WIOA Law requires that Employ BR obtain providers of young adult services through a competitive process.
PROVIDER SERVICES
The following services shall be made available by providers chosen through this process:
- 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;
- Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services, as appropriate;
- Paid and unpaid work experiences that have as a component academic and occupational education, which may include a. summer
employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available throughout the school year; b. pre-apprenticeship programs; c. internships
and job shadowing; and d. on-the-job training opportunities;
- Occupational skill training, which may include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary
credentials that are aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area;
- Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific
occupation or occupational cluster;
- Leadership development opportunities, which may include community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility
and other positive social and civic behaviors, as appropriate;
- Supportive services;
- Adult mentoring for the period of participation and a subsequent period, for a total of not less than 12 months;
- Follow-up services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as appropriate;
- Comprehensive guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling and referral, as appropriate;
- Financial literacy education;
- Entrepreneurial skills training;
- 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
- Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible individuals to be served through WIOA youth funding are:
Out-of-School Youth (OSY)
As defined under WIOA is an individual who is:
- Not attending any school (as defined under State Law)
- Not younger than age 16 or older than age 24 at the time of enrollment
And meets one or more of the following criteria:
- An individual, who is out-of-school at time of enrollment and subsequently place in an alternative school or any school. A youth attending
an alternative school (as defined by the State) at the time of enrollment is not a dropout.
- A youth who is within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not attended school for at least the most recent completed school year calendar quarter.
- A recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent who is a low-income individual and is either basic skills deficient or an English language learner.
- An individual who is subject to the juvenile or adult justice system.
- Homeless, runaway, or an individual who is in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act, or an individual who is in an out-of-home placement.
- An individual who is pregnant or parenting.
- A youth who is an individual with a disability.
- A low-income individual that requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment, as defined by the local board.
In-School Youth (ISY)
As defined under WIOA is an individual who is:
- Attending school
- Not younger than age 14 (unless an individual with a disability who is attending school under State Law) or older than age 21
- Low-income individual (includes youth living in a high-poverty area
And meets one or more of the following criteria:
- Basic skills deficient
- English language learner
- An individual subject to the juvenile or adult justice system.
- Homeless, runaway, or an individual who is in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a child eligible for assistance under the Social Security Act, or an individual who is in an out-of-home placement.
- An individual who is pregnant or parenting.
- A youth who is an individual with a disability.
An individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment.
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