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0. Table of contents showing the list of documents in the PDF, point by point. 1. Copy of a valid passport or identity card proving the nationality indicated in the application form. 2. Copies of all university degrees indicated in the application form, together with transcripts from the relevant university (i.e. list of subjects studied each year) and proof of a minimum European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level 6. You can find help with
Please ensure that the date of graduation and final grades are indicated. 3. Copy of proof of enrolment in current studies, if applicable. 4. Copies of certifications/licenses obtained, as indicated in the application form, if applicable. 5. Copies of evidence of all declared work experience in the home country, as indicated in the application form, if applicable. This may include
Note: Letters written on plain paper without a letterhead are not acceptedas evidence, nor are e-mails. 6. Copies of evidence of all international experience indicated in the application form, if applicable. For work experience, this may include
Note: Letters written on plain paper without a letterhead are not acceptedas evidence, nor are e-mails. For experience of mobility abroad, this may include
Note: Letters written on plain paper without a letterhead are not acceptedas evidence, nor are e-mails. 7. Copies of evidence of language skills declared in the application form. This may include
Note: Certificates of attendance are not sufficient. In addition: A thorough knowledge of at least one of the Commission's working languages - English, French, German - is required. The Commission considers that level C of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages corresponds to a thorough knowledge. 8. For general skills, no certificate is required. However, you must justify them in the box provided for this purpose in the application form. 9. For numerical skills, proof is not compulsory but only recommended. However, you must provide evidence of these skills in the appropriate box on the application form. 10. For other achievements, it is not compulsory but only recommended that you provide evidence. You must nevertheless justify them in the box provided for this purpose on the application form. 17.4.1 Bundled Job Placement Services Service DescriptionBundled Job Placement is a benchmark service that assists customers in preparing for and completing the job search process. Job placement may be in a new position or an advancement in current employment when the customer requires training and/or assistance in the areas listed below. Bundled Job Placement helps customers obtain a job that meets their needs as outlined in the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report. The customer must work 90 days in the same position. When a customer is placed in a new position with the same or a new employer, a new 90-day count is required to complete Bundled Job Placement services. Any meeting between the customer, the provider, the customer’s circle of supports, and VR staff may be conducted remotely. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.1 Remote Service Delivery. Before assisting a customer in obtaining a job, the provider must train and assist the customer in all the following areas, as described under Benchmark A-Service Description:
The training and assistance provided should align with the basic or enhanced service definition and the customer's scores on the Support Needs Assessment in VR1845A, Bundled Job Placement Services Placement Plan–Part A. All required elements described in the VR-SFP must be addressed in a curriculum that includes a module for each required area defined in the VR-SFP (For example: all areas listed above). A manual must be maintained by the provider that includes the curriculum and supporting documentation such as activity materials/resources, lesson plans, and attendance records. When using a standardized published curriculum (not created by the provider), identify the source and keep a copy of the curriculum in the manual. TWC-VR may request to review a curricula manual at any time. The job placement specialist must implement training activities to meet the customer's needs, including, but not limited to, literacy and disability needs. While all training must be individualized, it may be provided in an individual or group setting. When the service is provided in a group setting, a ratio of one job placement specialist to no more than six customers must be maintained. The Employment Services provider must:
Before a service authorization is issued, the VR counselor, customer, and job placement specialist must attend the job placement plan meeting. At the job placement plan meeting, VR staff will complete the following forms:
The results of the Support Needs Assessment in the VR1845A determine whether a customer receives basic or enhanced Bundled Job Placement, as follows:
Basic Bundled Job Placement and Enhanced Bundled Job Placement contain the following three payment benchmarks in this outcome-based service:
Benchmark outcome payments are made when the provider achieves the outcomes required for each benchmark. Each benchmark is paid only once for each customer between Active Status (customer has an individualized plan for employment (IPE)) and Closure Status of a VR case. The customer's job must:
