7.3.1  TEMP Placement Types and Participant Circumstances

There are two TEMPTrial Employment Match Program placement types, depending on an individual’s parental status:

1.             Custodial Parent TEMP (TMPCustodial Parent TEMP); or

2.             Noncustodial Parent TEMP (TNPNoncustodial Parent TEMP ).  

Individuals appropriate for a TEMP placement may:

·        Require a flexible schedule or other reasonable accommodations;

·        Have basic skills and/or education;

·        Not have skills that are marketable in the current labor market;

·        Be nearing a time limit; or

·        Have barriers preventing them from entering the labor market, such as;

·        Little or no employment history;

·        No recent employment history; or

·        A history of failed employment.

The W-2Wisconsin Works agency must utilize informal assessment results to identify W-2 participants who are capable of working and may be appropriate for TEMP. (See 5.2 for more information on informal assessments)

History: Release 25-04; Release 16-01.