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I. If neither the ESW nor the instructor believes that there is any likelihood that the individual has a disability that is impeding progress, or if the individual is referred for screening/evaluation and the possibility of a disability is ruled out, or if the participant refuses to undergo screening or evaluation, the worker and instructor will discuss placement of the participant into another activity that may better facilitate the participant’s job readiness.

J. A participant who has not made satisfactory progress after six months of participation in an education or training component (two consecutive grading periods in the case of post-secondary education) will be reassessed and assigned to another component which she can be expected to satisfactorily complete. No participant will be allowed to continue in a below post-secondary education component if she has not made a grade level change by the end of the initial six months in the component.

K. Participants will not be assigned to education or training which requires more than twenty-four months to complete. Note: An exception will be made for an individual who was in a self-initiated education or training activity of longer duration at the time she enrolled in VIEW if the ESW approved the activity and incorporated it into the client’s Activity and Service Plan. (See 1000.13.H and 1000.15.A.) Approval of a second year of education or training will be made only if the participant can be expected to complete the education or training during the second year, had made satisfactory progress during the first year of education or training, and was enrolled full time.

L. Vocational education and training is subject to a lifetime limit of 12 months; it cannot be extended for a second year.

M. A participant who has successfully completed a training program while in VIEW will not be offered additional training unless she meets one of the following conditions:

1. There are no jobs in the community for the occupation in which the participant completed training, nor are there jobs projected in the future for the occupation, or

2. The participant needs additional training in the occupation in order to become licensed or certified, and certification or license is needed to obtain a job in the occupation.

Every effort should be made to work with a participant who has already successfully completed a training program to find employment in the occupation for which she has been trained.

N. A participant who has been enrolled in more than one training component while in the VIEW program, and who did not successfully complete the activities for reasons solely within her control, will not be assigned to another training component.

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