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proximity to the TSJ Tech site and will make its services and resources available to student and graduates of our work experience programs. SAWC staff will have an active role in the presentation of.job skills to TSJ Tech student apprentices. In addition, TSJ Tech student apprentices who have not completed their secondary education are encouraged to co-enroll in a high schooI diploma, GED test preparation class or computer certification program. These diploma and certification programs are sponsored through Santa Ana College/Centennial Education Center at the Taller San Jose education program site. All educational and leadership training programs sponsored by Taller San Jose can be utilized by TSJ Tech student apprentices on an open-enrollment basis. A network of local employers including: Austin Hardwood & Hardware, Shea Properties, White Cap, HCS-Cutler, Home Depot, and a number of local contractors will provide employment opportunities to graduates. Likewise, OCCC will offer paid work experience and continuing education to those youth who are not ready to enter the workforce immediately upon completing their training at TSJ Tech. Follow-up: Providing follow-up to students after they completed their studies or job-training is a key part of the relational model used by Taller San Jose. TSJ Tech is committed to providing follow-up services including mentoring, job coaching, and support services to 100% of its graduates. Follow-up services provide a stable foundation for students to build on as they transition for unemployment into the workforce and include: · Providing job placement and referral to student apprentices who achieve certification in job-training coursework. ., Assisting students apprentices to maintain employment for a minimum of 6 months after placement through ongoing job coaching, mentoring, and support services. · Working as a liaison between employers and graduates for a minimum of 90 days after placement. All follow-up services will be provided to graduates for 12-months after their completion ofjob-training activities. Staffmentors will provide intensive support through the first 90 days after placement providing weekly meetings. As graduates acclimate to the workplace, meetings will happen on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Staff Plan There are four full-time and 2 part-time staff members available to student apprentices at the TSJ Tech facility - a 3:1 student to staff ratio. Key staff for TSJ Tech include the following people: Sister Eileen McNemey (.20), founder and Executive Director of Taller San Jose. Sr. Eileen has been a Sister of St. JosephofOrange for over forty years. She received her M.A. in Educational Administration and a M.S. in Counseling Psychology. She is on the _ 7