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Providers), Santa Ana College or the Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 5. Placement in Jobs or Continuing Education: Taller San Jose has a strong program linking participants to employment through job preparation workshops, participation in job fairs, resume preparation, referrals and job coaching. The Job Developer works full time as a liaison among employers, students and community resources such as the One - Stop Center to ensure that program graduates locate employment within 90 days of graduation from Taller San Jose. Participants are taught job search techniques throughout their training and are required to submit a minimum of 10 resumes per week during the last month of training. All students participate in mock interview sessions with local Human Resource professionals. A network of local employers provides employment opportunities to graduates upon their completion of training at Taller San Jose. In addition, Taller San Jose participants who have not completed their secondary education are encouraged to co -enroll in a high school diploma program offered in the evenings and on Friday and Saturday. These diploma and certification programs are sponsored through the local community college, Santa Ana College Office of Continuing Education. Taller San Jose staff work with Continuing Education staff to monitor participant progress and meet educational goals as appropriate. 6. Follow-up: Taller San Jose provides 24 months of follow-up services including mentoring, job coaching, supplemental training and support services to 100% of its graduates. Follow-up services provide a stable foundation for students to build on as they transition from unemployment into the workforce and include: a. Providing job placement and referrals to youth who achieve certification in job - training coursework. b. Assisting student apprentices to maintain employment through ongoing job coaching, mentoring, and support services. c. Working as a liaison between employers and graduates for a minimum of 90 days after placement. All follow-up services are provided to graduates for 24 -months after their completion ofjob- training activities. Staff mentors provide weekly support through the first 90 days after placement. As graduates acclimate to the workplace, meetings occur on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Each of Taller San Jose's training programs is designed to place students in high -demand industries that offer career ladders for growth. Taller's Medical Careers Academy, for example, trains clinical and administrative medical assistants to enter the allied health field, where the demand for allied health workers in California is expected to grow 63% between 2010 and 2030 and 39% by 2016 in Orange County. Researchers estimate that California's universities and community colleges will only have the capacity to train 634,000 of the needed workers—between 63 and 79% of the allied health workers the state requires (Help Wanted: Will Californians Miss Out on a Billion Dollar Growth Industry? September 2009 report by The California Wellness Foundation). Traditionally the construction industry has been a high-growth industry in the county. Despite U Exhibit A