. A spouse whose eligibility is derived from a living veteran or service member (i.e., categories b. or c. above) would lose his or her eligibility if the veteran or service member were to lose the status that is the basis for the eligibility (e.g. if a veteran with a total service- connected disability were to receive a revised disability rating at a lower level). Similarly, for a spouse whose eligibility is derived from a living veteran or service member, that eligibility would be lost upon divorce from the veteran or service member.

• Utilizing resources
• Using information
• Working with others
• Understanding systems
• Skills necessary for successful transition into and completion of postsecondary education or training, or employment
• Other employability skills that increase an individual’s preparation for the workforce