[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35564-35566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16831]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Job Training Partnership Act: Technical Assistance for CET Job
Training Model Replication
The Department of Labor (DOL) is announcing the availability of
technical assistance to Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) service
providers. The Center for Employment Training (CET) is being funded by
DOL to provide such technical assistance to replicate the CET Job
Training Model which has been identified as particularly effective in
training and placing hard-to-serve client populations. Eight service
providers
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will receive technical assistance from CET toward the development and
implementation of programs using the CET Job Training Model for use
within the JTPA system in their communities. An additional 16 service
providers may receive technical assistance pending funding
availability.
Selected organizations would enter into agreement with the Center
for Employment Training to receive the technical assistance required
for the development and start-up of the local CET Job Training Model
program. This is a non-monetary award to selected sites.
A series of information seminars will be held at CET's headquarters
in San Jose, California. Interested parties should contact CET to find
out the dates of upcoming information seminars. Alternative
arrangements can be made to schedule a seminar or visit suitable to an
organization's own time frame. To be considered for receipt of
technical assistance, an eligible organization must: (1) Attend an
information seminar and (2) submit a complete application to DOL, see
below.
to arrange attendance at an information seminar: Arrangements to attend
an information seminar shall be made through Max Martinez, CET
Replication Project Training Director, Center for Employment Training,
701 Vine Street, San Jose, CA 95110. The telephone number is (408) 287-
7924. That is not a toll-free number.
application dates: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on an
open submission basis. Applications that meet program standards and
eligibility criteria will be accepted on a first come basis.
Consequently, it is in the interest of organizations to submit
proposals on a timely basis. To allow time for applicants to attend an
information seminar, applications will be accepted with postmarks
starting August 1. Once 8 acceptable applications have been received,
other acceptable applications may be placed on a waiting list for
future technical assistance pending additional federal funding.
application address: Applications for this technical assistance award
shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Janice
Perry, Grant Officer, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room S-4203, Washington, DC 20210. The telephone number is (202)
219-8702. This is not a toll free number.
for further information contact: Lisa Stuart, Employment and Training
Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room
N-4666, Washington, DC 20210. The telephone number is (202) 219-6825.
This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Center for Employment Training offers a unique program which
challenges standard notions of training the disadvantaged. It provides
a holistic approach to train the hard-to-serve through an integrated
program of practical hands-on job skills training and in-context
remediation including English-as-a-Second Language. CET focuses on
technical skills training, but integrates basic education and related
services in context with this core training. This method of learning
was endorsed by the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills (SCANS). CET's program is unique in that it is
accessible to all, with no entry tests or screening out hard-to-serve
clients. This represents the direction of the 1992 JTPA amendments,
which stress targeting of services to those most in need and
intensifying and improving the quality of services offered. The CET
design, as implemented through this replication, will reflect key
provisions of the new JTPA program design such as targeting the hard-
to-serve, comprehensive one-stop services, integration of training and
remediation, and focus on quality jobs enabling self-sufficiency.
CET is widely recognized as one of the most effective job training
programs in the country. CET's program serving minority single mothers
was the only program to have a significant long-term impact in a
comprehensive study, the Minority Female Single Parent Demonstration,
funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted by Mathematica
Policy Research. Additionally, recent research on dropout youth, known
as the JOBSTART study, conducted by the Manpower Demonstration Research
Corporation (MDRC), found that CET was the only program, of thirteen
studied, that achieved significant impacts. These studies provide
significant evidence of the effectiveness of CET's program model.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance will be provided for up to 24 sites to
replicate the CET Job Training Model. This technical assistance award
will provide for training and technical assistance for local entities
which are selected to operate CET Job Training Model programs. This
award to CET is made as a modification to an existing DOL-CET agreement
that previously provided for training and technical assistance for up
to 14 sites.
Selected organizations would enter into agreements with the Center
for Employment Training to receive the technical assistance required
for the development and start-up of the local CET Job Training Model
program. This is a non-monetary award to selected sites.
The technical assistance award includes the provision of local and
CET on-site training to enable an organization to start its own CET Job
Training Model program. Training would be provided during the period of
agreement between CET and the selected site(s). The award covers the
cost of services that will be required of CET in providing technical
assistance. Start-up costs, including site development and preliminary
staffing costs, will be the responsibility of the selected service
providers. Operations costs of the selected CET model program also are
not included and are expected to come from the organization's regular
JTPA, JOBS, and other local, state and foundation funding.
