Cost (15%)

- • are reasonable and competitive as compared to other similar programs. • are reasonable and competitive as compared to other similar programs.

Program Design and Proposed Results (30%)

- • design provides adequate case management to achieve the planned results. • design provides adequate case management to achieve the planned results.
- • and quality of staff is adequate. • and quality of staff is adequate.
- • required program elements are included. • required program elements are included.
- • outcome rates are challenging. • outcome rates are challenging.
- • Readiness competencies are taught through sequential work and classroom experiences. • Readiness competencies are taught through sequential work and classroom experiences.
- • education is provided to all individuals in need of this service. • education is provided to all individuals in need of this service.
- • and Post-Exit Follow-Up services • and Post-Exit Follow-Up services

Linkages with other youth agencies (10%)

- • linkages with other youth agencies/programs have been established. • linkages with other youth agencies/programs have been established.
- • of specific services that will be provided through the linkages is provided. • of specific services that will be provided through the linkages is provided.
- • program includes Basic Skills instruction during the summer and upon the return to school, when • program includes Basic Skills instruction during the summer and upon the return to school, when appropriate.

Intensity & Duration of Training (20%)

- • length, hours per day, and type of training service • length, hours per day, and type of training service

## XI. DEFINITIONS

##### ADULT

- Except in sections 127 and 132, the term "adult" means an individual who is age 18 or older.

BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT SKILLS DEFICIENT - The term "basic skill deficient" means, with respect to an individual, that the 8th individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the grade level on a generally accepted standardized test or a comparable score on a criterion-referenced test.

CASE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT - The term "case management" means the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services, designed

- (a) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive services, using, where feasible, computer- based technologies; and
- (b) to provide job and career counseling during program participation and after job placement.

CERTIFICATE – A certificate is awarded in recognition of an individual’s attainment of measurable technical or occupational skills necessary to gain employment or advance within an occupation. These technical or occupational skills are based on standards developed or endorsed by employers. Certificates awarded by workforce investment boards are not included in this definition. Work readiness certificates are also not included in this definition. A certificate is awarded in recognition of an individual’s attainment of technical or occupational skills by:

- • A state educational agency or a state agency responsible for administering vocational and technical education within a state.
- • An institution of higher education described in Section 102 of the Higher Education Act (20 USC 1002) that is qualified to participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized by Title IV of that Act. This includes community colleges, proprietary schools, and all other institutions of higher education that are eligible to participate in federal student financial aid programs.

• A professional, industry, or employer organization (e.g., National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence certification, National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc., Machining Level I credential) or a