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Orange County Conservation Corps and Youthbuild <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board <br />Request for Proposal <br />The Youth Service Provider Network <br />PY 2005/2006 <br />• Corpsmember Bonus Plan awards a certificate plus a cash bonus (amounts <br />vary and total more than $900 collectively) for successfully completing the <br />following program components/activities leading to a Program Completion <br />Certificate: <br />1. Orientation Bonus (Pass handbook, safety, tool test, earn CPR/First Aide <br />Certificate, 100 % attendance) <br />2. Referral Bonus (refer someone to the OCCC who is hired and remains <br />employed for at least 30 days) <br />3. Academic Bonus (score 9`h grade or better on reading/math standardized test <br />at time of hire or improve at least 3 grade levels while at OCCC) <br />4. Certification Bonus (individual certifications/bonus for chainsaw, chipper, <br />forklift, Lead Abatement, and obtaining an ROP/Vocational Certification) <br />5. Drivers License Bonus (CA class Cand/or B) <br />6. Education Bonus (pass the CA High School Exit Exam, and/or earn high <br />school diploma) <br />7. Life Skills Bonus (Life skills packetlon-line training) <br />8. Pre-employment Bonus (career exploration, intemet job searches, resumes, <br />portfolio; create Caljobs account, mock interviews, etc.) <br />9. Transition to Job/School Bonus (obtain another job and/or attend a post- <br />secondary class) <br />10. Program Completion Bonus (earn at ]east 7 of the above 9) <br />Many other certificates are awarded during quarterly corpsmember recognitions <br />to motivate and acknowledge individual accomplishments. Apartial list would <br />include; perfect work/school attendance; promotion to team leader, crew leader, <br />assistant crew leader; crew leader training; and corpsmember council <br />membership. <br />How will continuous improvement be conducted? <br />As mentioned earlier the OCCC has received two national awards for demonstrating <br />best practices for youth and workforce development from the National Association of <br />Service and Conservation Corps (ECO Award 2001-2005) and The National Youth <br />Employment Coalition (PEPNet Award 2003-2007). Both of these awards stress and <br />require that programs continually improve to maintain/renew their awards. The <br />OCCC is committed to continuous improvement and uses the following strategies and <br />activities for continuous improvement: <br />• Corpsmember satisfaction surveys at least twice a year; <br />• Corpsmember community meetings that involve all staff and corpsmembers; <br />• Corpsmember Council and Youthbuild Council meet monthly with the OCCC <br />Executive Director; <br />• Corpsmember Council President is an Ad Hoc member of the OCCC Board of <br />Directors and presents a monthly report to the Board; <br />• Work sponsor surveys when a work project is completed or at least once a year <br />for ongoing work projects; <br />• Monthly internal monitoring meetings for program compliance/performance; <br />Page 13 of 22 <br />