Code of Federal Regulations Title 20. Employees' Benefits § 20.618.355 Knowledge, skills, and abilities of staff performing assessments

(1) Knowledge of the local labor market;

(2) Knowledge of local employer and occupation skill demands and hiring prerequisites, such as educational requirements and professional certifications;

(3) The ability to identify transferable skills that a trade-affected worker may possess that would be of interest to other local employers outside of the worker's present occupational area;

(4) The ability to evaluate quickly a worker's ability to conduct a self-directed job search;  and

(5) The ability to identify barriers to a worker's employment that could be overcome with training and case management services.