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institution, or proprietary school. Courses offered by such programs can include; o adult basic education, o English as a Second Language (“ESL”), and o literacy courses; provided,  that the courses are part of the vocational training curriculum and are directly related to the preparation of individuals for employment in occupations that require training; or • provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program, meaning providing child care to enable another TANF or state supplementary payment recipient to participate in a community service program. The following work-related activities also shall count as work participation provided the individual also participates in one of the above activities for at least 20 hours per week for a single parent/caretaker family and 30 hours per week for a two-parent family: • job skills training directly related to employment, meaning training or education for-job skills required by an employer to provide an individual with the ability to obtain employment or to advance or adapt to the changing demands of the workplace, including; o post-secondary education at an accredited university or college that leads to a bachelor's or advanced degree that is directly related to employment; • education related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or general educational development certificate (“GED”) and needs specific employment training, means education directly related to a specific job or job offer, including; o adult basic education, o literacy, GED, and ESL activities; and • satisfactory attendance in a secondary school or in a general equivalence program, meaning regular attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate. A recipient under 20 years of age can count education as a work activity if s/he: • maintains satisfactory attendance at a secondary school or equivalent during the month, or • participates in education directly related to employment for an average of 20 hours per week during the month (see Section 4.4: School Attendance and Student Status in Part IV) No more than 30 percent of the individuals that count toward the federal work participation rate may be in vocational education training. For the purpose of this limitation, teen parents attending school are counted as participants in vocational education training. The District will also count documented hours spent in Barrier Remediation, although these hours are not reportable under federal rules. Barrier Remediation is defined as follows: Barrier Remediation are supportive activities that are designed to assist the customer overcome his or her barriers to employment and have an indirect connection to improving employability or finding employment. They exclude all activities that are deemed to have a direct connection to improving employability or finding employment such as substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, and rehabilitation activities that can be coded to job search and job readiness assistance activity. To be considered a barrier remediation activity, the activity must require the