§ 2295. Employment and case management services

The Secretary shall make available, directly or through agreements with States under section 2311 of this title , to adversely affected workers and adversely affected incumbent workers covered by a certification under subpart A of this part the following employment and case management services:

• (1) Comprehensive and specialized assessment of skill levels and service needs, including through—
  • (A) diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools; and
  • (B) in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.
• (2) Development of an individual employment plan to identify employment goals and objectives, and appropriate training to achieve those goals and objectives.
• (3) Information on training available in local and regional areas, information on individual counseling to determine which training is suitable training, and information on how to apply for such training.
• (4) Information on how to apply for financial aid, including referring workers to educational opportunity centers described in section 402F of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–16 ), where applicable, and notifying workers that the workers may request financial aid administrators at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )) to use the administrators’ discretion under section 479A of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087tt ) to use current year income data, rather than preceding year income data, for determining the amount of need of the workers for Federal financial assistance under title IV of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
• (5) Short-term prevocational services, including development of learning skills, communications skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional conduct to prepare individuals for employment or training.
• (6) Individual career counseling, including job search and placement counseling, during the period in which the individual is receiving a trade adjustment allowance or training under this part, and after receiving such training for purposes of job placement.
• (7) Provision of employment statistics information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including—
  • (A) job vacancy listings in such labor market areas;
  • (B) information on jobs skills necessary to obtain jobs identified in job vacancy listings described in subparagraph (A);
  • (C) information relating to local occupations that are in demand and earnings potential of such occupations; and
  • (D) skills requirements for local occupations described in subparagraph (C).
• (8) Information relating to the availability of supportive services, including services relating to child care, transportation, dependent care, housing assistance, and need-related payments that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in training.