The purpose of the ES program is to bring together individuals looking for employment and employers looking for job seekers

The Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, provides a total of $38,458,248 in Formula Grant funding to the Florida Department of Commerce to deliver workforce development services. The purpose of the program is to connect job seekers with employers by providing a variety of universal access services, including job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referrals, and labor market information. The program enables eligible individuals to access the services they need to overcome barriers to employment and reenter the workforce quickly.

Through the federal grant, the Florida Department of Commerce sub-awards funds to various workforce development boards and career service providers across Florida to deliver employment services, such as career guidance, job search workshops, skills training, and placement assistance. Key sub-awardees include CareerSource Central Florida, Citrus Levy Marion Reg, CareerSource Broward, and other regional organizations that serve diverse populations including veterans, dislocated workers, and disadvantaged individuals.

Activities

The ES is a universal access program that provides services to all individuals who need services. Allowable services include assessments of career interests, career guidance when appropriate, job search workshops, and referral to jobs or training as appropriate. Services offered to employers include referral of job seekers to job openings matching job requirements with applicants experience, skills and other attributes helping with special recruitment needs assisting employers with hard-to-fill job orders assisting with job restructuring and helping employers assist laid-off workers. Training services are not provided and not allowable under ES program.

Expected outcomes

The ES program outcomes are to ensure that individuals are able to access and receive the services they need to overcome barriers to employment and reenter the workforce system as quickly as possible.

Intended beneficiaries

This is a universal access program that is available to all individuals.

Subrecipient activities

The grantees may subaward funds to conduct LMI research as well as the provision of specific services such as assessments of career interests, career guidance, job search workshops, referral to jobs or training as appropriate, and others.