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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: CUSTOMIZED TRAINING Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Customized training: contractors facilitate direct placements with employers who pay program participants during training, engage them in a combination of real-world work and customized training, and agree to retain participants who successfully complete the experience. The customized training will provide the knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job. The customized training is limited in duration as appropriate of the occupation is being trained. The E&T contractor will use non-federal funds to pay the employer partner 50% of the wage rate of the participant for the extraordinary costs of providing the customized training and additional supervision related to the training. The E&T contractor will request 50% reimbursement of the 50% of wages paid (ie. 25% of total wages paid). 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. This component is open to any E&T participant who meets criteria for participation and wishes to volunteer. Participation in this component is determined at the contractor level. Each contractor may determine the suitability of a participant for this component. Will this component be offered statewide? Yes No 1/29/26, 9:34 AM State Plan PA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-pafy26stateplan//index.html 51/386