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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: INTERNSHIP Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. E&T provider places participants in a workplace that is a structured learning experience for a limited period of time. This improves employability and enables participants to move promptly into regular employment supplemented with a curriculum and instruction. These activities are conducted in a structured workplace environment that includes sustained interactions with the industry. These activities foster in-depth firsthand engagement with the tasks required in a given career field. These activities must have specific training objectives (i.e., goals for what a participant is expected to learn and be able to do by the completion of the training). An internship must operate in compliance with all applicable labor laws, not displace or replace existing employment of individuals not participating in E&T and provide the same benefits and working conditions as non-E&T participants doing comparable work for comparable hours DADS does not offer this component. 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 Custodial or non custodial fathers Homeless Individuals in recovery 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. 1/29/26, 10:32 AM State Plan WY FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wyfy26stateplan//index.html 69/110