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Title 13: Social Service Resources Page 34 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Child Care Assistance Determining Eligiblity Revised June 14, 2024 Need for Service The academic or vocational training must culminate in a specific goal, such as high school completion, improved English skills, or the development of specific academic or vocational skills. Academic or vocational training programs conducted on-line must include interaction between the instructor and the student, and mechanisms for evaluation and must include measurement of student achievement. Any FIP recipient who is in academic or vocational training and on a PROMISE JOBS waiting list for expense allowances, including child care, is not eligible for subsidy for the hours in academic or vocational training under CCA. When CCA funds are determined unavailable for new applicants, a family must meet the specific requirements of the priority group from which applications are being taken to go on the waiting list. See Priority for Service. Procedure: Verify student status by getting documentation from the training facility. Approve training for high school completion activities, adult basic education, high school equivalency, English as a second language, and postsecondary education, up to and including an associate of arts degree or a baccalaureate degree. Approve a part-time plan only if: ▪ The number of credit hours to complete training is less than full-time status, ▪ The required prerequisite credits or remedial course work is less than full-time status, or ▪ Training is not offered on a full-time basis. To verify placement on the PROMISE JOBS waiting list, request form 470-2925, Notice of Waiting List Placement, from the PROMISE JOBS participant. If the participant does not have a copy of the form, obtain this information using the process established by your office for communicating with the local PROMISE JOBS office. Comment: When a training program includes clinics, practicums, student teaching assignments, etc. that are required to be completed before a degree is granted, they are considered part of the approvable training program and child care can be covered. Work-study time can be covered as long as the student meets the need for service for employment hours. See Employment.