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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998 S Social Services - Center for Employment Training - Training Contract the 06-22-1998-8ee _ RETURN THIS COPY TO THE CLERK'S _ OFFICE FOR THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE COUNTY OF ORANtsr: / C~ DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CO ~ a~ - ` TRAINING CONTRACT WITH CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ~~~ This contract is entered into by the Orange County Department of Social Services (hereinafter referred to as the Department) and Center for Employment Training (CET), Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the Provider), for the purchase of specific activities as described therein. This contract is subject to the provisions of all applicable Federal, State, County laws, regulations, policies and standards. This contract shall consist of this document and any specified attachments in Section XVIII on page 6. SECTION I: Effective Period This agreement shall be in effect from July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999. SECTION II: Responsibilities A. The Department will: Refer Work First participants to the Provider for enrollment and reimburse the Provider for activities provided as described in this contract; and 2. Provide consultation and technical assistance to the Provider as needed; and Provide transportation, child care, and case management services to Work First participants; and 4. Accept fiscal responsibility for deviations from the terms of this contract as a result of acts of the Department or any of its officers, employees, agents or representatives, and B. The Provider will: Provide activities, as specified in this contract; and 2. Assume responsibility for all associated cost in the event the Provider has to relocate; and 3. Submit programmatic reports as requested by the Department and assist the Department in meeting all reporting requirements to State and other agencies; and 4. Accept fiscal responsibility for deviations from the terms of this contract as a result of acts of the Provider or any of its officers, employees, agents or representatives; and Maintain fiscal books, records, documents and other evidence which reflect all direct and indirect costs expended under this contract; and 6. Comply with all laws, regulations, policies and standards applicable to the program under contract; and 7. The Provider will not encourage and/or assist any Work First trainee to obtain any educational loans; and 8. Furnish worker's compensation, liability insurance, and other insurance as may be required to protect the Provider and the Department against claims which may arise from the Provider's performance; and Page 1 of 6 ~, 9. Obtain the approval from the Department, through the submission of a course curriculum and labor market survey information, prior to implementing any training course other than, Automated General and Medical Office Skills, Electronics Technology, Building Maintenance/ HVAC, Shipping and Receiving/Warehouse, and 10. Agree to participate in program, fiscal and administrative monitoring or audits, making records and staff time available to Federal, State and county staff; and 1 1. Comply with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and all requirements imposed by Federal regulations, rules and guidelines issued pursuant to these Titles for both personnel employed and clients served; and 12. Maintain client records which date and document, in accordance with established policy, the service delivered to the individual, a valid authorization for service, program records, documents and other evidence which reflects program operations; and 13. Restrict the use or disclosure of information obtained in connection with the administration of North Carolina's programs for the provision of services concerning applicants for and recipients of those services to purposes directly connected with the administration of the service program; and 14. Furnish information to the Department, as requested, to support the performance of activities pursuant to this contract and the full cost of the activities; and submit changes, as needed or•.; -~ required, in the contract or any materials included in this contract or approved supporting , . information for review and approval by the Department; and 15. Take the necessary steps for corrective action, as negotiated within a corrective action plan, for any items found to be out of compliance with Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, standards and/or terms of this contract; and 16. Maintain and administer in accordance with sound business practice, a program for the maintenance, repair protection and preservation of property purchased under the terms of this contract and keep a current, complete inventory of all equipment so purchased; and 17. Notify the Department representative within three work days of any trainees attendance or performance problems, and of any trainee expressing a desire to withdraw from the training program, and of trainees that enter employment. 