What services must local programs offer to youth participants?

20 C.F.R. § 681.460
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01
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(a) Local programs must make each of the following 14 services available to youth participants: (1) Tutoring, study skills training, instruction and evidence-based dropout prevention and recovery strategies that lead to completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including a recognized certificate of attendance or similar document for individuals with disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary credential; (2) Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services, as appropriate; (3) Paid and unpaid work experiences that have academic and occupational education as a component of the work experience, which may include the following types of work experiences: (i) Summer employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available throughout the school year; (ii) Pre-apprenticeship programs; (iii) Internships and job shadowing; and (iv) On-the-job training opportunities; (4) Occupational skill training, which includes priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that align with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved, if the Local WDB determines that the programs meet the quality criteria described in WIOA sec. 123; (5) Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster; (6) Leadership development opportunities, including community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social and civic behaviors; (7) Supportive services, including the services listed in § 681.570; (8) Adult mentoring for a duration of at least 12 months, that may occur both during and after program participation; (9) Follow-up services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as provided in § 681.580; (10) Comprehensive guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling, as well as referrals to counseling, as appropriate to the needs of the individual youth; (11) Financial literacy education; (12) Entrepreneurial skills training; (13) Services that provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services; and (14) Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training. (b) Local programs have the discretion to determine what specific program services a youth participant receives, based on each participant's objective assessment and individual service strategy. Local programs are not required to provide every program service to each participant. (c) When available, the Department encourages local programs to partner with existing local, State, or national entities that can provide program element(s) at no cost to the local youth program.

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