If a business hires a customer in a temp-to-hire position, the job is acceptable if not considered short-term or project specific employment that will end upon completion of the project. A customer may be employed by a third party such as a temp agency when this is a prerequisite for continued employment after the probationary period ends. Pro re nata (PRN) or “as needed” employment is allowed, as long as the customer can achieve all employment conditions outlined on the VR1845B. VR will not accept seasonal employment placements or placements where the customer receives an IRS 1099 form, (i.e. self-employment), unless approved by the VR Director using the VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request form. Seasonal employment pertains to labor performed at certain seasons or periods of the year, which may not be continuous or carried out throughout the year. VR pays for job placement only if the customer is placed in a competitive integrated work setting with an organization or business that is not owned, operated, controlled, or governed by the service provider providing the job placement service. Service providers that are state agencies, state universities, or facilities that are a part of a state university system are exempt from this requirement. A VR competitive integrated checklist may need to be completed prior to the provider’s invoice being paid to determine whether the position meets the criteria for a competitive integrated work setting. The job placement count begins on the first day worked by the customer for the employer in the current position or the day after the VR1845B is updated so all non-negotiable employment conditions, 50% of negotiable employment conditions, and an employment goal are achieved. If a customer is not working the required number of weekly hours or meeting non-negotiable employment conditions as outlined in the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report, the customer's progression within the benchmark is frozen until:
When a customer accepts a new position with the same employer or obtains employment with a new employer, the customer must work 90 days in the new position. The count starts over on the first day of the customer’s new position and continues until the customer reaches 90 days of employment in the new position. The provider must resubmit an updated VR1845B for each benchmark. Bundled Job Placement Services cannot be purchased with On-the-Job Training (OJT), Apprenticeship, or Supported Employment. Job Skills Training can be purchased with Bundled Job Placement Services when determined appropriate by the VR counselor. A customer who has received or is receiving basic or enhanced Bundled Job Placement Services cannot be transferred into Non-bundled Job Placement Services, unless a VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request for Job Placement, Job Skills Training, and Supported Employment Services has been approved by the VR Director. The VR3472 must explain the customer’s individualized circumstances sufficiently enough to support the transfer of the service from Bundled to Non-bundled Job Placement. When a customer's circumstances indicate that Bundled Employment Services need to be purchased after Non-bundled Job Placement Services have been provided, a reduction of payment will be applied to the fee of the Bundled Employment service. Any request to change a Bundled Job Placement Service Description, Process and Procedure, or Outcomes Required for Payment must be documented and approved by the VR director using the VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request for Job Placement, Job Skills Training, and Supported Employment Services, before the change is implemented. Examples of when a VR3472 is necessary include:
The approved VR3472 must be maintained in the provider’s customer case file. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. 17.4.2 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark A17.4.2.1 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark A Service DescriptionThe job placement specialist will conduct job development and job search activities directed toward obtaining employment that meets the customer's individualized skills, interests, goals, and needs as outlined in the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report. Before the customer obtains employment, the job placement specialist must train and assist the customer in all the areas described below in the Benchmark A Service Description. If the customer obtains employment before the training is completed the training must be completed prior to invoicing for the Benchmark A. Completion of the VR1850, Employment Data Sheet or EquivalentThe job placement specialist must train the customer on how to gather the necessary information in the areas below:
Note: Any equivalent used in place of the VR1850 must include all topics addressed on the VR1850. When the customer's employment goal supports the need for a résumé, as indicated on the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report, all of the following must be addressed:
Job ApplicationsJob applications training includes:
Job References and Written CorrespondenceJob references and written correspondence training includes:
InterviewsInterview training includes:
Note: The VR counselor will indicate on the VR1845B when the mock interviews must be video-recorded. Pre-employment TestingPre-employment testing training includes:
Job SearchingJob search training includes:
Job Acceptance and Preparing for the First Day on the JobJob acceptance and preparing for the first day on the job training includes:
Described below is the level of support the customer will receive for: Bundled Basic Job Placement ServicesThe customer approved for Bundled Basic Job Placement Services will receive:
Bundled Enhanced Job Placement ServicesThe customer approved for Bundled Enhanced Job Placement Services will receive:
For both Basic and Enhanced Job Placement to meet Benchmark A, the customer must
