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<br />Orange County Conservation Corps and Y outhbuild <br />Santa Ana Workforce lnvestment Board <br />Requesl for Proposal <br />The Youth Service Provider Network <br />PY 2005/2006 <br /> <br />. Paid and unpaid work experience; <br /> <br />. Occupational skill training; <br /> <br />. Leadership development opportunities; <br /> <br />. Supportive services; <br /> <br />. Adult mentoring; <br /> <br />. Follow up services for a minimum of 12 months after completion; <br /> <br />. Referrals for comprehensive guidance and counseling (i.e. substance abuse, legal, <br /> <br />medical, family) <br /> <br />The OCCC is an open entry and open exit, year round program that normally takes 6 <br />months to a year to complete. While youth may be hired during the summer, the OCCC <br />does not technically offer the remaining WlA element - summer employment <br />opportunities. <br /> <br />Indicate vlanned outcomes. <br />The OCCC will meet or exceed established WlA outcomes as follows; <br />CurrenT WIA Planned Outcomes <br />Population Ages # <br /> <br />Out-of-School Youth <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />Performance <br />Measurements <br />Entered Employment <br />Retention Rate <br />Eamin(!s Gain <br />Credential Rate <br />Customer Satisfaction <br /> <br />% <br /> <br /># <br /> <br />19-21 <br /> <br />66% <br />77% <br /> <br />16 <br />18 <br />$3,500 <br />7 <br />17 <br /> <br />30% <br />70% <br /> <br />The OCCC s program design does have the flexibility and ability to meet the intent of <br />current proposed legislation to reauthorize WIA and the expected changes to regulations, <br />outcomes, and measures once new legislation is finalized. The OCCC will be able to <br />make adjustments as needed to meet the Common Measures as proposed in legislation to <br />reauthorize WIA. <br /> <br />Proposed Common Measures (exact outcome measures have not been set by the State) <br />. Placement in Employment or Education <br />. Attainment of a Degree or Certificate <br />. Literacy and Numeracy Gains <br />Specific outcomes for the Common Measures will be developed once the final measures <br />have been finalized. <br /> <br />Describe the basic nroaram annroach. (workshon/c1assroom/in the communitvl <br />The OCCC is a transitional work/school program that combines work and school daily, in <br />a structured, supervised 40 hour a week program. OCCC eorpsmembers are normally <br />seheduled to work for 32 paid hours a week and attend 8 hours of education unpaid eaeh <br />week. Corpsmembers work 8 hours (paid) a day Monday - Thursday. They attend <br />edueation (unpaid) for one hour after work Monday-Thursday and for 4 hours on Friday. <br /> <br />Page 5 of 22 <br />