(a) The design framework of local youth programs must:
(1) Provide an objective assessment of each youth participant, that
meets the requirements of WIA section 129(c)(1)(A), and includes a
review of the academic and occupational skill levels, as well as the
service needs, of each youth;
(2) Develop an individual service strategy for each youth
participant that meets the requirements of WIA section 129(c)(1)(B),
including identifying a career goal and consideration of the assessment
results for each youth; and
(3) Provide preparation for postsecondary educational
opportunities, provide linkages between academic and occupational
learning, provide preparation for employment, and provide effective
connections to intermediary organizations that provide strong links to
the job market and employers.
(b) The local plan must describe the design framework for youth
program design in the local area, and of how the ten program elements
required in Sec. 664.410 of this part are provided within that
framework.
(c) Local Boards must ensure appropriate links to entities that
will foster the participation of eligible local area youth. Such links
may include connections to:
(1) Local area justice and law enforcement officials;
(2) Local public housing authorities;
(3) Local education agencies;
(4) Job Corps representatives; and
(5) Representatives of other area youth initiatives, including
those that serve homeless youth and other public and private youth
initiatives.
(d) Local Boards must ensure that the referral requirements in WIA
section 129(c)(3) for youth who meet the income eligibility criteria
are met, including:
(1) Providing these youth with information regarding the full array
of applicable or appropriate services available through the Local
Board, providers found eligible by the board, or One-Stop partners; and
(2) Referring these youth to appropriate training and educational
programs that have the capacity to serve them either on a sequential or
concurrent basis.
(e) In order to meet the basic skills and training needs of
eligible applicants who do not meet the enrollment requirements of a
particular program or who cannot be served by the program, each
eligible youth provider must ensure that these youth are referred:
(1) For further assessment, as necessary, and
(2) To appropriate programs, in accordance with paragraph (d)(2) of
this section.
(f) Local Boards must ensure that parents, youth participants, and
other members of the community with experience relating to youth
programs are involved in both the design and implementation of its
youth programs.
(g) The objective assessment required under paragraph (a)(1) of
this section or the individual service strategy required under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section is not required if the program
provider determines that it is appropriate to use a recent objective
assessment or individual service strategy that was developed under
another education or training program. (WIA section 129(c)(1).)
