1. (a) Job search and job readiness are core activities as defined in §811.25(a)(1) of this chapter.

2. (b) A Board shall ensure that job search and job readiness services:

   1. (1) incorporate the following:

      1. (A) individual and group activities;
      2. (B) staff-assisted services in which Texas Workforce Center staff provide direction and guidance to job seekers, including appropriate referrals based on their skills and abilities to pre-scheduled job interviews; and preparatory activities that are essential to obtaining and retaining employment; and
      3. (C) client-directed activities that do not require significant staff involvement, and include activities in which clients independently identify employment opportunities based upon their employment strengths, perform preparatory activities that are essential to obtaining and retaining employment, and activities that address the health, safety, and welfare of their families.
   2. (2) are limited to activities necessary for Choices individuals to secure immediate employment.
   3. (3) provide individual assistance or coordinated, planned, and supervised activities that prepare Choices individuals for seeking employment.

3. (c) Job search activities include:

   1. (1) job skills assessment;
   2. (2) job placement;
   3. (3) counseling;
   4. (4) information on available jobs;
   5. (5) occupational exploration, including information on local emerging and demand occupations;
   6. (6) interviewing skills and practice interviews;
   7. (7) assistance with applications and resumes;
   8. (8) job fairs;

4. (d) Job readiness activities are designed to assist Choices individuals with addressing issues that will aid them in obtaining and retaining employment, including:

   1. (1) life skills;
   2. (2) guidance and motivation for development of positive work behaviors necessary for the labor market; or

   3. (3) activities essential to the health, safety, and welfare of their families, as follows:

      1. (A) activities associated with maintenance of their children's health and dental checkups, as required by §3.301 of this title;
      2. (B) activities associated with maintenance of their children's immunizations, as required by §3.301 of this title;
      3. (C) activities necessary to ensure their children's school attendance, as required by §3.301 of this title; and
      4. (D) activities necessary to abstain from the use, possession, or sale of controlled substances, and to abstain from alcohol abuse, including participation in counseling.
5. (e) Job search and job readiness activities are time-limited as defined in §811.27 of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.41 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10261.