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electrocardiograph technician and solar panel installation are designed to help TSJ alumni build their skills and move up the wage and career ladders in their industries. The mission of Taller San Jose is aligned to that of the Santa Ana Youth Council—to enable youth, particularly those most in need, to acquire the necessary skills to successfully transition into and compete in the labor force and to further their education and training. Taller San Jose's focus is on Training/Workforce Development. By focusing on traditionally high-growth industries and emphasizing living -wage employment with health benefits, Taller San Jose gives its students the skills needed to enter today's workforce and move out of poverty so that they can support themselves and their families. Long-term life changes for Taller San Jose graduates include: 92% of students are not arrested for violent crime as long as 3 years post -graduation; and, 74% of students who complete their program goals move on to full-time employment beyond minimum wage or to community college. Taller San Jose attributes its success at reaching and retaining Santa Ana's undereducated and unskilled youth to a holistic, relational approach to education and training. The philosophy of the program calls for high interaction between staff and participants. Staff members focus on making warm and supportive contacts with each participant from the first phone contact/walk-in, through orientation sessions and throughout the first critical weeks of the student's participation. Taller San Jose therefore employs twenty-one full-time staff who work with each youth on a daily basis to provide support services, instruction, training, and mentoring. C. Goals/Objectives and Performance Levels Taller San Jose will recruit and enroll 18 out-of-school youth (anticipated retention rate 86% for a total of 15 youth) over the course of the next year. By focusing on traditionally high-growth industries and emphasizing living -wage employment with health benefits, Taller San Jose will give students the skills needed to enter today's workforce and move out of poverty so that they can support themselves and their families. All WIA graduates will receive certification from one of the following entities: Certiport (Microsoft), American Heart Association (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers), or the U.S. Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Taller San Jose's workforce training programs simulate the workforce and strive to assist young adults to become economically self-sufficient through intensive training that leads to living -wage employment. Candidates for training are interviewed, possess right-to-work documents, must pass a drug screen, are required to comply with uniform standards and are expected to be present daily and on time. Youth who meet the minimum requirements for enrollment take part in an interview and assessment prior to beginning job -training. The TABE assessment test is used to identify the basic skill proficiency levels of each student. Program components are then adjusted to meet the youth's basic skills needs as determined by the assessment. Enrollment activities begin one month prior to the course start date. This is followed by 16 weeks of intensive training. Taller San Jose's Case Managers monitor student attendance, goal setting and achievement, educational assessment and progress, and help identify students in danger of dropping out of its job -training programs. Those who complete the training program work with onsite job developers to prepare resumes, practice interviewing skills and find employment. EXHIBIT A 5