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CFR	Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to ETA

Title 20

Employees' Benefits

Chapter V

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

Part 670

The Job Corps Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act

Subpart E

Program Activities and Center Operations

• Section Number: 670.505
• Section Name: What types of training must Job Corps centers provide?

    (a) Job Corps centers must provide basic education, vocational and 

social skills training. The Secretary provides curriculum standards and 

guidelines.

    (b) Each center must provide students with competency-based or 

individualized training in an occupational area that will best 

contribute to the students' opportunities for permanent long-term 

employment.

    (1) Specific vocational training programs offered by individual 

centers must be approved by the Regional Director according to policies 

issued by the Secretary.

    (2) Center industry councils described in Sec. 670.800 of this 

part, must review appropriate labor market information, identify 

employment opportunities in local areas where students will look for 

employment, determine the skills and education necessary for those 

jobs, and as appropriate, recommend changes in the center's vocational 

training program to the Secretary.

    (c) Each center must implement a system to evaluate and track the 

progress and achievements of each student at regular intervals.

    (d) Each center must develop a training plan that must be available 

for review and approval by the appropriate Regional Director.