18. Place in employment 70% of the Work First trainees who complete the program, and place 70% of those employed in a training related job utilizing their skills acquired in their course of study (i.e., skills area in which enrolled) at CET. SECTION III: Access to Records All fiscal and program records are to be retained for three years after final payment or until all audits continued beyond this period are completed. In the event the Provider dissolves or otherwise goes oat of existence, records produce under this contract will be turned over to the Department. These records shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, review or audit by duly authorized County, State and Federal officials. SECTION IV: Liabilities an Legal Obligations The Provider an the Department shall be liable for the acts of omissions of their respective employees in the performance of services covered under the terms of this contract to the extent permitted by applicable law. Page 2 of 6 ~. The Provider is and shall be deemed to be an independent contractor in the performance of this contract and agrees to indemnity and save harmless the Department against any claims of third parties azising out of any act or omission of the Provider, its agents, employees and subcontractors in the performance of this contract. SECTION V: Subcontracting - The Provider shall not subcontract any of the work contemplated under this contract without obtaining PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL from the Department. Any approved subcontract shall be subject to all conditions of this contract. The Provider shall be responsible for the performance of any subcontractor. SECTION VI: Right to Data The Department may duplicate, use and disclose all data delivered under this contract. The Provider may copyright data generated as a result of the contract, however, this data shall not be mazked for profit by the Provider. Additionally, the Provider grants to the Department a royalty fee, non-exclusive, irrevocable license to publish, translate, reproduce, deliver, perform and dispose of all data now or herafter covered by such copyright. With respect to data not originated in the performance of this contract, the above license shall be only to the extent that the Provider has the right to grant such license without becoming liable to pay compensation to others because of such grant. All publications or reports of investigation, or studies based upon generated as a result of the contract shall acknowledge the support provided by the Department. SECTION VII: Determination of Participant Eligibility 'The Department has the responsibility of intake, initial determination and redetermination of eligibility for service(s), in accordance with Federal, State, and County regulations. It is the responsibility of the Department to notify the provider of the eligibility status of each individual for the service(s), the period of time -for which service(s) aze authorized, and any changes in the eligibility status. This is done throng the use of Form DSS-1360 (Rev. 4/94) for Work First Program participants. The Provider may not be reimbursed under this contract for clients who were served in the absence of a valid DSS- -1360 (Rev. 4/94) or for any period of time not covered by an authorized DSS-1360 (Rev. 4/94) SECTION VIII: Conflict of Interest The Provider expressly states that he presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict, in any manner or degree with the performance of service required to be performed under this contract. The Provider further agrees to notify the Department in writing of any instance that might have the appeazance of a conflict of interest. Upon execution of this contract and prior to disbursement of funds, the Provider shall submit to the Department a notazized copy of the Provider's policy addressing conflict of interest in accordance with the North Carolina law. .SECTION IX: Treatment of Assets Treatment of assets acquired under this contract shall be subject to the following: A. Ownership of property purchased by the Provider under the terms of this contract for which reimbursement by the Department is based upon the actual purchase cost of the property shall immediately vest with the Department upon such reimbursement. B. The Department shall have no claim to property purchased by the Provider under th~,terms of this Contract for which reimbursement by the Department is based upon an approved depreciation schedule