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2021-22 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />2. Proposed Program: (1 page max) <br />A. Provide an overview of the program's main objectives. <br />The WIOA program at OCCTAC is an extension of our current educational services provided to <br />older youth to empower and provide life -changing opportunities for all youth. OCCTAC has <br />been working with WIOA participants since 2005. The program will continue to provide 13 out <br />of 14 WIOA elements: educational services, job training, paid work experience, adult <br />mentoring, literacy & math tutoring, career & educational counseling, occupational skills <br />training and education, supportive services, certificate programs, leadership opportunities, <br />comprehensive counseling, financial literacy, entrepreneurial skills training, labor market <br />information, and activities to help youth prepare for post -secondary education and follow-up <br />services. OCCTAC staff will refer participants to alternative secondary school services with <br />College and Career Preparatory Academy (CCPA) or Santa Ana College School of Continuing <br />Education. <br />The program will take place primarily at our community -based center in Santa Ana. Participants <br />will engage in a variety of educational and job training activities, including classroom and <br />workshop instruction. All participants will be required to meet individually with key staff, <br />participate in daily and weekly educational trainings, and weekly workshops. In addition, WIOA <br />participants will also engage in weekly "hands-on" work experience and job training <br />opportunities at our agency and other offsite job trainings in the community. Please see below <br />Table 1 for an overview of the program timeline for the entire year. <br />TABLE 1— Program Timeline from July 2021— June 30, 2022 <br />Program Timeline <br />Program Activities &Training <br />Month 1- 2 <br />• <br />Orientation of program and services with Case Manager <br />Obiectives: <br />! <br />Employability/Job Skills assessment with Case manager <br />Program Overview, <br />. <br />Basic Skills/Academic levels assessment with Literacy and Numeracy tutor <br />Assessments, <br />. <br />Career interest assessment and survey with Career Counselor <br />Participant Goals <br />. <br />Determine Employment and Academic goals <br />Initiate bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss goals and service <br />needs of participants <br />Months 3-8 <br />i <br />Initiate paid work experience <br />Objectives: <br />• <br />Initiate weekly Leadership/Job/Life skills workshops <br />Educational Guidance, <br />. <br />Initiate weekly tutoring of Literacy and/or Numeracy skills <br />Tutoring, Vocational Training, <br />. <br />Continue bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss progress <br />Jab Training, Workshops & <br />. <br />Continue monthly meetings with Career Counselor for academic guidance <br />Work Experience <br />. <br />Continue monthly support group with other WIOA participants and staff <br />Month 9-12 <br />• <br />Continue bi-monthly meetings with case manager to discuss program goals, <br />Objectives: <br />and for intense employability skills and job search training <br />Employability/Job Skills <br />. <br />Continue tutoring, if necessary <br />& Job Search <br />. <br />Continue monthly life skills training <br />• <br />Continue weekly workshops with WIOA participants and staff <br />B. Please see below in sections 3 —17 a full description of the program. <br />