§        Career exploration and preparation

§        Paid and unpaid work experience

§        Occupational skills training

§        Academic skills improvement

§        Alternative secondary education services

§        Summer employment opportunities

§        Leadership skills development and opportunities

§        Supportive services such as assistance with transportation, child care, school supplies, etc.

§        Comprehensive guidance counseling

§        Follow-up service

Consistent with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) and the California Employment Development Department’s (EDD) guidelines, the OCWIB is committed to the success of Orange County youth programs by meeting certain performance benchmarks:

For Younger Youth ages 16-18

§         Improve their basic academic, work readiness or occupational skills

§         Prepare them to be able to attain a high school diploma, GED or equivalent

§         Support them so that they may stay in college/post-secondary education as well as enter advanced training, jobs, military service or qualified apprenticeship programs

For Older Youth ages 19-21

§         Assist them in gaining employment, particularly within Orange County’s high-growth, high-demand industry clusters

§         Prepare them to be able to stay in a job after six months of completing the program

§         Provide follow-up activities that encourage earnings gains so that they may make more money six months after completing the program in comparison to six months before entering the program

§         Assist them in attaining a credential 

 

 

OCWIB's CAREER ADVENTURE PROJECT

  

                                     

Purpose

The goal of the Career Adventure Project’s (CAP)/Pre-Vocational Training Program is to increase the number of foster, emancipating or emancipated youth ages 16-21, who are prepared to enter career technical training, post-secondary educational programs, apprenticeships, or employment in high wage/high growth occupations by: 

 

§  Introducing them to locally based high wage/high growth career options

§ Improving the youth’s basic academic skills, as well as industry-identified soft skills.

 

The CAP is the response to the California Workforce Investment Board’s solicitation for demonstration projects that create pre-vocational components for at-risk youth.  CAP supports the Governor’s vision to develop a demand-driven, locally based workforce investment system throughout the State that prepares workers for high wage/high growth occupations.

 

State-level surveys regarding employer needs, have revealed that a significant skill gap exists in California’s workforce. Survey respondents indicated a need for the development of a workforce with job-specific skills as well as problem solving skills, basic academic skills, a work ethic, and interpersonal skills. There is also a need to make future workers aware of the demand occupations and outreach in particular to at-risk youth.  

 

The City of La Habra and the Irvine Unified School District will be providing outreach and recruitment, assessment, case management, career exploration, short term pre-vocational, job development, work experience, supportive and follow-up services to eligible participants countywide.

 

Term

June 6, 2007 through December 31, 2008