20 CFR §681.460
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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:
- (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.