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tall free: (888) 641 -CORP (2677) <br />,00 <br />(_)RANC;L C:OUN`IY <br />MR ` (`ONS( IZitlCEC}N CORPS. <br />g <br />k-, Eair -Acarn...Serve... www.hireyouth.org <br />I dols to Green the Future! <br />WIOA Incentive Policy <br />Effective July 1, 2015 <br />Purpose: <br />Reward youth for attainment of WIOA performance indicators and/or key benchmarks <br />toward those outcomes (including but not limited to attainment of employment skills and <br />goals, mastering competency levels, participating in unpaid career exploration activities, <br />etc.). Encourage youth to participate in activities throughout program duration, including <br />the 12 -month post -exit follow up period. <br />Procedures: <br />An incentive is a payment to a WIOA youth participant for the successful achievement <br />of established and measureable goals as a result of WIOA program participation. The <br />incentive must be linked to an achievement and must be tied to training and education, <br />work readiness skills, and/or occupational skills attainment goal as identified in the <br />Individual Service Plan (ISP). Such achievements must be documented in the <br />participant's file as the basis for an incentive payment. All incentives are awarded in the <br />form of a gift card. <br />Incentives may be awarded for, but are not limited to, the following goal <br />accomplishments as a result of WIOA program participation: <br />• Achievement of measureable skills gains <br />• Attainment of degree or recognized certificate <br />• Placement in employment or education <br />OCCC Youth Incentive plan ensures the following: <br />a. All incentive payments must be relevant to the results of the objective <br />assessment of each participant's ISP. <br />b. All incentive details must be specified in the participant's WIOA <br />Incentives Log, including the amount that was provided, the funding <br />source used and the participant's acknowledgement of receipt. <br />c. Participant records (ISP/Case Notes/Incentive Log) and financial <br />records pertaining to incentive payments must be made available for <br />review by local, state, and federal monitors and must meet financial <br />management standards in WIOA including tracking of actual <br />expenditures against budgeted amounts and support for accounting <br />records to ensure proper charging of costs. <br />EXHIBIT A <br />