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Youth Services
WIA Youth Eligibility
The Youth Service Provider,
MATURA Action Corporation, will be responsible for conduction
eligibility determinations. Eligibility determinations will be
based upon self declaration of information provided by applicants.
The applicant must certify that information provided is correct to the
best of the applicant's knowledge. If the information provided is
inconsistent or if there is reason to suspect that the applicant is
either mistaken or dishonest, verification of the information will
occur.
To be eligible to
participate in the WIA Youth program an applicant must meet all
six criteria listed below:
Not less than age 14 or more
than age 21; and
A low-income individual
An individual who has one or
more of the following barriers:
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Deficient in basic
literacy skills
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A school dropout (not
including those enrolled in
alternative school)
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Homeless, a runaway, or a
foster child
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Pregnant or a parent
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An offender
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An individual who requires
additional assistance to complete an education program, or to secure and
hold employment, such as potential dropout, person with a disability
(Including learning disability), single parent (for those enrolled in school
or enrolled in post secondary education), person whose primary language is
not English, person who meet s the definition of a minority, person who has
been treated for drug or alcohol abuse
Registered with Selective Service,
if 18 or older; and
A citizen or national of the United
States, a lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, a lawfully admitted
refugee or parolee, or an individual authorized by the Attorney General to work
in the United States.
Is a recipient of Region 14 or
attends a secondary school within the region.
WIA Youth Program
Activities and Services
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
OJT offers training in an actual work situation that has career advancement
potential. This allows the person to develop specific occupational skills
or to obtain specialized skills required by an individual employer.
Work Experience
Short-term or part-time employment allows youth who
participate in a work experience to develop good work habits and
basic work skills. This is training that will serve them for
life in whatever occupations they pursue. A Work Experience
activity is intended for individuals with little or no job
experience.
Institutional
Skills Training
Conducted in a classroom setting, institutional skills
training provides the technical skills and information required
to perform a specific job. Typically, it leads to a
certificate, diploma, or degree from a two-year
vocational/technical institution.
General Education
Development
GED is for youth who have not completed their high school
education. They receive instruction to assist them in the
successful completion of the GED tests.
Pre-Employment
Training (PET)
Instruction on how to obtain a job, from completing applications
and résumé as well as interviewing skills. Personal
growth and development may include motivation, self-esteem
building, communication skills, basic living , personal
maintenance skills, social planning, citizenship, and life
survival skills. Direction on maintaining a job once
acquired may include covering employer expectations relating to
job attendance, dependability, professional conduct and
interaction with other employees.
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