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T,. t....�L .._L_L_ _�.___�. _�___.___ ._ moi__•.. _ _ m n n �.. To further help alumni advance in their careers, Taller San Jose also offers supplemental training to Medical Careers and Construction Academy graduates. These short-term training programs in 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. In addition, this year Taller San Jose is offering another supplemental training for construction alumni. Construction graduates may now attend a 10 -hour OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training designed specifically for program graduates. Construction employers require their employees to participate in this training because it minimizes their liability; by already possessing this training, Taller San Jose graduates will have a competitive edge in the job market. 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, 80% 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-five 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 22 out-of-school 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), Santa Ana College 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 5 Exhibit A