What is balanceAAP?

balanceAAP, a member of the balanceWORKS family, is a web-based application for the preparation of Affirmative Action plans (AAPs) in accordance with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) technical guidelines.

Outline of balanceAAP Modules

After the plan (or a set of plans) is created, task areas — as listed in the side navigation menu — will take you step-by-step through plan completion, including:

• Determining plan Settings
• Importing and validating Data
• Developing Availability Statistics (and comparing the results to Employment)
• Setting up an optional Reporting Structure
• Selecting the History > Source to ascertain Affirmative Action progress over the prior year
• Running metrics for IWD (Individuals with Disabilities) and Veterans
• Customizing the Narratives
• Compiling the AAP, and when ready, proceeding to Publish Plan
• Completing the accompanying EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reports

On-line Access to Plan Results

After developing the AAP, the culminating step for the plan preparer is to make results available for viewing by stakeholder audience(s) through the Berkshire Client Portal.

On-line AAP Resources

Berkshire Product Support representatives are available to assist you with technical issues during business hours by email or telephone - (800) 882-8904, option 4.

Simply navigate to the page header, and click the Help > Support to send a message to Berkshire. If necessary, grant screen access (for a duration you determine) to the assisting representative by navigating to balanceWORKS and selecting Support Access from the side navigation menu.