(a) General. Job search assistance is designed to give a participant
skills in acquiring full time employment. (See Sec. 626.5 of this
chapter, Definitions.)
(b) Conditions. Job search activities may be conducted only:
(1) For participants when specified as appropriate in the ISS; and
(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
Sec. 627.245 of this chapter, ``Work Experience,'' especially
Sec. 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
Sec. 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.