or use allowance. Interest changes on rented/leased equipment aze not reimbursable. SECTION X: Administrators for the Contract The persons named below shall be administrators for the respective parties and shall be the persons to whom notices provided for in this Contract shall be given and to whom matters relating to administration or interpretation of this Contract shall be addrgssed. Either party may. change its administrator or his address or his telephone number by written notice to the other party. Page 3 of 6 . ~ For the Department: Marti Pryor-Cook, Director Orange County Department of Social Services P. O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 (919) 732-8181 For the Provider: Russell Tershy Executive Director 701 Vine Street San Jose, California 95110 (401) 287-7924 SECTION XI: Fiscal Provisions The Department will reimburse the Provider for services described in the contract document up to the budgetary limits of the contract allotment from Work First funds allocated to the Department for purpose of this contract. The maximum am_ ount of reimbursement for the period of July 1, 1998 through July 30, 1999 shall not exceed $161,955. The Department will reimburse the Provider the total tuition amount as specified in Addendum One, less 90% of any estimated Pell grant, for each trainee, based on course selection, at the time of enrollment. Forreimbursement, the Provider must submit one original and two copies of the DSS-1571, Part IV, by the tenth of the month following the month of enrollment to the designated Contract Administrator. The Department will reimburse the Provider monthly upon receipt of a complete and correctly filed report. Tuition will be reduced for trainees who exit the training early in accordance with the refund policy described in the Provider's attached catalog. The Provider will maintain an individual tuition record for each trainee and tuition will be reduced by ninety percent(90%) of any Pell Grant received by the Provider on behalf of the trainee. Ten percent (10%) of the total of any Pell Grant received by the Provider will be disbursed to the trainee. The Provider will furnish the Department with a list of any Pell Grant disbursements to trainees monthly as an attachment to the DSS-1571. At the time of enrollment the Provider will execute a student agreement which indicates the portion of the Pell Grant to be applied to the cost of tuition based on the Provider's initial determination of eligibility for a Pell Grant. When it is determined that an estimated Pell Grant will not received or, if the grant amount is different than the estimate, the Provider will invoice (or credit) the Department so that the tuition (including refunds for early terminations) is not overpaid or underpaid. In no case will cumulative net invoices exceed the grant amount. The Provider will notify the Department of any other grants that would offset tuition and proper accountability will be documented on the monthly reimbursement request. No cost will be a duplicated that is charged to any U.S. Department of Labor technical assistance grant. ~. SECTION XII: Audit Requirements This is not a financial assistance contract, therefore there are no audit requirements. Page 4 of 6 '"' SECTION XIII: Final Program Reporting Requirements Within 30 days of completion of the contract, the provider will submit any required written reports to the Department. These reports include, but are not limited to: • CET Clients Referral Status Report • CET Placement Report for FY-T-D • DSS 1571 Monthly Report of Service Delivery - • Monthly Individual Enrollee Progress Report • Annual Report on Placement, Type Placement, and Retention SECTION XIV: Amending the Contract This contract, in whole or in part, may be amended at any time by written statement: 3 A. By the Department in the event that revision is necessary to meet new or revised rules, regulations, laws, policies and standards as affected by this contract; or B. By the Provider with the approval of the Department in the event that revision is necessary due to alterations in the activities/service(s) described in the contract and CET Program Narrative; or C. By mutuahconsent of both parties. D. To extend the length of the contract up to two additional one year periods. ~ . SECTION XV: Termination This contract, in whole or in part, may be canceled at any time: A. By either party, with cause, upon at least thirty (30) days notice, in writing, and delivered by registered mail with return receipt requested, or in person; or B. By the Department in the event funds which have been allocated by the Division of Social Services are eliminated or reduced to such an extent that, in the sole determination of the Department, continuation of the obligations at the levels stated herein