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SCSEP – CWI University

CORRESPONDENCE

  • 30-Day Notice of Termination for Cause Failure to Recertify (DOC) or (PDF)
  • PY2024 Recertification General Notice for Job Seekers TEMPLATE (DOC) or (PDF)
  • Recertification Notice of Missed Appointment (DOC) or (PDF)
  • Recertification Termination Notice Over-income (DOC) or (PDF)

DOCUMENTATION

  • Case Management Note Form (PDF)
  • Self-Attestation Zero Family Income (PDF)

GUIDANCE

  • DOL TEGL 39-11 Guidance on the Handling and Protection of PII (PDF)
  • Personally Identifiable Information Tip Sheet (PDF)
  • PY2023 Recertification Most-in-Need Measure Updates Background and Instructions July 2023 (PDF)
  • PY2024 Recertifications Options for Appointments (PDF)
  • PY2024 Most-in-Need Measure Guidebook (PDF)
  • PY2024 Recertification and Most-in-Need Updates Activity Planner (PDF)

REFERENCES

  • PPM-Section 203 Eligibility Requirements (PDF)
  • PPM Section 204 Computing Income for Eligibility (PDF)
  • SCSEP Data Validation Handbook updated September 2022 (PDF)
  • Persistent Unemployment Table 2020-2022 ALL STATES (XLS)

REQUIRED FORMS

  • Family Size Statement (PDF)
  • Income Worksheet (PDF)
  • Most-in-Need Revalidation Form (PDF)
  • Most-In-Need Self-Attestation Form (PDF)
  • Record of Annual Offer of Physical Examination (PDF)
  • Release Form (PDF)

TRAINING PRESENTATION

  • PY2024 Recertification Training (PPT)

WEBINAR

Marketing Materials

Click here to view the 2024 OAM Materials and Activities page from the Administration on Community Living (ACL)

 

Participant Satisfaction Survey Information

  • Sample Participant Satisfaction Survey – Not for Distribution (PDF)
  • English Pre-Survey Letter & Instructions (DOC)
  • Spanish Pre-Survey Letter & Instructions (DOC)
  • Instructions for Chinese and Korean Pre-Survey Letters (PDF)
  • SSAI Chinese Pre-Survey Letter (PDF)
  • SSAI Korean Pre-Survey Letter (PDF)

Host Agency Supervisor Satisfaction Survey Information

  • Sample Host Agency Supervisor Satisfaction Survey – Not for Distribution (PDF)

Employer Survey Materials

1st Delivery Attempt

  • Checklist for Administration of Employer Survey (PDF)
  • Alerting Employers to First Survey (PDF)
  • Letter to Unsubsidized Employers for First Survey (DOCX)

2nd Delivery Attempt

  • Talking Points for Informing Employers of Second Survey (PDF)
  • Follow-up Letter to Employers for Second Survey (DOCX)

Participants who live only counties with a “yes” next to the of the county on the current table may possibly qualify for the updatable MIN factor of “Severely Limited Employment Prospects in an Area of Persistent Unemployment.”

Download the Table (XLSX)

Older Americans Month 2025

Sub grantee Required Marketing Forms and Logos

  • Participant Profile Form (DOCX) or (PDF)
  • Participant Profile Guide (DOCX) or (PDF)
  • Marketing Waiver Form (DOCX) or (PDF)
  • Photo Video Release Form (DOCX)
  • Recruiting Checklist (PDF)
  • Referral Email Templates (DOCX)

Recruitment Flyer Templates

  • Community Service (PDF)
  • Computer Class (PDF)
  • Seeking Employment (PDF)
  • You Train Them We Pay Them (PDF)

Formerly Incarcerated Templates

  • Community Service (PDF)
  • Computer Class (PDF)
  • Seeking Employment (PDF)

Veteran Templates

  • Hiring Veterans (PDF)

Certificate Templates

All of these awards can be presented along with a gold and silver ribbon pin.

