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Trade Adiustment Assistance (TAA) Allowances and Special Assistance- EDD representatives available through the One -Stop provide assistance to job seekers in the TAA target group. Eligible workers who qualify for TAA receive Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA) benefits and may also be eligible for the Health Coverage Tax Credit program. TAA participants are provided with one -on -one assistance in order to ensure their eligibllity for the program. Staff also help file petitions to U.S. DOL for TAA Certification for a group of three or more affected workers. TAA participants undergo an eligibility review process, which consists of an assessment to determine if they have sufficient skills to re -enter the labor market. The TAA Case Manager ensures that the effective use of training resources (such as WIA) or other eligible programs within their local One -Stop are utilized to support reemployment. The program Itself assists workers to regain employment through the use of a full range of services via the One- Stop and, if needed, provides classroom and/or on- the -jab training, job search and relocation assistance allowances. The TAA Case Manager ensures that the TAA client maintains UI benefit eligibility and that clients file for extensions to their UI claims, as needed, in order to continue to receive benefits through the completion of the approved training program. DECLARATION: Input from education stakeholders was instrumental in the development of the plan and is interspersed throughout the plan's goals and objectives, particularly with regard to basic skills remediation and processes involved in the development of career pathway programs in targeted industry sectors. The local boards have had long standing, effective relationships with Adult Education partners in the Orange County Region. The Rancho Santiago Consortium, South Orange County Regional Consortium, North Orange County Regional Consortium, and Coast Consortium facilitate educational services that provide basic literacy and Adult Education services to address the goals and objectives of both state and national resources and professional staff to maintain the partnership between all One -Stop Centers and the district's Title it Adult Education program. The local boards have engaged Adult Education partners in the development of the regional and local plans and as such, the coordination of Title I and Title it activities is woven throughout both plans. STRATEGY: Many of the following Title II Adult Education goals directly align with WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth services. Coordination of activities include: 1. Assisting adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self - sufficiency; 2. Assisting adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that: a. Are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and b. Lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family; 3. Assisting adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, through career pathways; and 4. Assisting immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in: a. Improving their reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and Mathematics skills b. Acquiring an understanding of the American system of government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Education agencies were among the most widely represented stakeholder groups at these events, including the following school and colleges from all levels of education and training. Furthermore, the following Adult Education Providers have developed and signed an MOU with the OC REGION to solidify coordination efforts: • Rancho Santiago Community College District • Saddleback College • North Orange County Community College District • Boat People SOS • Coastline Community College District • Garden Grove Unified School District • Huntington Beach Union High School District TITLE 11 APPLICATIONS: The local boards will carry out the review of local applications submitted under Title II to determine whether such applications are consistent with the local plan and accordingly make recommendations to the eligible agency to promote alignment with the local plan. The local boards' application review process includes: 119 M 19D-85 OC Local Plan