may not be maintained. The obligations of each party shall be terminated, to the extent specified in the notice of termination, immediately upon receipt of notice of termination from the Department; or C. By the Department if the Provider: (1) is determined to be in violation of terms of this contract and/or applicable Federal, State, and County laws, regulations and policy; and/or (2) fails to maintain program certification or licensure; or D. By mutual consent of both parties. After receipt of a notice of termination, and except as otherwise directed by the Department, the Provider shall cease work under the contract on the date, and to the extent specified, in the notice of termination. The Department shall pay the Provider the agreed upon amount for the delivery of services under the terms of this Contract up to the effective date of termination. Reimbursement shall not be made for property or supplies purchased after the notice of termination is received except as approved by the Department. SECTION XVI: Waiver by the Department Waiver by the Department of any default or breach in compliance with the terms of this contract by the Provider shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent default or breach and shall not be construed to be a modification of the terms of this contract unless stated to be such in writing, signed by an authorized representative of the Department and attached to tl~e contract. Page 5 of 6 r, SECTION XVTI: Specifies 1. Addendum One: 2. Addendum Two: 3. Addendum Three: 4. Addendum Four: 5. Addendum Five: 6. Addendum Six: 1 Attachments Schedule of Tuition Costs Center for Employment Training (CET) Facility Description CET Program Narrative CET Course Description Participants, Services, and Outcomes Description IRS 501 (c) (3) status . SECTION XVIII: Pre-Audit Statement and Signatures This contract has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control act . Signature: ~ Orange County Finance Officer Date: (! Z la Signatures Center for Employment Training, Inc. By: Title: ~~~,v~~`_~.~~ aL. Date: "f" ~'O ~ y ~ 9~ 1~~~3i 1 (Federal Tax ID#) Orange County By: ~«~~ Title: Director Date: (~ ` partment~'f Social (SEAL) WITNESS ,Social Services Board ,County Commissioners Date: Date: .Z ~~ Page 6 of 6 FROM PHONE NO. ! ,~, May. 22 1998 02:39PM P2 CENTER FOR Ei1~IPL0YMENT TRAX'NING RAP, NORTH CAROLINA AD~EN~Ul1!1l #1 TUITION C~IEDULE :;: ..... ..... w.. yt. ~.; .;.................:.:., .. ~~j .~, .... :~~ .G.y ' .~.. ~~~~r::.w. "'!<:.;ew.'.'ro: ,~..'...~" L' ~ ..%v.. xi~w,.X~,:f..` jy'~"~ ~,' .'.:<;~4>ww., NOTE: 1. The tuition listed above is for day classes only. 2. The number of weeks will be greater for evening classes since students. are ua training fewer hours per session than day students. 3. For workers with indttsttial injuries who require different training times, Rehabilitation Counselors may negotiate kraining times that axe longer or shorter than those listed above. Tuition far those times wi11 follow the s'tanciat'd tuition schedule which may be found in the Injured Workers Manual. a ELECTRONIC TECHNOC.QGY 810 24 X5,645 J, CENTER FOR EiVIPLOYNIENT TRAINING RTP, NORTH CAROLINA ADDENDUI~1 #2 FACILITY DESCRIPTION The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Branch is centrally located to serve a tri- county area internationally known as the home of Research Triangle Park (RTP). Located just 1.6 miles from Highway 70, the facility is readily accessible by either public transit or private transportation. Our campus is located in a highly visible and professional enclave of business..called the Triangle Business Center. Our neighbors aze nationally (as well as internationally) known companies such as Glaxo Wellcome, IB~1, Toshiba, Broadband Technologies, Northern Telecom and General Electric. , The 15,700 square foot facility comfortably accommodates the four skdl azeas offered. Although, we concentrate on providing integrated training in the classroom, there are several multipurpose offices for private counsel. A large parking area encompasses three quarters of the property which is pleasingly landscaped with shrubbery and trees. ,n , Addendum #3 C>=N7ER FaR EMPLOYMENT TRA1NfNG~ Gf~fEIZAL TRAINfNG NARRATNE PRCiGRA~i S[J1biMA]~Y The CET Training Desi~r -- Comprehensive, Inte~ted Training Accessible to All Center for Employment Training {CET) is a private nonprofit corporation which operates one of the moon's latgcst networks of community-based training schools. CET direcxly manages. 23 training centers in California and six centers in Ncw York. Maryland Vn;istia, Itlinois, Nevada and Florida It also provides technical. assistance to other corporations which operate CET training centers, CET employs over 350 staff and manages the program >iom its training and administration is San lose. California. • Founded in 1967, CET was established m train those who are act well served by mainstream educational instiirtriou~people whose language, reeding and math sks7Ls are so limited they can't get into err have dropped out ~ public schools or who have left those schools withoat marketable skills. In order oo help these strrdeats overcome their multiple banier~, CET provides a comprehensive vorationaI training progtan which integrates English language and basic skills instruction with and is ,the conteaQ of vocational training. ~;,,. Unh7ce almost atI other public and private schools and training program operators, CET does not require basic skr~ls entry prerequisites for its caurscs. Beerrse each student's insuacrional plan is customized to correspond with his or her needs and abilities, most students readily gain the skills needed to obtain. a job in their chosen occupational 8eid. CET's program is a pca~arcal and effective model for training the labor force of the '90s. PRC{GK?ul~i PLAN The CET Training Design - Camgc~vr, Integz•aied Training Accesu'ble to All CET designed its training program speaficaIIy to serve those who faa mnltiple and severe barrios to gaining sell-s~cieacy. Consequentlq, it offers a compr~v~e set of services not foaad in a single employment training program. la addition, it integrates services in such a waq as ro make training more e~fBcieat and effearve. SertriCS ir~ctude: • Vocational Training • Basic Skills Remediation • English as a Second Language Instnbaron • GED Instruction . • Vocational Guidance and Support Advising 1' • Pre-employment and Work Matnaty Training • Support Services Referral and Advorxi- • Job Dcvdopmcat • Follow-up Ser~RC~ TrsiQiag Accessible to All - No Eab7 Prerequisite or Creaming CET admits students withart rec~iring that they meet. prerequisite. It does not screen oat applicants who are weak is math. reading or English - iasoed it teacite these skz7ls afoag with a vocational skill. Everyone who applies to CET and meets fttading soasGe gaiddine pa gts lit - even those who do not speak EIIglish or are illiteratc is their native language. "~ . ,~ . .Individualized, Self-pac=d Instruction - Student-based Training With a diverse student population, instruction must be ittdividnalized and progress must beself-pacecl_ The CET Svstem allows students who learn quickly to mace rapidly through the cro~ase. Others with multiple barriers have the time regirired to gain needed skills. No one is cast aside because he or she cannot keep up. Open Entry and Opea Enit -Immediate anti Intensive Trailing With a ratiabie length, appIicauis may enroll and begin training at any time there is as opening. This mans that most appIic~ts can begin training immediately after complering orientation and will train for thitty- five hours a week. This intensive training is required for students to overcome the tt~aay basic skills and language barriers as well as to learn vocational skills. Comdr-bad Learning - Truning for file Res! World CET*'designs atrricula not only to greet the ne:.ds of individttaI students. bat to meet the needs of future employers as well Vocational training is designed to teach all the skills rueedetl to function on an entry-level job. Canicula ate designed aroand industry specified job tasks and competency is m~sured based upon the accomplishment of those tasks. As tench as 70% of a student's training is conducted using the machines or processes scgnired on the job. Ice addition, training simulates actual work conditions - studeats-pimch a .time dock. report to a single supervisor (instructor), and are expected to work ITS for a full day yvith the satae group of fellow workers (trainees). Developing Proper work habits while in ttainiag is essential. for graduates to sncc...°-d on the job. Integrated Instruction - No Fragmeatatioa of Learning Remedial insu~uction in basic skills and English language IIuency is inte;tated with job-skiIIs training - provided concurrently and usually in the same classroom. To avoid fragmentation of learning, a student spends roost of his or her day is a single classroom where basic technical. and language skills are taught by a team. of instrmctors. InstrtLCiars teach basic and language stalls in the wuiest of a given vocational skill and. to the e,cteat posstble, when they are rtlevani W accomplishing a ~~ttionai task. In this way, basic stalls are more readily understood and applied. English langtage instruction emphasizes as immersion in the language in a workplace sexing. Primary instruction is provided in English and is reinfonrd only whey nec~ary in the. studem's native lace; *a; la every way possible,. CEI"s classrooms replicate conditions found on the jab so that. students gain valuable work thattuit~r skills while is training. Market-0reeated -Focused on aTraining-related Jab Althoagh trainees da get a Certificate of Completion. a graduate's first paycheck, not a piece of Paper is his ar her real diploma. CET aims instruction, caaasding and support services at a single tares -helping the student gel a permanent tmsvbsidized job. Ptafessional job developers work with sundeats and employers to idehtih appropriate job opportunities and easutz a good thatch. Support Guidance A Resolution of personal difficulties is as important as the acquisition of marketable skills is obtaining and holding a job. Advising at CET. takes place throughout the training prods from intake to Plac: meat and follaa- up. Bout vocational and personal g~daace are as inr~~ part of the program. Technictl iasanLdors. berausz of their datZy cow with the; trainees,. have. the primary responstbiliiy fur providing continuing vacttional and Personal guidance. The support resource advisor provides asszsraace whey the trainee has family, legal,. ar other personal problems hefpiag they trainee to secmre from ether agencies services w which they are entitled When groups of trainees. sash as single parents, have common problems the support advisor helps to establish and facilitate support !~~ i . r, (ksapational S1a77Is Training CET's imYtucbionat Program integrates activities to meet the maigne needs of participants and W ensure that they are fully Prepared for a productive new job. The Program is caomgrelunsive, atilizing stale of the art educational methods. including: o Modalar cutticula o Competesacy-based. performance ass~meat o Self-Pacxd Iearning a Job relatedpre-vocational basic skills remediation o Voc~ional Englisi~as-a-Second Language o Vocational and persomal counseling o Instruction is job seelQng skills Trtiaiag u oQea-entry and apes-exit with a variable coturse length. It is individualized, sell-paced. task- oriented and icy-based. Training ficdinies and teaching method~ologr umalate work conditions in order to prepare trainees not only with the knowledge rtgaired for their chosen occa~tion, but also with the proper work attitrides and behaviors. PunetIIalitr, initiative and cooperation arc emphasizes. Over ti0°/a of a participant's training is hands-on, utilizing equiprueat similar to that. wIucit is in:'use by Iocal emplwers. An iastrncior to trainer ratio of appra~amately one insirmctor for tifteea to twenty sdtdents allows for individualized. personal attention. Only after the participant has demot>sirated armpeteacy is the particir]ar unit of study does he or she move on. , while they arc in training, stndeats are covered by the attached Cigna accident insuraa~ poIicr. Job Deveiopmmt & Placeateat CET employs full-time job developers who identify job openings and Iink CEI' trainees with employers. Job developers work with trainers from the begirming of training to their camplction and placement on a job. when a trainee is determined to be "job wady" by the training team, he or she is referrtd to the job developer to begin the jab search process. Throughout their tiraimng. trainees attend job search RwtiCShops where they practice filling out aPP~~• Pic a ~~ identify j~ ~~ ~ Pia intezvie~aring ~~ Job developers refer participates to trainingrdated job openings and provide ongoing support and assrstantce is the job search process. Students do not leave Draining until they are acLvally placed is as jab. At CEI': Your diploma is a jab! Fa,low-cep Serrices . Follow-up contacts ara made by the job devdoper or as alumni support connsclor immediaieiy upon Plaamem and tbereatter for the nett six months. Assistance is provided when a ms's problems are endangering job snbdity. Alumni are digtbk for re-employment assistanece if they lose their job. This ass~stlncx is at ao cost to the fimdiag agatcy or izDdividuaL a ,~ sr~~t~~r o>: woRx Otber Femding/Refcrr~l Sources During the period of this contract, CET will give Priority for training to DSS workFust participants and the carroty DSS offices will make a good faith effort to rrfez sufficient dieats to keep funded training positions ffied. AL the same time CET wftl continue to recruit and enroll participants from other fimding/referral sources in order W ensure comi~ed operation of the training cents. These sows include local ]TPA programs. individual referrals of Vocational Rehabilitation cheats. Telamwa brn¢warkars, sad iadividnai tuition paying students atiliaag federal finaneistl aid. 199? Edition . ,~. CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, RESEARCH TRIANGLE NARRATNE The Research Triangle Parr North Carolina Center for Employment Training (RTP-CET) was founded in June 1995. A demonstration project for North Carolina's Community Colleges, JOBS/VVorkFirst and other training programs, the RTP-CET is centrally located to serve the Raleigh-Curttam-Chapel Hill area and surrounding counties. The RTP-CET service population characteristics for FY'96P97 were; 92% female (157 female and 14 males ); 88°~G black, 11 °~6 white; 2°~ Hispanic; 80°~5 Worfc Frst clients (137 DSS vs. 34 Non-0SS); 57°~ long-teml AFDCRANF; 5°~6 exloffender, 73% below 9th grade math level (TARE tesfed); 54°~ below 9th grade reading level (TABS testeo~; 30°~6 dropout ; 94°~ unmarried; 93°~6 single parent; 1 % two parent families; 8% teen parer-t; 11 °~ age to 21; 8586 between the age of 22 and 44; and 95°~ mutGple barriers to employment In its first year of operation, CETIRTP had an 82% placement rate of 63 graduates with an average salary of $7.34 an hour. In our second year, 100. trainees were placed with an 81 % placement rate (not induding those who left for sd~ooUother training) and an average hourly wage of $7.49. The great majority (80+°i6)s of employed graduates also have benefits. ' EVALUATION Results Although the demonstration's start-up and second year phase was delayed, and impacted due to confounding extraneous factors (reduction in referrals), the RTP-CET has made great strides towards perfecting the CET model and serving. its target population. CET has been participating in an evaluation funded by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, to measure program effectiveness of training opportunities around the state.. Listed below are some of CETs outcomes: • Highest percentage of partiaparrts who left training for employment • Highest percentage of partidpants working 30 ~houcs or more per week • Highest percentage of partiapants with benefits • Highest median hourly wage (CET = $7.50; JRTC =$5.00; RITE _ $6.00) • Highest average hourly/projected annual wage per employed participant • Highest percentage projected to earn $10,000 or more annyally • Highest percentage earning above poverty level (family of 3 ($12,156.00} The final draft s0utcomes Assessment of CET and RITE. Programs' reports the following key findings regarding CET/RTP: , • Higher job placement [retention] rates than RITE and WorlcFirst comparisons (80+°~ at six months -the highest of any program ever studied Eby the researchers)- • Higher earnings than RITE and WorkFirst comparisons Greater decrease in TANF and food stamps use over nine months • High levels of program satisfaction (expressed by trainees/graduates) .~ . CENTER FOR E3NPLOYMENT TRAINfNG, RESEARCH TRfANGLJ: NARRATIVE • Jobs more likely to provide benefrts ~• Many more employment related program services • Higher on family strengths indicators (survey), especially financial security • CET services are most likely to lead to self-sufficiency Also, aifached are articles from local newspapers and letters of support from local industry. OUTCOMES Jobsf CETs primary goal is plating low-income, hard-#o-employ, never employed, un- employed, and poor people in unsubsidized jobs. The average length of time in training is between 28 and 32 weeks Qob placement included). CETs ability to train and provide job placement assistance in such a timely manner is `attributed to its unique training. design and its ongoing partnership with the industry. -CET works closely with an Industrial Advisory Board (see Attachment) comprised of lead industry representatives (Human Resources Directors, Employment ~, Directors, Managers) who meet monthly at CET. Industrial Advisory Board members are volunteers from Iccal businesses who advise CET in three training- related capacities: Ways 8~ Means, Membership, and Training. The Industrial Advisory Board also created a Mentoring Program which matches a job-ready trainee with a Board member who takes a personal interest in the trainee's success. Mentors provide their mentee with job leads, set up interviews, help write resumes, participate in practice interviews, but ideally, they hire CET trainees. CET will continue to grow its extemship opportunities which places a near~ob- ready trainee in companies for on-the~ob training. Usually, these companies are Industrial Advisory Board member organizations that take the CET trainee °under their wing' for up to 6 weeks, teaming and observing real world. methods fvr doing the job. The extemship placement has resulted in numerous job placements, and in some cases multiple placements. CET, and the trainees appreaate the value of paving the way for future hiring opportunities. CET wit{ continue to provide tours of the facility to potential employers and Industrial advisory Board members. Tours provide industry an~opportunity to witness fast hand CETs workp4ace-related. training. ''~~~ In addition, Industrial Advisory Board member companies (and others) have donated materials, dothes, computers, and other equipment to CET. Each skis{ area at CET' has a Technical Advisory Committee, comprised individuals working in that particular field. Technical Advisory Committee members review the curricula, provide input, and sign-off on the curricula. CET performs this tas~C before starting_ any new skiN to ensure training is responsive to industry needs. Technical Advisory Comrittee members also visit CET periodically to observe skill area set-up, operations, and toolslequipment used for training. . ,-, CENTER FOR EMPLOYIV9ENT TRAINING RTP, NORTH CAROLINA ADDENDUM #4 COURSE DESCRIPTION 1. ELECTRONIC TECHNULOG~' Trainees will be well versed in: OSHA and electrical work safety Electronic terntinolug~y, symbols and calculations Industrial assembly tcchniyucs and workmanship standards ~~'iring and harnessing techniques Soldering techniques Component identification and marking - Use of tools and test equipment Electrical and mechanical tests and mcasunmcnts -- Analog and digital circuit function testing , Limited analogy and digital circuit analysis Troubleshooting and currectivc action Test data compilation and process control Prototype and special product testing, 2. SHIPPING AND RECEIVING ~. f11ED[CAL INSURANCE I3[LLING Trainees sill be well versed in: Trainccs will be well versed in: Workplace safety Medical Terminology Warehouse operations and equipment Medical office administration Receiving operations General office procedures Shipping operations Medical forn~s Methods of shipping MatI1 A000U11t1ng;Bookkceping Inventory control Calculator Operations Forklift operation and maintenance Medical insurance and forms Data entry Medical coding Completion ofBills of Lading Computerized hilling Medical records 4. AUTO!11ATED OFFICE SKILLS Trainccs will be well versed in: File management •~. Ten-key calculator c~pcrations Nord processing: procedures Basic spreadsheet operations Data entry Financial record keeping Business cummunicatiun skills ~ Receptionist skills General office procedures Basic computer technulog}~ ~, Addendum #5 Participant, Services, and Outcomes Description A. Tar;et Participants Individuals to be served under this Contract will be considered hard-to-serve clients who have two or more of the following barriers to becoming economically self-sufficient: • history of substance abuse or recently tested positive for drug use when screened for employment; • little or no history or sporadic work history; • literacy below fifth grade level; • mental illness or mental health problems (not disabled); • lack of motivation and/or lack ofself-esteem; •'two-parent family; • history of domestic violence; • long-term recipient of cash assistance with 9-12 months left on time clock; • geographically isolated; _, • migrant or seasonal farm worker. B. Provider Services to Participants Work First participants referred by the Department to the Provider will receive the following services: • course enrollment; • a minimum of 30 hours/week of training; • job placement of at least 30 hours/week; • follow uP to ensure job retention. C. Performance Outcomes These goals are targets only, and are not intended to be mandatory threshold limits. However, monitoring of these outcome goals will be done by the Department The monitoring results will be used as a basis for evaluation of this contract and for negotiation of any future contracts.. 1. 70% of Orange County Work First participants who complete the CET program will be placed in employment of at least 30 hours/week. 2. 70% of the Orange County Work First participants who are paced in employment will be placed in a job utilizing the skills acquired in their specific CET course of study. ~~ . ..~. _. Addendum ;;£ Internal Revenue Service eF/cQ Disclosurs Desk F.O, Box Z3J0 Los Angeles, CA gpp33 _ Fsrson to Contact: t., earragan t,t to K) F. Mlra(tor tL to Z) CENTER FOR EMPI.OYN.t~NT Telephone Ntrmbcr: TAAINIPJG t2i3)894-2236 ~t1! VINE STREET Refer Reply to: SAN TOSS, CA gSltp 9I-943 Date: JUN 21 Iggi RE: 34-16333tI CENTcR FOR fi'•iP LOYMaN_'I' TaAINING Gentietseen: This is in rtsponse to your request for a determination fetter of the above-named organiza~tian, A review of our records tndie:tes that the abov--rearmed orgar;ization was recognised to be exempt !tors Federal •ineome tax !rt TUNE. 1988, as am organisation dsscribed in Internal Revenue Code section SOite)t]) [t is further classiti!d a: an arg:ni:atton that is not a prfvate tattndation as defined In section SQ9ta) of the code, beeattse it is an orgsnizstian described to section 170<b)t!)cA)tvi}, This l:kter is to verify your ezetetpt status and the !set that the determinatian letter issued in JUNE, 1968 continues /o bs ice ellset. [t you are In rte~d of further assist.ancs, please feel trey to contact me a[ the above address. W- appr:ciat~ your eaoper:tiom in this regard. Sine rely, • Disclosure Assistsrtt '"