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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


13.6 English Language Learning

ISSUE DATE: 12/2023

This includes English Language Learning (ELL) and Functional Work Literacy (FWL).

Education Activity:

Instruction designed to:

English Language Learning.

Improve their ability to speak, write or read English because it is not their first language. (This is sometimes referred to as English as a Second Language or ESL).

Functional Work Literacy.

Provide a specialized form of English Language Learning that is intensive and work-focused instruction for at least 20 hours per week.


Participants with a student performance level (SPL) below 6 must be allowed to pursue English Language Learning as part of their MFIP employment plan.

  • · The language proficiency level must be determined by a nationally recognized test, such as the CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems).
  • · If the instructional agency does not use the SPL system, use the conversion chart which outlines the CASAS levels and spoken proficiency levels for English language learners, see CASAS SPL Scores.
  • · Participants are expected to make satisfactory progress in the courses in order to continue to include these activities in their employment plan. The school or training program defines satisfactory progress.

    • PREVIOUS REVISIONS

    DateNotes
    08/2020

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