§12655f Training and Education Services

Summary

Program agencies must check each participant's education level when they join. They should use records or simple tests and, when needed, send people for testing for learning disabilities. Agencies must help participants improve their education and job skills through the program. Each year, agencies must spend at least 10 percent of their program money on training, education materials, and services for participants. They should tell participants how their work helps the community. Agencies can work with local schools, community colleges, four-year colleges, vocational schools, or community groups to test skills and offer classes to build literacy, earn a high school diploma or equivalent, get college degrees, or learn job skills. Participants get career and education counseling during training and when they finish, including help with more schooling, job training, or finding work. Priority goes to people without a high school diploma. State and local officials must confirm that any credits or certificates follow local rules. People who are not high school graduates must be able to join courses to earn a diploma or equivalent, and they may get school credit for the skills they learn while serving.