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cost of getting their driver's license, and some of our partners can help them get their truck driving license. In addition to its classroom -based classes, the Education Corps Charter School provides online courses through a special partnership to enable a flexible schedule and tailor its program to the individual needs and interests of its students. FlipSwitch is the result of more than ten years of research and development in the online learning industry. Founded in 2001 as American Virtual Academy (AVA) by visionary Damian Creamer, the company started as the exclusive technology and curriculum partner for a young, upstart institution in Arizona named Primavera Online High School. FlipSwitch has the following certifications: UC Certified (3 year process, complete 2012), A-G Certified (Complete High School Diploma), and NCAA Certified Courses (98% courses certified by NCAA). Flip Switch offers over 200 courses in language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, world languages, fine arts & vocational, health & physical education, and electives. The Education Corps Charter School will provide high school diploma instruction; vocational and occupational skills training; life skills, pre -employment skills, etc.; specialized trainings (CPR/First Aid, Forklift, Chainsaw certification, etc.); safety demonstrations, leadership development, support services and educational topics (health, substance abuse, financial literacy, etc.); and instill the participants with a sense of community service and pride. The OCCC will provide the WIOA Corpsmembers with hard skills (on the job training, certifications, etc.) and soft skills (responsibility, discipline, punctuality, uniform standards, etc.) which lead to job retention. The WIOA Corpsmembers will be exposed to presentations, workshops, and fieldtrips to assist them in developing career paths. The Corps-2-Career Specialist will work individually with the WIOA Corpsmembers to develop personalized goals (post- secondary education, job placement, and career development}that lead them to self-sufficiency. Through their Corps-2-Career classroom training, the participants will learn that the fields of environment and conservation, green jobs, green technologies, healthcare and manufacturing are the jobs of the future and that they offer non-traditional opportunities for both male and female. WIOA participants will learn about food production, manufacturing, introduction to technology and computer software. G. Include data and research that supports the industries or pathways listed above. According to the Economic Value of Opportunity Youth study of 2012 by the University of New York and Columbia University, "youth who receive constructive engagement of services to build pathways that offer support to navigate the labor market and gain education necessary to sustain self-sufficiency are successful in reducing the social and taxpayer burden then those who do not receive services." The same study also went on to say that organizations that offer education coupled with paid work services are highly successful and preferred by opportunity youth and stating that 69% of opportunity youth surveyed stated they are looking for work but feel that they need support in the form of education and employment services. H. Include Letters of Intent from the training agencies, as Attachment F. EXHIBIT A