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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: PRE-APPRENTICESHIP Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Pre-Apprenticeship is a program or set of services designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a Registered Apprenticeship program. A Pre-Apprenticeship program has a documented partnership with at least one Registered Apprenticeship program. Pre-Apprenticeships must: • Improve the employability of someone • Make this improvement through actual work experience, training, or both • Enable people to move promptly into regular or private employment • Contain a planned, structured learning experience that takes place in a workplace • Operate for a limited time • Is performed in private for-profit sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector • Follows the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) if there is an employee/employer relationship Is this component subsidized by SNAP E&T? Subsidized Unsubsidized Both subsidized and unsubsidized Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Criteria for participation includes those who are interested in entering and succeeding in a Registered Apprenticeship Program but require more skills before they can enter. 1/29/26, 8:18 AM State Plan MO FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mofy26stateplan//index.html 74/226