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Jrange County Conservation Corps <br />Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board - The Youth Service Provider Network <br />Request for Proposal <br />PY 2010/2011 <br />Not all the WIA Corpsmembers will complete all four phases as some may choose to leave for a <br />job or school and enter the follow-up phase as soon as they earn their high school diploma. All <br />WIA Corpsmembers, regardless of their reason for leaving the program, will be included in the <br />twelve month follow up phase and have access to Corps staff and resources (computer lab, fax, <br />voicemail) for maintaining employment, job searches, updating resumes, contacting employers, <br />scheduling interviews, enrolling in advanced training or college, help with filling out financial aid <br />forms, and other support needed to pursue post-Corps employment and education <br />Many program services overlap and occur simultaneously during the program. The Orange <br />County Conservation Corps staff members are cross-trained so that participants can receive <br />services from various program staff if their assigned staff person is not available. <br />Please see Participant flow outlined below: <br />Program Activity Duration OCCC Staff Responsible <br />Outreach/Recruitment Ongoing - open entry • Orientation Specialist <br /> • WIA Program Specialist <br />Eligibility Ongoing • WIA Program Specialist <br />Intake three-day Orientation as needed • Orientation Specialist <br /> (generally bi-monthly) • WIA Program Specialist <br /> • Teacher/Re istrar <br />Assessment • WIA WIA Program Specialist <br /> • Education Director of Education <br />Case Management Ongoing WIA Program Specialist <br /> • Director of Programs <br />Program Services Crew Supervisor <br />• Paid work • 24 months max • 4 Teachers, 1 Tutor <br />experience • Corps-2-Career Specialist <br />• Charter School • until diploma rec'd • WIA Program Specialist <br />• Transition Skills • 8-13 weeks <br />• Completion • 60 days <br />• Tutoring <br />Placement in Jobs or • 60-day program completion • Corps-2-Career Specialist <br />Continuing Education • Follow u services • Program Specialist <br />Follow up & Retention Minimum 12 months <br />I <br />Program Specialist & <br /> Corps-2-Career Specialist <br />3. Describe how training and employment services lead to occupations in high <br />growth/high demand industries. <br />Employment services that are provided through the Corps-2-Career class lead to occupations in <br />high growth/high demand industries. WIA Corpsmembers in the Carps-2-Career class use the <br />O*NET Interest ProfilerTM compatible with Holland's R-1-A-S-E-C Interest Structure (Holland, <br />1985) to assess their career occupational interest. Based on the obtained results, the WIA <br />Corpsmembers research the jobs on O*NET to obtain expected job growth, wages and <br />educational requirements. Subsequently, depending on the training that is needed, <br />page 16 of 23 <br />EXHIBIT A