The VR counselor will indicate on the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan Part B and Status Report, how Benchmark A services may be provided, either in person at or away from job site, remotely, or combination, in person and remotely. The method services are delivered may be updated by the counselor using the VR1845B or service authorization. In-person services may be provided at or away from the job site. Remote services must follow VR SFP 3.6.4.1 Remote Service Delivery. Note: For plans completed before July 2021, services must be provided as indicated on the VR1840, Job Placement Services - Referral. Any request to change a Service Definition, Process and Procedure, or Outcomes Required for Payment must be documented and approved by the VR director, using the VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request for Job Placement, Job Skills Training, and Supported Employment Services, before the change is implemented. The approved VR3472 must be maintained in the provider's customer case file. For more information refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. 17.4.2.2 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark A Process and ProcedureThe Employment Services Provider (ESP) receives the VR1840, Job Placement Services Referral form. The referral form includes any documentation that will prepare the job placement specialist to better work with the customer, such as medical or psychological reports, case notes, vocational testing results, and employment data collected by VR staff. The referral establishes the date and time for the Job Placement planning meeting, if known. When developing or amending the VR1845A or VR1845B a meeting is conducted in person or remotely. The Job Placement planning meeting is held so that the customer, the VR counselor, and the job placement specialist can complete the:
VR staff:
VR1845A, Bundled Job Placement Services Placement Plan–Part A, determines whether the customer will receive Basic or Enhanced Job Placement Services and identifies the customer’s skills, abilities, experience, training, and education that relate to the training and job to be obtained. VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report, determines:
VR staff members and the customer will make the final decisions related to the employment goal, non-negotiable conditions, and Support Needs Assessment results found on the VR1845A, Bundled Job Placement Services Placement Plan–Part A, and the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report. If, at any time, the customer's employment goal changes or non-negotiable conditions become negotiable or do not match the current VR1845B on file, an updated VR1845B must be completed via a meeting with the VR counselor, customer, and provider before the customer obtains employment. If the customer obtains employment before the VR1845B is updated, and the VR counselor determines the job is appropriate for the customer, the VR counselor, customer, and job placement specialist will update and sign the VR1845B in a Job Placement plan meeting. The day after the date of the VR counselor's signature on the updated VR1845B will be used as the first date of employment. The job placement specialist provides services to the customer meeting or exceeding the requirements in the Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark A service description. It is expected that the job placement specialist will:
The customer may obtain the job on their own or through networking with friends, family, and other contacts using the skills obtained in training from the job placement specialist. The job placement specialist completes the VR1846, Bundled Job Placement Services Benchmark A Training Report, and records the customer's status at Benchmark A completion on the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan–Part B and Status Report. The job placement specialist is responsible for communicating all successes and challenges to the VR counselor. The job placement specialist also maintains routine communications as defined on the VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Benchmark Service Plan–Part B and Status Report. When the customer requires additional services from VR to ensure long-term employment success, such as Job Skills Training or uniforms, the job placement specialist assists the customer in requesting the service from the VR counselor. The job placement specialist documents the achievement of outcomes on the required forms using a computer and secures the required signatures, on or after the fifth day worked, before submitting a complete and accurate invoice. 17.4.2.3 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark A Outcomes Required for PaymentTo meet Benchmark A, the customer:
Payment for Benchmark A requires that the job placement specialist do the following:
For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.11.1 Documentation and Signatures. This is an outcome-based benchmark service; therefore, VR will not pay the invoice unless all outcomes in the service description are achieved. Each benchmark is paid only once for each customer between Active Status (customer has an IPE) and Closure Status of a VR case. 17.4.2.4 FeesFor more information, refer to 17.6 Employment Services Fee Schedule. 17.4.3 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark B17.4.3.1 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark B Service DescriptionTo meet Benchmark B, the customer must:
When a customer accepts a new position with the same or new employer, the customer must work 45 days in the new position. The count begins over at day one and continues until the customer reaches 45 days of employment in the new position prior to achievement of Benchmark B. The provider must resubmit an updated VR1845B for each benchmark. Each Benchmark is paid only once for each customer. The job placement specialist must have at least two visits with the customer between the 6th day of employment and the 45th day of employment, and must monitor the customer's job placement to ensure the customer:
VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan—Part B and Status Report or service authorization will indicate whether the visits can be done in person at or away from job site, Remotely, or combination, in person and remotely. Remote visits may be facilitated using a computer-based platform that allows for face-to-face and/or real time interaction and use video telecommunication services and software such as Video Relay Services or FaceTime. TWC-VR does not allow use of non-video telecommunication (phone) or text messages to customers to be used to conduct visits. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.1 Remote Service Delivery for requirements and 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. Any request to change a Service Definition, Process and Procedure, or Outcomes Required for Payment must be documented and approved by the VR director, using the VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request for Job Placement, Job Skills Training, and Supported Employment Services, before the change is implemented. The approved VR3472 must be maintained in the provider’s customer case file. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. 17.4.3.2 Process and ProcedureThe customer continues his or her employment, working the required hours each week. The job placement specialist monitors the customer to ensure he or she continues to work and is meeting the expectations of the employer and ensuring all non-negotiable, 50% of negotiable conditions and employment goal continue to be met. If the customer loses the job, the customer's progression toward completion of the benchmark ends. The job placement specialist must meet with the customer and VR counselor to:
Before submitting an accurate invoice, the job placement specialist documents the achievement of outcomes on VR1845B using the form sent by the VR staff and secures the required signatures on or after the 45th day of employment. When a job is lost, the customer begins with Benchmark A to secure another position. The training is only required if the customer needs to reenforce skills taught prior to the first placement. The provider is not paid a second time for Benchmark A. 17.4.3.3 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark B Outcomes Required for PaymentThe customer must maintain competitive integrated employment for 45 cumulative calendar days at the same employer, in the same position, working in a job achieving:
For payment for Benchmark B, the job placement specialist must do the following:
For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.11.1 Documentation and Signatures. This is an outcome-based benchmark service; therefore, VR will not pay the invoice unless all outcomes in the service description are achieved. Each Benchmark is paid only once for each customer between Active Status (customer has an IPE) and Closure Status of a VR case. 17.4.3.4 FeesFor more information, refer to 17.6 Employment Services Fee Schedule. 17.4.4 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark C17.4.4.1 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark C Service DescriptionTo meet Benchmark C, the customer must:
When a customer accepts a new position with the same or new employer, the customer must work 90 days in the new position. The count begins over at day one and continues until the customer reaches 90 days of employment in the new position prior to achievement of Benchmark C. The provider must resubmit an updated VR1845B for each benchmark. Each Benchmark is paid only once for each customer. The job placement specialist must have at least two visits with the customer between the 45th and 90th day of employment and monitor the customer's job placement to ensure the customer:
VR1845B, Bundled Job Placement Services Plan—Part B and Status Report or service authorization will indicate whether the visits can be done in person at or away from job site, remotely, or combination, in person and remotely. TWC-VR does not allow use of non-video telecommunication (phone) or text messages to customers to be used to conduct site visits. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.1 Remote Service Delivery for requirements and 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. Any request to change a Service Definition, Process and Procedure, or Outcomes Required for Payment must be documented and approved by the VR director, using the VR3472, Contracted Service Modification Request for Job Placement, Job Skills Training, and Supported Employment Services, before the change is implemented. The approved VR3472 must be maintained in the provider’s customer case file. For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.6.4.2 Evaluation of Service Delivery. 17.4.4.2 Process and ProcedureThe customer continues his or her employment, working required hours each week. The job placement specialist monitors the customer to ensure he or she continues to work and is meeting the expectations of the employer ensuring all non-negotiable, 50% of negotiable conditions, and employment goal continue to be met. Before submitting an accurate invoice, the job placement specialist documents the achievement of outcomes on VR1845B using the form sent by VR staff, and secures the required signatures on or after the 90th day of employment before submitting an accurate invoice. If the customer loses the job, the customer's progression toward completion of the benchmark ends and the job placement specialist must meet with the customer and VR counselor to:
When a job is lost, the customer begins with Benchmark A to secure another position. The training is only required if the customer needs to reenforce skills taught prior to the first placement. The provider is not paid a second time for Benchmark A. When Employment Services premiums have been authorized and the requirements are met, the provider is paid upon achievement of Benchmark C. 17.4.4.3 Bundled Job Placement—Benchmark C Outcomes Required for PaymentThe customer must maintain competitive integrated employment for 90 cumulative calendar days with the same employer, in the same position, working in a job achieving:
For payment for Benchmark C, the job placement specialist must do the following:
For more information, refer to VR-SFP 3.11.1 Documentation and Signatures. This is an outcome-based benchmark service; therefore, VR will not pay unless all outcomes in the service description are achieved. Benchmarks are paid only once for each customer between Active Status (customer has an IPE) and Closure Status of a VR case. 17.4.4.4 FeesFor more information, refer to 17.6 Employment Services Fee Schedule. Which of the following is a benefit publicity has over advertising?An advantage of publicity over advertising is: Its greater credibility.
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