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[FR Doc No: 94-12416]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

 

Job Training Partnership Act: Technical Assistance for Job 
Training Model Replication

agency: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

action: Notice of availability of technical assistance.

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summary: The Department of Labor (DOL) is announcing the availability 
of non-monetary 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. Up to 7 service providers will receive 
assistance in developing and implementing the CET Job Training Model 
for use within the JTPA system. All interested parties must participate 
in an information seminar prior to selection.

dates: The training will run from August through December 31, 1994. An 
information seminar will be held at CET's headquarters in San Jose, 
California, on June 29 through July 1, 1994. All interested service 
providers must: (1) Contact CET to arrange to attend the information 
seminar scheduled (or make alternative informal arrangements) if the 
organization has not previously attended one, and by July 15, the 
organization must submit in writing to the Department of Labor at the 
address below, the organization's intent to apply for this technical 
assistance award; (2) if the organization has previously attended a CET 
information seminar, it need not attend another information seminar, 
but, by July 15, the organization must submit in writing to the 
Department of Labor at the address below the organization's intent to 
apply for this technical assistance award; and (3) by July 19, to apply 
for the technical assistance, the organization must submit an original 
and four copies of a brief, but thorough, application to the Department 
of Labor at the address below, discussing the criteria as required 
below. Packages shall be postmarked by the dates established above.

addresses: Notices of intent to attend an information seminar and to 
apply for this technical assistance award shall be mailed by certified 
mail, return receipt requested, to Lisa Stuart, Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., room N-4666, Washington, DC 20210.

for further information contact: Lisa Stuart or James Aaron, 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.
    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. This is not a toll-free number.

supplementary information: The Center for Employment Training (CET) 
offers a unique training program which challenges standard notions of 
training the disadvantaged. It is a holistic approach to train the 
hardest-to-serve through an integrated program of contextual learning. 
CET focuses on job training, but combines basic education and related 
services in context with this core training. This method of learning 
was endorsed by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary 
Skills. Further, CET's program is unique in that it is accessible to 
all, with no entry tests or creaming. 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 the key provisions of the new program design such as assessment 
and individual service strategy. In addition, CET is widely recognized 
as one of the most effective job training programs in the country. 
CET's program serving minority single mothers was credited with the 
most positive outcomes in a comprehensive study funded by the 
Rockefeller Foundation. Additionally, recent research with school 
dropouts, in the JOBSTART study conducted by Manpower Demonstration 
Research Corporation (MDRC), also came up with strong positive impacts 
and provides growing evidence of the effectiveness of CET's program.
    Technical assistance will be provided to up to 7 sites to replicate 
the CET job training model. This technical assistance award will 
provide for the training and technical assistance for local entities 
which are selected to operate the CET model program. This award is made 
as a modification to an existing DOL-CET agreement that presently 
provides for training and technical assistance to 10 sites. Technical 
assistance is being provided to develop a CET-model base within the 
JTPA system that could provide for: A technical assistance capacity 
within the JTPA system; opportunity to uncover obstacles in 
implementing CET-model programs under JTPA; and the opportunity to 
delineate aspects of the model which provide the greatest benefit to 
JTPA participants.
    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 model program. This 
is a non-monetary award. The technical assistance award includes the 
local and CET on-site training to enable an organization to start its 
own CET model program. Training would be provided during the months of 
August through December. The award covers the cost of CET's services 
and most traveling that will be required of CET and of the service 
providers. However, start-up costs, including site development and 
preliminary staffing, will be the responsibility of the selected 
service providers. Operation costs of the model program also are not 
included and are expected to come from the organizations' regular JTPA 
and other funding. Additional resources may be necessary and may be 
obtainable from local foundations. CET will assist selected sites in 
finding additional funding sources, if necessary.
    This award is to provide services to the JTPA community. Eligible 
applicants are limited to service delivery area (SDA) administrative 
entities who run their own training programs, consortiums of service 
providers, not-for-profit organizations, community-based organizations 
as defined under Section 4 of JTPA and local education organizations. 
Two types of applications will be accepted: (1) Applications from SDA 
administrative entities, and (2) joint applications with one party 
being the SDA administrative entity and the other being an organization 
listed above. Applications that do not include the local SDA 
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 SDA administrative entity has committed to funding 
the program the service provider is being trained to operate.

