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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 20 - Employees' Benefits |
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Chapter V - Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor |
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Part 681 - Youth Activities Under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
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Subpart C - Youth Program Design, Elements, and Parameters |
§ 681.490 - What is adult mentoring?
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§ 681.490 What is adult mentoring?
(a) Adult mentoring for youth must:
(1) Last at least 12 months and may take place both during the program and following exit from the program;
(2) Be a formal relationship between a youth participant and an adult mentor that includes structured activities where the mentor offers guidance, support, and encouragement to develop the competence and character of the mentee; and
(3) While group mentoring activities and mentoring through electronic means are allowable as part of the mentoring activities, at a minimum, the local youth program must match the youth with an individual mentor with whom the youth interacts on a face-to-face basis.
(b) Mentoring may include workplace mentoring where the local program matches a youth participant with an employer or employee of a company.