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SANTA ANA W /O /R /K CENTER <br />WORK EXPERIENCE POLICY <br />Effective: 3111113 1 Number: SA05 -WEX I Revised: 311/13 1 Replaces: 3 -1 -2005 <br />I. OVERVIEW <br />Work Experience Program (WEX) is the planned, structured learning experience that takes place in a <br />workplace for a limited period of time. It is designed to impart specific skill and behavioral <br />competencies. It may be paid or unpaid as appropriate, and may be in the private, nonprofit, or public <br />sectors. It primarily is designed to provide onsite training with potential for full time employment. <br />The participant will be placed at a worksite to learn good work habits and marketable skills. <br />Furthermore, WEX functions as a workplace values activity, as opposed to a training activity, which <br />is about the acquisition of specific occupational or job skills. <br />The Program is funded through the Workforce Investment Act. The program operates under strict <br />regulations and guidelines. WEX is designed to promote the development of good work habits and <br />basic work skills. When. combined with other services, work experience should be given either <br />concurrently or sequentially to increase the basic education and /or occupational skills of the <br />participant, as set out in the individual's service plan (IEP). <br />II. POLICY <br />A. Customer Profile <br />WEX services will be made available to eligible low - income Adults, Youth, and eligible <br />Dislocated Workers. Activities should be integrated in the IEP or MAP for Youth <br />combined with other services. WEX services are limited to those individuals with no <br />significant work history or who lack a sufficient attachment to the workforce. <br />Sufficient attachment to the workforce is defined as; <br />• Individuals that have worked for less than a period of six months within the last two <br />years prior to the day of WIA application/registration, OR <br />• Individuals who have had multiple short -term jobs within the last two years prior to the <br />day of WIA application/registration, OR <br />• Individuals who have completed training and who lack training related experience. <br />B. Duration and Length of WEX Activity <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25D -214 <br />