Eligibility
This award is to provide services to the JTPA community. Eligible
applicants are limited to service delivery area JTPA administrative
entities who run their own training programs, consortiums of service
providers, not-for-profit community-based organizations as defined
under Section 4 of JTPA and local education organizations. Two types of
applications will be accepted:
(1) Applications from JTPA administrative entities, and (2) joint
applications with one party being the JTPA administrative entity and
the other being an organization listed above. Applications that do not
include the local JTPA administrative entity will not be accepted. This
process is to ensure that all service providers have coordinated with
their JTPA funding stream and that the administrative entity has
committed to funding the program the service provider is being trained
to operate.
JTPA administrative entities will have the opportunity, if desired,
to sub-contract with CET directly to establish a CET administered job
training center. This would be done through a sole source arrangement
where local procurement processes allow for it.
Information Seminars
The three day information seminars are targeted to JTPA program
administrators, community based training organizations, government
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officials, foundation directors or other individuals that would be
involved in funding or operating the model program. The principal
decision makers for these entities are the desired participants.
The seminars will provide participants with the opportunity to tour
CET skill training centers and to directly observe the CET job training
model in action. It will provide the opportunity to meet and interact
with CET instructors and students. Distinguished researchers will
present study results related to their research of the CET program
design. Information will be provided about CET's technical assistance
program, the process for applying for technical assistance and the
requirements for selection of CET model development sites. Applicants
are encouraged to attend an information seminar prior to submitting
their applications.
Applications
Applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis
starting August 1, 1995 from eligible applicants that meet the
standards below.
To be considered, all applicants must meet the following standards:
(1) Applicants must be or become a JTPA service provider. If the
service provider is not the JTPA administrative entity, the application
must be submitted jointly with the JTPA administrative entity. A joint
application should elaborate on the relationship between the service
provider and the administrative entity. This should include
descriptions of previous services; JTPA, JOBS and other training
contract funding levels; and the level of cooperation between the
service provider and the administrative entity.
(2) The proposed service provider must include a written commitment
from their organization's board of directors.
(3) Applicants must be able to show that there is solid JTPA or
other funding sources available to the proposed service provider. The
applicants must commit to or have a reasonable likelihood of receiving
operating funds of at least $1,000,000 a year. A smaller amount may be
acceptable for SDAs and other organizations operating in communities
with limited funding resources. Any local procurement procedures that
would be required prior to initiating the project, including those for
a sole source award, if applicable, should be detailed. A timeline for
the procurement process should be provided.
(4) The applicants must show a substantial startup funding
commitment. A minimum of $250,000 is expected although lesser amounts
with an explanation of why that level of funding is sufficient may be
acceptable.
(5) The applicants must commit to sending staff for training
throughout the technical assistance period.
(6) The applicants must commit to follow all key aspects of the
CET-model training design, as discussed at the information seminar,
including open admission of hard-to-serve client groups.
(7) The applicant must indicate its willingness to: (a) begin staff
training within 3 months of notice of technical assistance award and,
(b) open a new training site within 6 months of notice of technical
assistance award. Those applicants who wish to schedule technical
assistance after this period are encouraged to submit applications.
Services to those applicants, however, will be contingent upon
additional federal funding and may not be selected as part of this
first come first serve request for proposals.
(8) The applicants must stipulate which of the following
replication site service provider option it wishes to pursue:
a. An incorporated SDA with 501(c)(3) status operates the program;
b. A non-SDA, nonprofit, community-based or local education
organization operates the program; or
c. The Center for Employment Training operates the program.
(9) The applicants must state that they are willing to participate
in evaluation studies.
Applications will be reviewed against the above standards. All
acceptable applications will be ranked based upon date received. The
initial 8 sites will be provided with technical assistance under this
agreement. Additional service providers, including those applicants who
request assistance outside the current time frame, will be served
contingent upon the availability of funds. Applications which do not
meet the standard will be notified with an explanation.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of June 1995.
James M. Aaron,
Director, Office of Employment and Training Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-16831 Filed 7-7-95; 8:45 am]
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