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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 Timeltne Program Activities & Training <br />Month 1-2 •Orientation of program and services with Case Manager <br />Objectives: •Employability/Job Skills assessment with Case manager <br />. <br />Program Overview, •Basic Skills/Academic levels assessment with Literacy and Numeracy tutorAssessments, •Career interest assessment and survey with Career CounselorParticipant Goals •Determine Employment and Academic goals•Initiate bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss goals and service <br />needs of participants <br />Months 3-8 •Initiate paid work experience <br />Objectives: •Initiate weekly Leadership/Job/Life skills workshopsEducational Guidance, •Initiate weekly tutoring of Literacy and/or Numeracy skillsTutoring, Vocational Training, •Continue bi-monthly meetings with Case Manager to discuss pr ogressJob Training, Workshops & •Continue monthly meetings with Career Counselor for academic guidanceWork Experience •Continue monthly support group with other WIOA participants and staff <br />Month 9-12 •Continue bi-monthly meetings with case manager to discuss program goals, <br />Objectives: and for intense employability skills and job search training <br />Employability/Job Skills •Continue tutoring, if necessary& Job Search •Continue monthly life skills training•Continue weekly workshops with WIOA participants and staff <br />B.Please see below in sections 3-17 a full description of the program. <br />2 <br />EXHIBIT 1