1001-3          CONDUCTING THE EMPLOYABILITY ASSESSMENT

The EAEmployability Assessment is completed by the CMCase Manager during discussion with the client.  Items with  asterisk (*) can be prepopulated by the CMCase Manager based on data in CMSCase Management System.  

Numbered items are completed through discussion with the client.  If something doesn't apply to the client mark the item as N/A.

Questions are not required to be answered in order as clients may organically bring up issues of importance out of the order of the document.  CMCase Managers are encouraged to allow flexibility in the pace and flow of the conversation to help build rapport with the client.  

The EAEmployability Assessment will guide self-sufficiency planning by reviewing:

1. Client's strengths, skills, education history, work history and complexities, 
2. The activities to which the client will be assigned and the number of hours of participation that will be considered a "full schedule of activities" (WSPM MS 1003-2), 
3. Resources to which the client will be referred to support self-sufficiency, and, 
4. If the client is exempt or has good cause for not participating in work activities (WSPM MS 1006).

If the EAEmployability Assessment determines that clients are excused from work activities of have good cause for not participating in work activities, they must still develop an FSSPFamily Self Sufficiency Plan per ATAP MS 723-1 and ATAP MS 730-2.