1. Welcome to Peninsula Worklink’s Incumbent Worker Presentation
600 Butler Farm Road, Room 1015, Hampton, VA
EO EMPLOYER/PROGRAM

2. OppInc. One-Stop Workforce Center
Location, Location, Location
Peninsula Worklink serves career seekers on the Greater Peninsula
Priority points are given to residents of:
- Hampton
Newport News
Poquoson
Williamsburg
Gloucester County
James City County
York County
Southside Residents
If you live in Chesapeake, Isle of Wright, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Surry, or Virginia Beach your local service agency is located at:
OppInc. One-Stop Workforce Center
861 Glenrock Road Circle
East Building, Suite 223
Norfolk, VA 23502

3. CAREER RESOURCE CENTER SERVICES
open to public
computer lab
access to Virginia Workforce Center
workshops
telephone bank
access to general office equipment
career assessment testing
resource materials
job postings

4. Employment and Credentials are the Goal
The Objective of Peninsula Worklink:
To assist customers in returning to full-time employment
To assist employers in finding qualified and skilled workers to fill their vacancies
Peninsula Worklink is the local provider of employment and training services that are federally funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Peninsula Worklink is responsible for serving both job seekers and employers
Peninsula Worklink currently administers:
Dislocated Worker
Unemployed or Under-Employed Adults facing barriers with
returning to work
Employment and Credentials are the Goal

5. DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM – four types of criteria
See below criteria unless you are part of a specially approved
Incumbent Worker Project with your Employer.
CRITERIA - A
An individual who has been terminated or laid-off or received a
notice of termination of employment
Is eligible for or has exhausted their entitlement to unemployment
compensation
Is unlikely to return to previous industry or occupation
CRITERIA - B
Has been terminated or received notice of termination of
employment as a result of a permanent closure or a substantial
layoff at a facility
CRITERIA - C
Formerly self employed and unemployed due to general economic conditions
CRITERIA - D
Displaced homemaker

6. TITLE 1B FOR DISADVANTAGED ADULTS
Registration Criteria for Title 1B adults are:
Priority given to low income/public assistance recipients
Approved Barriers (applies to both programs)
Unemployed
Underemployed
Current recipients of TANF benefits
or SNAP are eligible regardless of
current income
Benefits must have been granted
within past 6 months

7. WIOA provides the following three-tiered customer service levels to
Adults and Dislocated Workers: Basic Career Services, Individualized
Career Services and Training Services
Basic Career Services
No registration required to utilize CORE services which is open to the public
Self-directed job search
Use of Resource library and computer lab
Attendance to various Workshops

8. Full registration required
Must have met with an assigned
Career Planner one-on-one.
Individualized Career Services
Full registration required
Priority determination (serving most in need)
Comprehensive and
specialized assessment
(as determined by Career Planner)
Individual service strategy
Case management

9. Training must be. approved and. recommended by. Career Planner and
Training must be approved and recommended by Career Planner and be approved by the One-Stop Manager
Occupational skills
training
On-the Job training
TRAINING SERVICES

10. ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES POLICIES
Labor Market Analysis
Time limit (must complete training in 24 months)
Training services approval
based on…
- individual assessments
- suitability
- available funding
WIOA funded services
(up to a $5, cap):
- tuition
- books
- fees
Structured curriculum

11. CUSTOMERS MUST REVIEW THE
APPROVED VENDOR LIST
Vocational and academic training
All vendors are approved by the Greater Peninsula
Workforce Development Board
Students are responsible for selecting appropriate vendor

12. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
Abiding by customer responsibilities maximizes student success
Failure to comply can result in your dismissal from the program
Customer
responsibilities
include:

13. INCOME MAINTENANCE EMPLOYMENT STATUS
will allow individual to work while training
Temporary or permanent part-time
Full-time temporary/contract
Must not be with the company from which you were dislocated
Position must be reported to Career Planner
Upon completion of training, you should seek to enter full time employment in new career path

14. NON-WIOA FUNDED SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE
PENINSULA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Virginia Employment Commission
Small Business Development Center
Testing Centers
- Assessment and Certification Testing
Work Keys Assessment
Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment

15. WIOA PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Steps
required
to receive
and
enroll in
WIOA
services: 1.
Attend WIOA Orientation
Initial Assessment
Determine Eligibility 2. 3.

16. If you do not have any questions and you would like to begin your program as an
Incumbent Worker trainee, please print this last page, sign, date and bring a signed copy
with you to your first meeting with Tecia Cogdell, Career Planner.