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LEP Peer Expert Directory Nomination Form

Basic Information about Potential Peer Expert

FirstName:*	LastName:*		Mi:
Title:
Agency or Organization:
Address:
City:	State:		Zip:
Phone:*		Fax:
Email Address:*
Years of Experience Serving LEP Individuals (if applicable):
Years of Experience in Employment and Training Services (if applicable):
Years of Experience in Educational Programs serving LEP (if applicable)
Years of Experience Providing Training or Consultation to Others (if applicable):

Categories of Expertise

Please check all of the following categories for which you believe the expert’s experience would be valuable to the Workforce Investment System.

The first list asks about expertise related to workforce investment system operations; the second list asks about any special expertise working with specific language/cultural groups.

Policy and Planning

	Initiating new or renewed attention to LEP-related services in response to unmet needs
	Negotiations with elected officials, WIB members re: policy emphasis on LEP access to services.
	Methods of determining area's LEP populations
	Assessing the extent of need for LEP services within the Workforce Investment System
	Gathering information needed to design LEP services or develop LEP plan
	Developing LEP Plan

Budgeting and Management

	Negotiating budget for LEP services
	Preparing budget for LEP services
	Developing relationships with outside organizations that provide services to LEP customers (CBOs, FBOs, other NPOs, schools and colleges, private providers)
	Partnering with labor unions, professional and industry associations to develop VESL/occupational training for LEP individuals
	Negotiating formal or ongoing partnerships with outside organizations
	Maintaining or overseeing partnerships with LEP-serving organizations
	Designing or overseeing changes in the One-Stop (or UI office, etc.) physical space to create a language-friendly or welcoming environment, to notify customers of their rights, etc.
	Designing or overseeing changes to UI service process to accommodate LEP individuals
	Compliance monitoring with emphasis on LEP
	Designing and/or delivering professional development for workforce development staff re: LEP services, cross-cultural issues
	Developing tracking systems and databases to document LEP services
	Recruiting and hiring workforce development staff representative of the local area's LEP populations
	Providing training to bilingual/bicultural staff who are new to workforce development
	Translation & interpretation training/certification for bi-multilingual workforce development staff

Direct Services to Job Seekers

Conducting targeted outreach to LEP communities

Developing media outreach campaigns

Developing outreach materials

Planning and/or coordinating outreach events

Developing materials or strategies to make core services accessible

	Developing workshop curricula for LEP populations
	For single language group (e.g., bilingual or delivered in language other than English)
	For LEP persons of many different languages and nationalities

For mixed group that includes English speakers and LEP individuals

Changing or overseeing changes in computer interface/software to increase LEP access

Planning or designing changes in intensive services to increase LEP access

Arranging for, or facilitating access to, ESL offerings

Delivering ESL instruction

Conducting or overseeing case management for LEP individuals

Occupational training for LEP job seekers

Distance Education

Other:
(please describe)

Services for Business Customers

	Negotiating job placements for LEP workers
	Consultations or training for business regarding cultural issues in the workplace
	Business strategies related to placing LEP individuals
	Workplace-based training (or incumbent worker training) for LEP workers
	Dislocated worker/NEG services for LEP workers

Other Category

Other:
(please describe)

LANGUAGE / CULTURAL EXPERTISE

Please indicate below any languages (or national groups or cultures) for which the expert has specialized knowledge and experience

Albanian

Amharic

Arabic

Armenian

Bosnian

Burmese

Cambodian

Chinese

Croatian

Farsi

French

German

Greek

Gujrathi

Haitian Creole

Hebrew

Hindi

Hmong

Hungarian

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Krio

Laotian

Nuer

pashtu

Polish

Portuguese

Rusian

Somali

Spanish

Tagalog

Thai

Urdu

Vietnamese

Other

EXPERIENCE AS CONSULTANT, PRESENTER OR TRAINER

Please provide information about the expert's participation as a presenter or panel member in conferences and seminars, or as a consultant, and list the topic areas covered. (attach additional sheets as needed)

Name of Conference or workshop	Topic	Role (Trainer, Panel Member, etc.)

Consulting Setting	Topic	Type of Consultation

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Nominated By:

Self:*
Name:*
Title:*
Organization:*
Contact information:*	Email:	Phone: