(a)(1) The Job Corps Director shall establish procedures for
administering applied vocational skills training (VST) projects; such
procedures shall include funding and reporting requirements, criteria to
be used for granting approvals, and reviewing requirements.
(2) Each applied VST project shall be submitted to the Regional
Director for approval. The annual applied VST plan described in
paragraph (c) of this section shall be submitted to the Regional
Director for approval.
(b) Applied VST may be provided in an actual working setting for
training students in the construction and related trades. This shall
involve authorized construction or other projects that result in
finished facilities or products. This shall include conservation
projects on Federal, State, and public lands, and projects performed for
other organizations in accordance with policies established by the Job
Corps Director. Centers may also perform applied VST public service
projects for nearby communities and capital improvements for other Job
Corps centers.
(c) Applied VST shall be the major vehicle for the training of
students in the construction and related trades. In each year, each
center operator shall develop an annual applied VST plan for the coming
year. In order to ensure that maximum training opportunities are
available to students, the center vocational instructor (and/or the
national training contractor, when applicable) shall participate in the
planning and shall approve each project which involves his/her
particular trade. Applied VST projects shall be planned in such a manner
as to give priority to
on-center rehabilitation and construction needs. The Job Corps Director
shall establish annual funding levels to support applied VST programs
and shall establish specific policies on limitation, documentation, and
reporting requirements relating to applied VST programs.
