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2025-26 Orange County Children's Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAQ <br /> Youth Employment Program <br /> 25-2011.00 Preschool Teachers, except special education. <br /> H. include Letters of Intent from training agencies as Attachment G. <br /> Please see letters of Support/Intent from Rancho Santiago Community College, Health Clinics <br /> and the City of Santa Ana, Downtown Businesses. <br /> In addition to our state certificate programs offered at OCCTAC in partnership with the Santa <br /> Ana College, OCCTAC is currently collaborating and with other community partners to <br /> incorporate 2 Health Certificate Programs to train our WIOA youth. 1) Mental Health <br /> Paraprofessional Certificate: In partnership with the County of Orange, Health Care Agency, <br /> OCCTAC staff is trained and certified to offer a "Mental Health Paraprofessional" Certificate. <br /> This training is currently being offered to Religious headers in the community all over Orange <br /> County, and funded by the County of Orange, Health Care Agency. We are researching the <br /> possibility of offering this certificate program to our WIOA youth, if they are interested in <br /> working in this field. 2) Medical Technology Certificate: In partnership with the California <br /> School of Health Sciences, OCCTAC is currently in discussions with the owners(past board <br /> members)to train our youth in short-term Medical Technology certificates. Our youth will also <br /> attain work experience, internships and jobs at the Health Clinics that have partnered with <br /> OCCTAC. <br /> 8. Tutoring (1 page max): <br /> Note: Youth Service Providers are required to use the Test for Adult Basic Education (TABS) <br /> on ALL youth to assess their literacy and numeracy skills.Youth who score 8.9 and below are <br /> considered "basic skills deficient"and should receive tutoring or remedial training to improve <br /> their literacy/numeracy skills. OCCTAC currently uses and will continue to use TABS test and <br /> TARE testing materials with our WIOA participants to improve their literacy and numeracy skills. <br /> We will also use the electronic version, as required. <br /> 1. Describe in detail the tutoring resources that will be provided to youth. OCCTAC has <br /> demonstrated commitment in helping WIOA youth with and without disabilities improve their <br /> literacy and numeracy skills as evidenced every year with our participants! Every year at least <br /> 80%of all participants increase their literacy/numeracy skills! In summary, our WIOA Literacy <br /> and Numeracy tutors meet with each participant at least once a week upon the completion of <br /> the initial TABS assessment. Our agency's goal is that each youth increases by at least two <br /> Educational Functional Levels at time of post-test. OCCTAC tutors provide individualized <br /> tutoring sessions every week throughout the year to ensure that our youth will be able to <br /> increase both their literacy and numeracy skills to be successful in life. In the past, OCCTAC has <br /> been very successful in the attainment of these goals, and thus it will continue to assist all <br /> participants with and without disabilities achieve higher educational and academic goals to be <br /> successful in their educational and career goals. <br /> 16 <br />