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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: PRE-APPRENTICESHIP Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. This component focuses on short-term firsthand engagement with state and local industry certified professionals who know the skills and knowledge necessary to gain that will either transition the participant into an apprenticeship setting or prepare the participant for immediate employment upon completion of the program. This component is training objective specific. Each program is tailored to the information and work required for the field of study. Service providers in this component will maintain regular contact with the WDB specific to regional location and the Division of Family Assistance Policy unit. This contact will include providing participant updates, successes, if the participant leaves the program early, or if a Provider Determination is required. 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. To be placed in Pre-Apprenticeships, the participant must have a high school equivalency, literacy, basic numeracy level, and above-average communication skills. Providers of pre-apprenticeships may have their own additional criteria required of the participant. 1/29/26, 10:31 AM State Plan WV FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wvfy26stateplan//index.html 56/119