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12 their internship experiences and progress, and will upload their digital media creations to a "Seeds to Trees Digital Media Technology Academy" website. Interns will also upload their videos to a "Seeds to Trees" YouTube channel as well as join a "Seeds to Trees Digital Media Technology Academy" Facebook site. Staff members at the Santa Ana Public Library are professionally prepared to address the various barriers to successftil program completion that youth face. Intems will be provided with transportation between training - sites in library vans driven by qualified drivers, and will be provided with similar transportation between work sites during the work experience phase of the program. Four times per month, a trained Masters in Social Work intern will be present in the library to talk with interns about personal and learning issues. In addition to counseling interns, she will assist staff in referring interns and their families to needed social service providers. There is an anticipated increase of 8-24% in jobs that require web and video production skills and media savvy public relations skills. Hence this is a high growth field, and interns will be encouraged to further their education to take advantage of this market need. As the youth complete this program they will be taught industry techniques that freelancers use to procure work in a highly competitive environment. Each one of the students that completes the program will have established a digital portfolio containing samples of the media that they created during the duration of the internship. Ultimately, positive career prospects will help to provide these students with the ability to continue down the path to self sufficiency. The duration of the Seeds to Trees program is approximately one year, from August to June of the following year. In order for youth to receive the maximum benefits of the program he/she must commit to between 8-12 hours a week. These hours per week include instruction and work experience, in addition to workshops to enhance participant skills. Students have the opportunity of interacting with a Case Manager at each class, work experience or workshop. On Average students and Case Manager interact 4-5 times a week. For more intensive needs of the students, the Case Manager is available mornings. VII. Vocational Training and Certification in Digital Media Technology (RSCCD-CTI/DMC): Student interns will receive introductory and intermediate level training in the following areas: 1.) Video Production, 2.) Graphic Design, 3.) Digital Music Production, 4.) Web Design, 5.) Script -writing and, 6.) Marketing. (Please refer to attachment N for a curriculum syllabus) Interns will attend these digital media technology classes for 4 hours a week for 18 weeks. The successful completion of this portion of the in -class training and concurrent on-the-job training will result in RSCCD-CTI awarding the interns certificates in Digital Media Technology Pre -Production. Student interns then will be able to specialize and receive additional training in Web Design, Video Production, or Digital Music Video Production. Interns will attend these specialty training sessions for 4 hours a week for 9 weeks. The successful completion of this portion of the in -class and on -the job training will culminate in RSCCD-CTI awarding interns certificates in their respective Digital Media Technology specialties Student interns who continue on to work as apprentices will receive instruction in marketing, will be required to attend a 2 hour per week, 2 month long intensive marketing course in order to receive their Digital Media Technology Apprentice certification from RSCCD Corporate Training Institute. During the course of their coursework all interns will also develop a personalized Digital Media Portfolio that they can utilize when applying to jobs, colleges, and in advertizing their skills if they choose to pursue a freelancing career. VIII. Tutoring/ Mentoring/ Support (Santa Ana Public Library): The Santa Ana Public Library currently runs an after -school tutoring program in its Central Library and Newhope Learning Centers as well as in its Central library and Jerome TeenSpace programs. All student interns will have access to these tutoring services. Prior to acceptance into the program, all WIA enrolled youth will take a TABE test to assess their levels of basic skills. All enrolled youth who are basic skills deficient will be assigned a TeenSpace Sr. Tutor mentor who will schedule time to tutor them on a daily or weekly one-on-one basis to increase their basic skills to the 90' grade level. Students who are not basic skills deficient will also have access to one-on-one hands-on EXHIBIT A