Services that are universally accessible to all individuals seeking employment and training services at American Job Centers. Such services may be provided by staff funded by WIOA Title I programs and Title III Wagner-Peyser Employment Services.

An individual who:

• 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.

Typically a short-term goal which helps support an individual in obtaining their career pathway goal. Benchmark goals may be related to employment, training, etc., and correlates to a service on the individual’s Individual Employment Plan or Individualized Service Strategy.

An employment decision or request based on age, sex, national origin or religion is based on a finding that such characteristic is necessary to the individual's ability to perform the job in question. Since a BFOQ is an exception to the general prohibition against discrimination based on of age, sex, national origin, or religion, it must be interpreted narrowly in accordance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations.