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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. The Vocational Education component offers participants an opportunity to access skills that target specific employer needs. Training can be offered by an educational institution, a learning center, employer, or related institution. VE includes referrals to classes such as: --Flagging/Construction/Welding --Computer/Office Assistant --Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) --Certified Driver’s License (CDL) --Phlebotomy/Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Vocational Education component is a qualifying component. The participant will participate in a minimum average of 12 weekly hours of allowable SNAP E&T activities or 48 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month. To maintain an ABAWD exemption due to E&T participation the participant will complete 80 hours in a 30-day period not to exceed 120 hours in any one month. If an ABAWD is in both a qualifying and non-qualifying component, the majority of the 80 hours must be from qualifying component activities. 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. Participants must have a desire to obtain specific skills and knowledge that lead to employment. 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan MT FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mtfy26stateplan//index.html 63/103