An individual must complete the following steps to become an Advocate:

1. Submit an application
2. Successfully complete a written examination relating to Michigan's unemployment insurance laws
3. Attend an orientation session covering program procedures
4. Sign a personal service contract with the Agency.

 After becoming an Advocate, the individual must do the following:

1. Elect to service the employer or the unemployed worker (not both)
2. Provide the agency with biographical information for the Advocate lists from which the employers or unemployed workers make their selections
3. Notify the the agency upon the acceptance of a case
4. Register as a vendor with the State of Michigan
5. Invoice the agency immediately for the services provided.

 (Becoming an advocate is not automatic by submitting an application.  Available spots are periodically announced when the number of Advocates are low in a specific geographical area.)