[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR617.21]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 617--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C--Reemployment Services
 
Sec. 617.21  Reemployment services and allowances.

    Reemployment services and allowances shall include, as appropriate, 
the services and allowances as set forth in this section, provided that 
those services included within the scope of paragraphs (a) through (e) 
of this section shall be provided for under any other Federal law other 
than the Act.
    (a) Employment registration. To ensure, so far as practical, that 
individuals are placed in jobs which utilize their highest skills and 
that applicants qualified for job openings are appropriately referred, 
applications for registration shall be taken on adversely affected 
workers who apply for reemployment services.
    (b) Employment counseling. When local job opportunities are not 
readily available, counseling shall be used to assist individuals to 
gain a better understanding of themselves in relation to the labor 
market so that they can more realistically choose or change an 
occupation or make a suitable job adjustment.
    (c) Vocational testing. Testing shall be used to determine which 
individual skills or potentials can be developed by appropriate 
training.
    (d) Job development. A State agency shall develop jobs for 
individuals by soliciting job interviews from public or private 
employers and shall work with potential employers to customize or 
restructure particular jobs to meet individual needs.
    (e) Supportive services. Supportive services shall be provided so 
individuals can obtain or retain employment or participate in employment 
and training programs leading to eventual

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placement in permanent employment. Such services may include work 
orientation, basic education, communication skills, child care, and any 
other services necessary to prepare an individual for full employment in 
accordance with the individual's capabilities and employment 
opportunities.
    (f) On-the-job training (OJT). OJT is training, in the public or 
private sector, and may be provided to an individual who meets the 
conditions for approval of training, as provided in Sec. 617.22(a), and 
who has been hired by the employer, while the individual is engaged in 
productive work which provides knowledge or skills essential to the full 
and adequate performance of the job.
    (g) Classroom training. This training activity is any training of 
the type normally conducted in a classroom setting, including vocational 
education, and may be provided to individuals when the conditions for 
approval of training are met, as provided in Sec. 617.22(a), to impart 
technical skills and information required to perform a specific job or 
group of jobs. Training designed to enhance the employability of 
individuals by upgrading basic skills, through the provision of courses 
such as remedial education or English-as-a-second-language, shall be 
considered as remedial education approvable under Sec. 617.22(a) if the 
criteria for approval of training under Sec. 617.22(a) are met.
    (h) Self-directed job search. Self-directed job search programs 
shall be initiated to assist individuals in developing skills and 
techniques for finding a job. Such programs vary in design and operation 
and call for a carefully structured approach to individual needs. There 
are basic elements or activities common to all approaches. These 
include:
    (1) Job search workshop. A short (1-3 days) seminar designed to 
provide participants with knowledge on how to find jobs, including labor 
market information, applicant resume writing, interviewing techniques, 
and finding job openings.
    (2) Job finding club. Encompasses all elements of the Job Search 
Workshop plus a period (1-2 weeks) of structured, supervised application 
where participants actually seek employment.
    (i) Job search allowances. The individual, if eligible, shall be 
provided job search allowances under subpart D of this part 617 to 
defray the cost of seeking employment outside of the commuting area.
    (j) Relocation allowances. The individual, if eligible, shall be 
provided relocation allowances under subpart E of this part 617 to 
defray the cost of moving to a new job outside of the commuting area.

[51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 59 FR 934, Jan. 6, 1994]