628.535—Limitations on job search assistance.
(a) General.
Job search assistance is designed to give a participant skills in acquiring full time employment. (See § 626.5 of this chapter, Definitions.)
(2)
When delivered in conjunction with other training or educational services designed to increase the participant's ability to acquire employment. Additional services which may be provided in conjunction with job search include the direct training services listed in JTPA section 204(b)(1) of the Act, excluding standalone skill assessment, counseling, work experience and case management and the direct training services listed in 264(b) of the Act excluding tutoring, standalone skill assessment, counseling, work experience and case management. (See § 627.245 of this chapter, “Work Experience,” especially § 627.245(d) regarding combination of other services.)
(c) Exceptions.
(1)
Job search assistance activities, including job search skills, training, and job clubs may be provided without the accompanying services specified in paragraph (b) of this section only when:
(i)
The objective assessment and the ISS indicate that the additional services are not appropriate; and
(ii)
The activities are not available or accessible through other public agencies, including the Employment Service.
(2)
The exceptions in paragraph (c)(1) of this section apply to Title II-A and II-B and are not applicable to Title II-C programs (see § 628.804 (d) and (e) ).
(d) Determination of job search availability.
For purposes of this section, a determination of the availability of the job search assistance activity will be made by the SDA, in consultation with the employment service and documented in the local job training plan.
(e) Older individuals.
For purposes of this section, when an individual aged 55 or older indicates in the assessment a preference for immediate job placement, job search assistance may be provided on a stand-alone basis. The individual's preference shall be recorded in the ISS.