(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.
