An industry sector that:

• 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.

Those job orders that are provided by the National Labor Exchange in a daily feed to the state job bank.

Services provided to individuals after American Job Center (AJC) staff determine that such services are required to retain or obtain employment. These services involve significant staff time and customization to each individual’s needs, and generally will be provided by staff funded by WIOA Title I programs. However, it may also be appropriate for staff funded by WIOA Title III Wagner-Peyser Employment Service to provide some of these services.

An ongoing strategy jointly developed by the individual and the career planner that identifies the individual’s employment goals, appropriate achievement objectives, and the appropriate combination of services for the individual to achieve the employment goals.

A service strategy which is jointly developed by the youth and the career planner based on the individual needs of the youth. The ISS must be linked to one or more indicator of performance, identify career pathways that include education and employment goals, consider career planning and the results of the objective assessment, and prescribe achievement objectives and services for the youth.

• 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.

An individual is not considered an individual with a disability if the impairment has an actual or expected duration of six months or less.

A workforce collaborative, convened by or acting in partnership with a State Workforce Development Board or Local Workforce Development Board, that:

• 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

May include representatives of:

• 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.

A process, implemented by a non-Federal entity, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories:

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

An informal process utilized to begin providing career planning services to an individual. This may include interviewing, self-assessment tools, review of labor market information (LMI) and other agency involvement.

When an individual is residing in an institution or facility providing 24-hour support, such as a prison, detention center, hospital or treatment center, and the individual is expected to remain in that institution for at least 90 days.

A service approach that provides adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.