Measurable Skill Gains, Goals, and Interests

The Measurable Skills Gains, Goals, and Interests functionality can be used for any participant or program, but is used in AJL for performance reporting for WIOA Measurable Skill Gains and WIA Youth Skill Attainment.

Add New Goal

  1. Navigate to the Goals List page (Job Seeker > Program > Enrollment > Measurable Skill Gains). The Measurable Skill Gains and Goals page displays.
  2. Select the [Program] Measurable Skill Gains and Goals tab.
  3. Click New Goal. The Add Goal page displays.

  4. Complete the fields on the Add Goals page according to the following instructions. If this is the first goal, the date of the job seeker's first service is displayed in the Date Set field.

    • Date Set: Type the Date Set for the goal in mm/dd/yyyy. If this goal is the first goal, the date of the job seeker's first service is displayed in the Date Set field.
    • Program Year: Type the program year for the goal to be obtained. A program year is from July to June.

    • Measurable Skill Gains: Select from the following:

      • Educational Functioning Level
      • Secondary Transcript/Report Card
      • Post-Secondary Transcript/Report Card
      • Training Milestone
      • Skills Progression
      • Diploma or Equivalent

    • Goal Type: Select Goal Type from the following options:

      • Basic Skills
      • Employment Goal
      • Family Goals
      • GED Goal
      • Lifestyle Goals
      • Needs and Barriers Goals
      • Occupational Goals
      • Personal Goals
      • Self-Sufficiency Goals
      • Training Goals
      • Work Readiness Skills
    • Description: Type a description of the goal.
    • Status: Select the Status of the goal from the following options:
      • Attained: The goal was set and attained on or prior to the Planned Date of Attainment.
      • Set But Attainment Pending: The goal has been set and the Planned Date of Attainment is in the future.
      • Set But Not Attained: The goal was set, the Planned Date of Attainment is passed, and the goal was not attained. Goals with a past Planned Date of Attainment are reported as Set But Not Attained. See Monitoring Skill Attainment for more information on tools for tracking goals.
    • Planned Date of Attainment: Type the Planned Date of Attainment for the goal in mm/dd/yyyy format.
    • Date Attained: Type the Date the goal was attained. Leave blank for new goals.
  5. Click Save to save the information and return to the Goal List page or click Goal List to return to the Goal List page without saving the information.

View/Edit Goals or Update Status

  1. Navigate to the Goals List page. Click the appropriate link in the Goals List column. The Edit Goal page displays with the information for the selected goal populated.
  2. Update the information as needed. To change the status to Attained, the Date Attained is required.
  3. Click Save to save the information and return to the Goal List. Click Goal List to return to the Goal List page without saving information.

Delete Goals

The privilege to delete goals is controlled in AJL settings. If the user has the privileges to delete goals, a Delete button displays on the Edit Goals page. Click Delete to remove the goal. These privileges are set by the AJL administrator based on state policy and procedure.

Monitoring Skill Attainment

The drill-down links on the WIOA Quarterly Reports can be used to monitor goal setting and goal status.

  • Generate the WIA Quarterly Report (Reporting > WIOA Reports > Performance > WIA Quarterly Report). Click the Skill Attainment Rate numerator or denominator link. A Skill Attainment Rate report is generated.
  • Generate the WIOA Quarterly Report (Reporting > WIOA Reports > Performance > WIOA Quarterly Report). Click a linked number in the Measurable Skill Gains row. A Measurable Skill Gain report is generated.

Add Interest

  1. Navigate to the Goals List page (Job Seeker > Program > Enrollment > Measurable Skill Gains). The [Program] Measurable Skill Gains and Goals page displays.
  2. Select the Interests tab. The [Program] Interests page displays.
  3. Click Add Interest. The [Program] Interest page displays.
  4. Type a description of the job seeker's interest. Click Save. The [Program] Interests page displays, with the text description displaying.

Edit/Update Interest

  1. Navigate to the Goals List page (Job Seeker > Program > Enrollment > Measurable Skill Gains, Goals, and Interests). The [Program] Measurable Skill Gains and Goals page displays.
  2. Click the Interests link in the Related Links section. The [Program] Interests page displays.
  3. Any interests will display. To edit an existing interest, click Edit Interest. The [Program] Interests page displays with editable text in the Descriptions field.
  4. Edit the text as necessary and click Save.

    5. Note: Additional interests are not added separately as goals or skills are. Instead, the existing Interest is edited to change or add to existing text.