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F. Auto maintenance NOTE: For a teen parent/adult (TA’s) 20 hours of participation in this activity meet the TANF participation requirement. For all other adults this is considered a non-core activity.

3. Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School or in a GED Program (TASS or SSSA) Regular attendance, in accordance with the requirements of the secondary school or course of study, at a secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate. NOTE: Teen Parent/Adults who are satisfactorily participating in secondary school attendance (according to the Department of Education) will be considered to meet satisfactory participation.

Enter 20 hours per week or actual hours of participation, whichever is greater, on the PATS components screen for high school (TASS/ HISC), adult education (TASS/ADED) or GED program (TASS/GEDP).

A teen parent/adult meets the participation requirement by satisfactorily attending school as defined by the SCDE. This activity must be supervised on an ongoing basis no less frequently than daily.

4. Non-Countable Work Activities (WANC) The TANF Program is designed to promote the self-sufficiency of participants through intensive and continuous engagement in various program activities until the client finds employment. This may result in periods during which a client may be referred or assigned to a needed service or activity that promotes self-sufficiency but the activity is not countable in the TANF participation rate. The need for the service or activity is determined through assessment and development of the Family Plan.

15.10 Types of Vocational Education Available to TANF Clients There are a variety of types of vocational education programs that would be allowed under the definition of vocational educational training (core activity 20 hours per week) job skills related to employment, and education related to employment non-core (10 hours per week). These include: 1. Vocational associate degree programs These programs consist of both academic and vocational for credit course work that usually requires about 60 credits. Completion of these programs can provide an associate of arts (AA), associate of science (AS) or associate of applied science (AAS) degree in fields defined as vocational. Common fields of study include: agricultural business and production, business, computer and information science, engineering, health-related professions, communication technologies, personal services, protective services, construction, automotive technology, and transportation.

Associate degree programs can take two or more years to complete. Because they generally combine coursework with actual work, some portion could be counted as vocational educational training, while some could be counted as on-the-job training (if paid) or work experience (if unpaid).