SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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Attachment F California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership Policies and Procedures for Paid Work Experience and Internships Policies Work Experience and Internships are short -term work assignments with a private for - profit, non - profit, or public employer. Paid Work Experience and Internships are designed to help participants enhance occupational skills learned in a classroom setting, learn new skills in the work place, and apply new skills in a real world setting. Work Experience and Internships can serve as an excellent "step up" for participants by providing exposure to the unique aspects of a specific vocation while helping them attain actual Work Experience and employer references related to their career goals. Accordingly, the following policies have been developed to facilitate these qualitative learning experiences for participants in the California Multi- Sector Workforce Partnership Project. 1. Work Experience and Internships may be provided to participants as an additional activity after successful completion of skills training or, as appropriate, in lieu of a skills training activity. Paid Work Experience and Internships may be provided to recipients of Unemployment Insurance (UI) if allowed by the federal Workforce Investment Act (the Act) and local workforce investment board (WIB) policy. The participant must be ready to temporarily suspend his /her UI benefits while participating in a Work Experience assignment or Internship and prepared to reapply for UI benefits upon completion. Reapplication for UI benefits does not guarantee that UI benefits will be approved. All participants should contact the California EDD to determine how participation in paid Work Experience assignments or Internships may affect their current and future benefits based on their individual circumstances. Wages paid for Work Experience and Internships are exempt from state unemployment and disability insurance; therefore, wages paid for such activities will not contribute to future UI or state disability claims; 2. Paid Work Experience assignments and Internships will not be provided to participants that have completed an Internship or externship as part of an earlier training program. Unpaid Internships would be allowable in these two circumstances. Participants that have not received formal training may be placed in a paid Work Experience assignment or Internship at any time; and 3. All participants that have received formal training must pursue employment in training - related occupations for a period of up to 90 days prior to requesting a paid Work Experience assignment or Internship. Duration Work Experience and Internship activities require prior approval by the local WIB unless otherwise arranged or allowed by said WIB. Once a One -Stop center /service provider at which a participant is enrolled determines that either Work Experience or an Internship is appropriate, the One -Stop center /service provider will submit a Work Experience /Internship request to the local WIB for approval. The duration of an Internship or Work Experience assignment will be based on the SVP specifications 55