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2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAQ <br />Youth Employment Program <br />created at our agency to assist and lead our W10A participants. <br />Pathway for Post -Secondary Education <br />Participants will; <br />1. Meet educational counselor and identify interest and possible careers. <br />2. Research Necessary education and courses to reach a particular career. <br />Visit different campuses and apply to the ones they feel the most comfortable. <br />IN <br />4. Take placement exams after being accepted to his or her school. <br />5. Research major and minor requirements for achievement <br />6. Apply to programs that will provide additional services that youth will need <br />while in post secondary education (FAFSA, BOG, DSPS, EOPS ect.) <br />7. Create educational plan and registration to courses. <br />D. Describe in detail how the program will prepare youth for postsecondary education and <br />training. The WIOA case manager, career and educational counselors meet regularly with each <br />W10A youth to discuss job leads, employment opportunities and post -secondary education. <br />The case manager and career counselor helps youth with employment, and the educational <br />counselor helps youth with entering post -secondary education. The career counselor will assess <br />all youth using ONET to learn about their career preference, interests and skills, and then match <br />them with carriers of their choice. Youth will then be able to obtain assistance in researching <br />different majors, vocational training and certificate programs that will allow them to enter into <br />post -secondary education in their field of interest. The Educational Counselor will also provide <br />assistance to youth in completing all necessary registration and financial aid, scholarships and <br />any important forms to minimize any stress and anxiety on registration or financial burdens. <br />E. How will your organization expose youth to the various post -secondary educational <br />institutions (colleges, universities, vocational training schools, apprenticeships, etc.). All year <br />round, the W10A youth and staff attend field trips to the various colleges and universities so <br />they can get motivated and encouraged to enroll in any of these institutions with the help of <br />the case manager and the career and educational counselors at OCCTAC. <br />14 <br />