  • Host Agency Appreciation Certificate (DOCX)
  • Participant Recognition Certificate (DOCX)

Program Management Resources

  • Most-In-Need Tips Guidebook: A Resource Guide for Capturing MIN (PDF)
  • Social Security, SSI or SSDI (PDF)
  • How To Create an Online “my Social Security” Account (PDF)
  • National and State SCSEP Grantee Codes (PDF) Updated February 2017
  • Use of SCSEP Funds for GED (PDF)
  • Follow-Up Schedule for PY2022 (PDF)

Laws & Regulations

  • Federal Register SCSEP Final Rule, September 01, 2010 (PDF)
  • SCSEP Performance Accountability Final Rule, July 30, 2018 (PDF)
  • Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. Priority of Service for Covered Persons; Final Rule, December 19, 2008 (PDF)
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Public Law 113-128 (PDF)
  • WIOA Regulations for State Plans and Performance Accountability 2016 (PDF)
  • Older Americans Act of 1965 (PDF)
  • Older Americans  Reauthorization Act of 2016 – Public Law 114-144 (PDF)
  • DOL Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements CFR Part 2900 (PDF)
  • OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements CFR Part 200 (PDF)
  • Veterans’ Program Letter 07-09: Implementing Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses (PDF)
  • Jobs for Veterans Act – Public Law 107-288 (PDF)
  • Veterans’ Opportunity to Work Act – Public Law 112-56 (PDF)

Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL)

  • TEGL No. 17-20: Update Guidance on Priority of Service, Durational Limits, and State Plan Submissions (PDF)
  • 2020 Federal Poverty Guidelines (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 22-19 CARES Act IDL SCSEP Guidance (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 12-06 Revised Income Inclusions and Exclusions and Procedures for Determining SCSEP Eligibility (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 12-06 Revised Income Inclusions and Exclusions and Procedures for Determining SCSEP Eligibility – Attachment I (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 12-06 Revised Income Inclusions and Exclusions and Procedures for Determining SCSEP Eligibility – Attachment II (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-13 Exemption of SCSEP Wages from Income Eligibility Determinations for Federal Housing Programs and/or Food Stamps (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 10-09 Implementing Priority of Services for Veterans and Eligible Spouses in all Qualified Job Training Programs Funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Labor (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 26-13 Impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in United States v. Windsor on Eligibility and Services Provided Under Workforce Grants Administered by the Employment and Training Administration (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 15-14 Implementation of New Uniform Guidance Regulations (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-16 Infrastructure Funding of the One-Stop Delivery System (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-16 Attachment I: Examples of Cost Pools and Possible Allocation Bases (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-16 Attachment II: Paying for the One-Stop Delivery System (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-16 Attachment III: Infrastructure Costs: Funding Sources (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 17-16 Attachment IV: One-Stop Operating Costs (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 15-10 Increasing Credential, Degree, and Certificate Attainment by Participants of the Public Workforce System (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 15-16 One-Stop Operators Competitive Selection (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 16-16 One-Stop Operator Guidance for American Job Centers (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 16-16 Change 1 to One-Stop Operator Guidance for American Job Centers (PDF)
  • TEGL No. 7-19 PY19-20 SCSEP State Plan Guidance from DOL (PDF)

Older Workers Bulletins (OWB)

  • OMB No. 04-04: To Provide grantees with a framework for permissible training activities under the regular Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (PDF)

Training and Employment Notices (TEN)

  • TEN No. 16-04 Protocol for Serving Older Workers (PDF)
  • TEN No. 12-06 Services to Minority Populations by National and State SCSEP Grantees (PDF)

Archived Webinars

Thursday, March 23, 2023

  • Center SCSEP Staff GPMS Webinar—March 2023 (Link)
    • Passcode: ?gt?p2s1

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 – Center for Workforce Inclusion’s Grantee Performance Management System (GPMS) Training Webinar 2

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 – Center for Workforce Inclusion’s Grantee Performance Management System (GPMS) Training Webinar 

Thursday, June 30, 2022 – PY2022 Recertification and MIN Updates Webinar 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 – PY2021 Recertification and MIN Updates Webinar 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Thursday, August 27, 2020 – PY2020 SPARQ Data Quality Webinar 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 – Changes to SCSEP Individual Durational Limit due to the CARES Act Webinar 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Time

Thursday, March 5, 2020 – Improving Employment Rate: Key Exit and Follow up Training 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Friday, December 13, 2019 – SSAI Job Club – Resume Development 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 – Media Training to Maximize Your Local PR Opportunities with SCSEP 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time

Thursday, June 29, 2017 – Faking Normal Webinar by Elizabeth White 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – Progressive Discipline and Preventing Grievances 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Time

The Digital Certification Program was created by CWI Labs to prepare older workers for the modern workplace while combating ageism. We have partnered with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) to offer data-driven solutions that will equip our job seekers with tools they need to thrive in the modern world of work. Find out more…

  • Digital Certification Program (DCP) Flyer – (PDF)