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2017-18 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center <br />Youth Employment Program - WIOA Proposal <br />Pathway for Post Secondary Education <br />Participants will; <br />1. Meet educational counselor and identify interest and possible careers. <br />2. Research Necessary education and courses to reach a particular career. <br />athe I <br />3. Visit different campuses and apply to ones they feel the most comfortable. <br />4. Take placement exams after ling accepted to his or her school. <br />5. Research major and minor requirements for achievement <br />6. Apply to programs that will provide additional services that youth will need while <br />In post secondary education (FAFSA, BOG, DEPS, FOPS ect.) <br />7. Create educational plan and registration to courses. <br />D. Describe in detail how the program will prepare youth for postsecondary education and <br />training. The WIOA case manager and career counselor meet regularly with each WIOA youth <br />to discuss job leads, employment opportunities and post -secondary education. The case <br />manager helps youth with employment, and the career counselor helps youth with entering <br />post -secondary education. The Educational Counselor will assess all youth using ONETto learn <br />about their career preference, interests and skills, and then match them with carriers of their <br />choice, Youth will then be able to obtain assistance in researching different majors, vocational <br />training and certificate programs that will allow them to enter into post secondary education in <br />their field of interest and succeed! The Educational Counselor will also provide assistance in <br />completing all necessary financial aid or dream act applications, such as scholarships to <br />minimize any stress and anxiety on financial burdens. <br />E. How will your organization expose youth to the various post -secondary educational <br />institutions (colleges, universities, vocational training schools, apprenticeships, etc.). All year <br />round, the WIOA youth attend field trips to the various colleges and universities so they can get <br />motivated and encouraged to enroll in any of these institutions with the help of the case <br />manager and the career/educational counselor at OCCTAC. All certificate programs are taught <br />at our facility, Currently we offer WIOA participants 2 state certificate programs at our agency: <br />Child Care Worker Certificate and the Office Clerk/Executive Administrative Certificate <br />Programs. Please see below (Table 8) for a brief description of these certificate programs in <br />partnership with the Santa Ana College. Furthermore, we are in the process of incorporating a <br />new Health Certificate program at OCCTAC, in partnership with the California School of Health <br />EXHIBIT A <br />25B-36 <br />