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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: CAREER / TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Career/Technical Education consists of formal training that provides individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to further their education and prepare for careers in current or emerging employment sectors. The following training programs are aligned with the needs of Delaware’s labor market: culinary arts/food services, HVAC, plumbing, construction, CNA, CDL, medical billing and coding, computer applications, sales, warehouse logistics, and customer service. Career Team will assist a participant with finding and attending the training program identified in the participant’s employment plan. If the E&T third- party partner does not provide the training, Career Team will assist the client with applying for a training program and obtaining funding. SNAP E&T provides technical training programs, referrals to other Career/Technical Education programs, case management, and supportive services for this component. Participation in the component is tracked weekly. SNAP E&T Third-Party Partner Training Programs: Food Bank of Delaware – Culinary Training: The Culinary School, a certified trade school by the Delaware Department of Education, offers a 14-week program that prepares adults for entry-level jobs in the culinary and food service industry. Students are taught skills that are highly desirable to employers in the food industry and are placed in jobs in the industry that provide job security and economic sustainability. The training culminates with a two-week subsidized internship at a food service company, restaurant, or catering company. Students can obtain the ServSafe® Manager Certification. Food Bank of Delaware – Warehouse/Logistics Training: Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing, and Inventory Control (LOGIC) is an 11-week training program that prepares students for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. In addition to job skills training, participants attend daily life skills presentations and activities to help them become familiar with employer expectations and develop skills that will allow them to secure and maintain employment. Students have the opportunity to receive their OSHA 10 General Industry Certificate and their Forklift Certification during the program. The final two weeks of the program are spent in a subsidized internship at a partner employer. 1/28/26, 11:01 AM State Plan DE FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-defy26stateplan//index.html 61/96