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Medical Careers (16 wks) <br />• Personal Finance <br />• Administrative Medical <br />• Public Speaking <br />Assistant <br />• Clinical Medical Assistant <br />• Basic Life Support for <br />Healthcare Providers <br />Certification <br />*All programs incorporate basic <br />skills development <br />The WIA participants will access Taller San Jose through the following activities: <br />1. Outreach/Recruitment/Eligibility: Taller San Jose recruits out-of-school and unemployed <br />young adults (18-28) through the following avenues: <br />a. Community Outreach Coordinator — Taller San Jose employs a staff member to <br />design community -centered recruitment activities and recruit program <br />participants. <br />b. Referrals from current Taller San Jose students — 65% of current students are <br />referred by a friend or relative involved with Taller San Jose. <br />c. Referrals from community partners including: the Orange County Probation <br />Department, the Santa Ana WORK Center, Centennial Education Center, La <br />Familia, OCCC, and others <br />d. Referrals from Orangewood Children's Home: Taller San Jose is a Guardian <br />Scholars School for Orangewood's Emancipated Youth. Each year between 8 and <br />15 students are referred to Taller San Jose from Orangewood. <br />Eligibility is determined through an application process. The minimum requirements for <br />enrollment are as follows: <br />e. Must be between the ages of 18-28 <br />f. Possess valid right-to-work documents <br />g. Read English at a 6 I grade level <br />h. Pass pre -hire drug screen. <br />2. Intake/Assessment An assessment of each student takes place prior to training at Taller <br />San Jose. Youth are interviewed by a staff member and complete a TABE assessment <br />exam which determines the basic skills proficiency level of each youth. Program <br />components are adjusted to meet the youth's skill level. <br />3. Case Management• Taller San Jose links each student with an adult staff mentor within <br />one week of enrollment in job -training. The mentors assess individual student risk <br />factors, oversee attendance, student performance and follow up with students for up to 24 <br />months after graduation. Regular attendance, punctuality, drug-free behavior, a positive <br />attitude and appropriate dress are viewed as job -ready behaviors and emphasized on a <br />daily basis. <br />4. Program Services: Taller San Jose provides daily, 16 -week paid job training in the areas <br />of construction, office careers and medical careers. Youth who successfully complete <br />their training at Taller San Jose receive certification from one of the following entities: <br />Certiport (Microsoft), American Heart Association (Basic Life Support for Healthcare <br />7 <br />Exhibit A <br />