Job Corps centers must test and counsel students to assess their competencies and capabilities and determine their readiness for placement.

(a) Job Corps placement services focus on placing program graduates in:

(1) Full-time jobs that are related to their vocational training and that pay wages that allow for self-sufficiency;

(2) Higher education; or

(3) Advanced training programs, including apprenticeship programs.

(b) Placement service levels for students may vary, depending on whether the student is a graduate or a former student.

(c) Procedures relating to placement service levels are issued by the Secretary.

The One-Stop system must be used to the fullest extent possible in placing graduates and former students in jobs. Job Corps placement agencies provide placement services under a contract or other agreement with the Department of Labor.

(a) Placement agencies are responsible for:

(1) Contacting graduates;

(2) Assisting them in improving skills in resume preparation, interviewing techniques and job search strategies;

(3) Identifying job leads or educational and training opportunities through coordination with local Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop operators and partners, employers, unions and industry organizations; and

(4) Placing graduates in jobs, apprenticeship, the Armed Forces, or higher education or training, or referring former students for additional services in their local communities as appropriate. Placement services may be provided for former students according to procedures issued by the Secretary.

(b) Placement agencies must record and submit all Job Corps placement information according to procedures established by the Secretary.

Yes, according to procedures issued by the Secretary, continued services, including transition support and workplace counseling, must be provided to program graduates for 12 months after graduation.

Placement agencies, centers or other agencies, including One-Stop partners, may provide post-program services under a contract or other agreement with the Regional Director. In selecting a provider for continued services, priority is given to One-Stop partners. (WIA sec. 148(d)).

(a) The Secretary issues guidelines for the National Office, Regional Offices, Job Corps centers and operational support providers to use in developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with other agencies and institutions, including law enforcement, educational institutions, communities, and other employment and training programs and agencies.

(b) The Secretary develops polices and requirements to ensure linkages with the One-Stop delivery system to the greatest extent practicable, as well as with other Federal, State, and local programs, and youth programs funded under this title. These linkages enhance services to youth who face multiple barriers to employment and must include, where appropriate:

(1) Referrals of applicants and students;

(2) Participant assessment;

(3) Pre-employment and work maturity skills training;

(4) Work-based learning;

(5) Job search, occupational, and basic skills training; and

(6) Provision of continued services for graduates.