Information Seminar

    JTPA service providers that are interested in receiving such 
technical assistance to develop and start operations on their own CET 
model job training program must, as stated above, contact CET at the 
address listed above, to arrange attendance at the information seminar. 
Attendance at the information seminar is restricted to those 
individuals who have the capacity to make decisions of participation 
for their organizations. Although for the 7 selected organizations most 
funds required for future travel to CET's headquarters in San Jose are 
provided for in the CET and DOL agreement, the initial costs to attend 
the information seminars are not covered. CET will assist in making 
these travel arrangements; however, all costs are the responsibility of 
the individual service providers.

Application Process

    Selection of service providers will be based upon criteria in three 
categories: Eligibility, competitiveness, and additional factors 
discussed above. In order to be considered, an applicant must meet each 
of the criteria under the eligibility section. The information received 
under the competitive issues section will be used to rank applications. 
After all applications are ranked, the additional factors discussed 
below will be used to select a diverse group of sites.

I. Eligibility

    (1) All entities must be or become JTPA service providers. All 
providers that are not JTPA administrative entities must submit their 
applications jointly with the SDA administrative entity. This joint 
application with the service delivery area administrative entity should 
show that the service provider is or will be receiving JTPA funds 
during Program Year 1994, (July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995). The 
application should elaborate on the relationship between the service 
provider and the administrative entity. This should include 
descriptions of previous services, previous and current JTPA funding 
levels, and discuss the level of cooperation between the provider and 
the administrative entity. Further, any local procurement procedures, 
including those for a noncompetitive award, if applicable, that will be 
required to be met for starting and completing this project should be 
detailed in the application. A timeline for the procurement process 
should be provided. Applicants must be able to show that there is 
funding available to the proposed service provider. Given the short 
time frame for the technical assistance (August through December), 
procurement activities should be initiated as soon as possible. To 
simplify and speed up the procurement process, it is suggested that SDA 
administrative entities, that do not wish to run their own program, 
consider modifying a current service provider's existing agreement to 
convert their present training program to the CET model.
    (2) All entities must state that they are willing to participate in 
evaluation studies and to fully implement the core CEP job training 
model.

II. Competitiveness

    Applications will be judged equally based upon (1) the 
organization's level of commitment to the replication project, and (2) 
the apparent capacity of the organization to succeed with the 
replication. Measures of this commitment include but are not limited 
to, cooperative relationships with the JTPA administrative entity (in 
those instances where the service provider is not the administrative 
entity), coordination with the State JTPA organization, coordination 
with other programs or activities for the JTPA eligible population, 
including Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS), funds 
available for this project, evidence of research into additional 
funding sources, ability of the service provider to operate the program 
in the future and private sector involvement in project. Measures of 
organizational capacity include, but are not limited to, the number of 
clients the service provider intends to serve, the number of 
occupations for which the service provider intends to train, previous 
experience, present facilities, and ability to meet JTPA performance 
standards.

III. Additional Factors

    Other factors may be considered in the selection process to 
diversify the group to allow for studying the appropriateness of the 
model in various settings and providers of various sizes. These factors 
include: geographic area, service area (SDA) size, urban or rural SDA, 
intended target population, and service provider's organizational size. 
If the applicant feels that other factors are significant or unique, 
please discuss these additional areas, as appropriate.
    Questions about this Notice may be directed to Lisa Stuart or James 
Aaron at the DOL address or number above. Additional information about 
the CET job training model may be obtained from Max Martinez at the CET 
address or number above.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of May 1994.
Hugh S. Davies,
Director, Office of Employment and Training Programs.
[FR Doc. 94-12416 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]
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