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Limitations: Vocational education and training included in the calculation of the federal participation rate is restricted to a lifetime limit of 12 months for each individual. The months do not have to be consecutive.

B. Non-Core Work Activities

The non-core work activities are described below. Hours assigned to non-core work activities will only be counted in the calculation of the participation rate after the minimum 20-hour assignment to a core activity or activities has been met. However, the primary factor in determining assignments to non-core activities will be whether the activity is appropriate for the participant to achieve a living wage, not whether it will count in work participation rate calculations.

• Job Skills Training. Job skills training shares a vocational emphasis with vocational education and training. It includes both general training that prepares an individual for employment such as a keyboarding or computer literacy class, and job specific training required by an employer to get, keep, or advance in a specific job or occupation, or to adapt to the changing demands of the workplace. It also includes all training and education programs, including post-secondary associate, certificate, and baccalaureate level programs, that are included in the definition of Vocational Education and Training. It may include language instruction for participants who have a high school diploma or GED. Unpaid practicums or internships offered by a college or training program, or by an employer, are also considered job skills training.

• Education Below Post-Secondary. Education below post-secondary is an allowable program activity for participants who have not received a high school diploma or GED certificate and whose employability would be enhanced by additional education. It includes ABE, GED and ESL programs as well as secondary school and may be offered in non-traditional as well as traditional settings.

C. Other Activities

In some circumstances, an agency may wish t o assign a participant to an activity which will not count in the calculation of the participation rate but which will contribute to the client’s employability.

• Other Locally Developed. Any activity developed or used by a local agency to increase a client’s employability, but which does not meet the definitions of a core or non-core activity, must be reported as other locally developed. It will not be included in the participation rate calculation.

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