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References: The SCSEP regulations at 20 CFR 641.309(g), Older Americans Act, Section 502; Older Worker Bulletins 94-8 and 96.1. Background: According to the Older Americans Act, the main purpose of the SCSEP is "to foster and promote useful part-time opportunities in community service activities for unemployed low-income persons who are fifty-five years of age or older and who have poor employment prospects." Therefore, this guide was designed to assist the older worker specialist develop individualized assessment and planning procedures to help low-income older workers reach their potential. It provides information on using assessments to develop individual training and employment plans for older workers. It suggests ways to assess the skills of older workers and to help them choose training and employment objectives. Each SCSEP grantee or subgrantee is required under Section 641.309 of the regulations to: (1) Prepare an assessment/re-assessment of each enrollee's skills and talents, their need for supportive services; and their physical capabilities; (2) Provide eligible individuals with training and employment guidance based on strategies which identify appropriate employment objectives; (3) Provide advice and guidance to participants on their progress in achieving such objectives and satisfying their need for supportive services; and (4) Identify training necessary to make the most effective use of the skills and talents of the enrollee. Future Publications: Relevant publications will be disseminated as they become available. Action Required: SCSEP grantees and subgrantees should be reminded to take appropriate action to ensure that enrollees are provided with assessments that include plans for addressing the participants' skills and talents, needed supportive services, and physical capabilities. Older Workers Homepage: It is anticipated that this publication will be available for downloading from the SCSEP website. More information on this will be provided when it becomes available. Inquiries: Questions should be directed to your Federal Representative at (202) 219-5904.

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Information: The National One-Stop/LMI Office has gathered One-Stop system building resources and products to produce the attached draft "Directory." The Directory will provide State and local Capacity Building Leads with valuable system building information and will help ensure that any duplication of effort is minimized. Among the many resource topics listed in the Directory are America's Career Kit, Quality, Welfare to Work and Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement information. The Directory is by no means all inclusive as many States and local One-Stop practitioners and other One-Stop experts have created resources and products as well. The National One-Stop Capacity Building Workgroup has under- taken a project to inform the system of many of these additional resources (see Page 5 of the Directory). If your State or local partners have products or resources that should be included, a form is attached for your convenience in submitting this information to the Technical Assistance and Training Corporation. Action Required: Please distribute the attached "Directory" to appropriate One-Stop Partners within the State. The Directory is available electronically at: www.ttrc.doleta.gov/onestop; select the section Newsletters, State Progress Reports, Resources and Conference Materials; then select capacity building resources.

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References: Older Worker Bulletins 90-6, 90-12, 93-3, 93-11, 94-2, 96-2; the Older Americans Act (OAA), Subsections 506(c) and (d) and the SCSEP regulation at 20 CFR Section 641.201. Background: The Equitable Distribution Report (ETA 8705) provides a basis for determining the collective progress made by sponsors toward an equitable distribution of program positions. It is also useful for locating new or vacant positions. As part of the planning process, sponsors must participate in the preparation of an equitable distribution report. The requirement is found at section 506(c) of the OAA and 20 CFR Section 641.201(c) of the Federal Regulations. Procedures: Procedures for completion of this year's report are similar to those used in previous years. Remember each sponsor in the State should sign the report (see section 6.a.(3) below). Also, PLEASE REVIEW Attachment I Special Notes. Attachment II provides instructions for completing the report. Reporting Preparation: The equitable distribution report should be prepared by using the diskette provided with OW Bulletin 93-11. The diskette contains the 1990 Census information and the format needed to prepare the report. The number of authorized positions must be updated for each State, however. To update the information, use the Program Year 1997 information for your State found in Attachment III, and the instructions found on page 100 of the user manual,SPONSOR SUPPORT SYSTEM version 1.3. Transmit the reports to the Division of Older Worker Programs. This year, the hard copy printed form is the preferred submittal document. Instructions for completing the hard copy of the Equitable Distribution Report are found in section 6 below. The report should be sent by March 20, 1998. Action: a. State SCSEP agencies are requested to: (1) Convene a meeting of all SCSEP program operators in their State to review the existing slot placement by county; (2) Develop the sub-State distribution report of the present slot allocations. A vacant authorized position should be reported, but temporary positions should not. Compare the equitable county levels with the actual distribution and discuss how to bring about an improved distribution; (3) Obtain the signature of representatives of each sponsor operating in the State on the form or the transmittal letter. If a sponsor chooses not to sign, it should explain in writing why it did not and send a copy of this explanation to each sponsor and DOL. NOTE: If a sponsor representative is unable to sign the form but is in agreement with it, it may send a letter indicating agreement with the report. The letter can be used in lieu of the signature. (4) Submit the Equitable Distribution Report to: -- Division of Older Worker Programs (DOWP) -- U.S. Department of Labor -- 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. -- Room N4641 -- Washington, D.C. 20210 (5) To facilitate communication, a list of national sponsor contacts is attached. (See Attachment IV) b. National SCSEP Sponsors are requested to: (1) Designate representatives to attend State- convened equitable distribution meetings to provide existing and projected slot levels for use in reaching agreement on how to bring about more equitable levels by county; or (2) Convene the equitable distribution meeting and prepare the report in those cases where the national sponsor is delegated the responsibility for the Governor's SCSEP allocation as follows: AL. NSCERC, AZ. NCOA, SD. GT, MT. GT. NOTE: Completion of the report should be a cooperative activity. All sponsors should put forth their best effort. Disagreements should be resolved locally through genuine communication and compromise. Format for the Equitable Distribution Report: The attached report form, ETA 8705, should be used for the Equitable Distribution Report. (See Attachment II). To complete the report, sponsors should follow the instructions which are also provided in Attachment II. Although form ETA 8705 should be used, it may be modified by adding pages or expanding or reducing the size of the columns and spaces. Distribution of SCSEP Resources: The OAA requires sponsors to seek an equitable distribution of program resources. Where necessary, redistributions should be made by relocation of vacant or new positions and through normal attrition. No enrollee should be terminated because of the equitable distribution requirement. When the grant applications are prepared for the next grant period, consideration must be given to the data contained in the Equitable Distribution Report. Technical Considerations: The census information was prepared for the Department from information supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data is based on the 1990 census, and includes only those people who meet the statutory participant eligibility factors: individuals age 55 and over who have incomes at or below 125 percent of the poverty level. This information is found on the diskette that was sent to each sponsor with OW Bulletin 93-11. Information for Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and the Virgin Islands is not on the diskette. The sponsors in these jurisdictions may use the best available information to complete the chart. Note: The data used to prepare the report should be that supplied by the Department of Labor. If a state agency has updated data it wants to use, it should provide that information to the other sponsors and the DOL two weeks prior to the meeting. Schedule: Reports should be submitted to the DOWP, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-4641, Washington, D.C. 20210, by March 20, 1998. Questions: Questions should be directed to your Federal Representative at(202) 219-5904.

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