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QUESTIONS 48 - 53

Services to Job Seekers-Support Services

Guidelines Pages 67-69

50. Describe the Board's policy and/or procedure for establishing subsequent eligibility that is consistent with the State's policy for the Training Provider Certification System (WIA§122 et seq.).

A complete description of the Central Texas Training Provider Certification process, including subsequent eligibility, is provided in Question #49.

Procurement of Services

Guidelines Pages 67 - 69 51. State and discuss the Board's policy governing the procurement process for training services that are exceptions to the WIA Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for adults and dislocated workers. Include in your discussion:
a. The ability of local training providers to accommodate the needs of the ITA system, and a statement and discussion of the Board's policy and procedure for determining if there is an insufficient number of eligible training providers in the local area to accomplish the purposes of the ITA system (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(ii)(II)).
b. A discussion of the Board's policies and procedures governing how the Board designates training services or programs offered by community-based or other private organizations in the local area. How is the effectiveness of these programs evaluated by the Board, and what services are offered by these organizations to address the needs of special populations with multiple barriers to employment? (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(III)).
c. If (b) is applicable, include a statement and discussion of the Board's definition of "hard-to-serve" populations (a special participant population that faces multiple barriers to employment). (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(iv)(IV)).

Requested information specific to procurement is provided in Question Numbers 48 and 49. Discussion of Central Texas Workforce Board priority of service expectations is available in Question #23, and local training provider capacity is described in Question #15.

Procurement of Services

Guidelines Pages 67 - 69 52. State and discuss the Board's policy and procedures for selecting eligible providers of WIA youth activities (WIA§123). Include in your answer:
a. The criteria used to award grants for youth activities.
b. The role of the Youth Advisory Group (if applicable) in recommending the awarding of grants for both WIA and non-WIA funded youth activities.
c. The identification of providers currently serving youth.
d. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with local School-to-Careers programs.
e. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with Job Corps programs in the local area (if applicable).
f. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with local awardees of Youth Opportunity Grants (if applicable).
g. Any plans to expand the eligible youth provider selection process to accommodate the needs of other programmatic services.

Question #49 explains that providers of youth training activities are not subject to the training provider certification system policy (except for post secondary training of youth between the ages of 18-21). The Board identifies youth providers on a competitive procurement basis predicated on recommendations of the Central Texas Youth Council and criteria published in the State plan. Youth vendors are subject to State standards for core indicators of performance for youth programs contained in the Workforce Investment Act. Procurement of youth training services is completed following the guidelines delineated in the Central Texas Procurement and Contracting Policies and Procedures as described in Question #48.
The Central Texas Workforce Area's youth programs are coordinated through Youth Council planning efforts. Job Corps assistance, while not available locally, is available through a Memorandum of Understanding that includes part-time assistance through the Killeen Workforce Center. No Youth Opportunity Grants have been awarded locally. However, as the Area's School-to-Work designee, the Central Texas Workforce Board ensures coordination and information sharing between of the Board's School-to-Work and Youth Council subcommittees; coordinated youth programs are further supported by assignment of a lead Board staff person to local youth programs, services, and initiatives. As described in Question #34, collaboration and funding are leveraged across Central Texas partner resources and duplication of common activities is avoided. Efforts are made to collaborate with existing systems that offer necessary components of youth activities.

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Procurement of Services
Guidelines Pages 67 - 69	51. State and discuss the Board's policy governing the procurement process for training services that are exceptions to the WIA Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for adults and dislocated workers. Include in your discussion: a. The ability of local training providers to accommodate the needs of the ITA system, and a statement and discussion of the Board's policy and procedure for determining if there is an insufficient number of eligible training providers in the local area to accomplish the purposes of the ITA system (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(ii)(II)). b. A discussion of the Board's policies and procedures governing how the Board designates training services or programs offered by community-based or other private organizations in the local area. How is the effectiveness of these programs evaluated by the Board, and what services are offered by these organizations to address the needs of special populations with multiple barriers to employment? (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(III)). c. If (b) is applicable, include a statement and discussion of the Board's definition of "hard-to-serve" populations (a special participant population that faces multiple barriers to employment). (WIA§134(d)(4)(G)(iv)(IV)).
Requested information specific to procurement is provided in Question Numbers 48 and 49. Discussion of Central Texas Workforce Board priority of service expectations is available in Question #23, and local training provider capacity is described in Question #15.

Procurement of Services
Guidelines Pages 67 - 69	52. State and discuss the Board's policy and procedures for selecting eligible providers of WIA youth activities (WIA§123). Include in your answer: a. The criteria used to award grants for youth activities. b. The role of the Youth Advisory Group (if applicable) in recommending the awarding of grants for both WIA and non-WIA funded youth activities. c. The identification of providers currently serving youth. d. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with local School-to-Careers programs. e. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with Job Corps programs in the local area (if applicable). f. How the Board will coordinate youth activities with local awardees of Youth Opportunity Grants (if applicable). g. Any plans to expand the eligible youth provider selection process to accommodate the needs of other programmatic services.
Question #49 explains that providers of youth training activities are not subject to the training provider certification system policy (except for post secondary training of youth between the ages of 18-21). The Board identifies youth providers on a competitive procurement basis predicated on recommendations of the Central Texas Youth Council and criteria published in the State plan. Youth vendors are subject to State standards for core indicators of performance for youth programs contained in the Workforce Investment Act. Procurement of youth training services is completed following the guidelines delineated in the Central Texas Procurement and Contracting Policies and Procedures as described in Question #48. The Central Texas Workforce Area's youth programs are coordinated through Youth Council planning efforts. Job Corps assistance, while not available locally, is available through a Memorandum of Understanding that includes part-time assistance through the Killeen Workforce Center. No Youth Opportunity Grants have been awarded locally. However, as the Area's School-to-Work designee, the Central Texas Workforce Board ensures coordination and information sharing between of the Board's School-to-Work and Youth Council subcommittees; coordinated youth programs are further supported by assignment of a lead Board staff person to local youth programs, services, and initiatives. As described in Question #34, collaboration and funding are leveraged across Central Texas partner resources and duplication of common activities is avoided. Efforts are made to collaborate with existing systems that offer necessary components of youth activities.