Basic Program Design Requirements. — Guam Code § 21113

§ 21113. Basic Program Design Requirements.

(a) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall, at

the time of intake assess every individual to determine the person's

eligibility and to decide whether the Summer Youth Employment Program

can offer services or activities that will contribute to the occupational

development and upward mobility of the applicant.

(b) Based on this assessment, the administrative entity, in conjunction

with each trainee shall develop an employment development plan

identifying the available services and activities for the trainee.

(1) In establishing such a plan, consideration shall be given to the

trainee's skills, interest and career objectives and problems in

occupational development.

(2) The employment development plan shall include, but not

limited to:

(i) assessment date showing the participant's employment

readiness;

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(ii) problems, if any, in occupational development;

(iii) specific employment and training needs;

(iv) specific services and activities to be developed and

provided to meet those needs; and

(v) an individualized plan for activities or services following

the trainee's successful completion of the summer youth employ-

ment program.

(3) A copy of the plan shall be recorded in the permanent record,

and a copy given to the trainee.

(c) All trainees enrolled in programs under this Chapter shall be

provided with labor market orientation either on a group or individual basis.

(d) The administrative entity for programs under this Chapter shall

make appropriate efforts to encourage local educational agencies and post-

secondary institutions to award academic credit for the competencies

trainees gain from their participation in the summer program.

(e) All summer youth employment programs shall provide eligible

youth with useful work and sufficient basic education and institutional or

on-the-job training to assist trainees to develop their maximum occupational

potential. The programs shall be designed to meet diverse individual needs

of trainees. Among these are:

(1) Structured and well supervised work;

(2) Opportunities to explore vocational interest;

(3) Job rotations to expose youth to different work settings;

(4) Vocational counseling and occupational information;

(5) Meeting special employability needs;

(6) Services to induce high school graduates to pursue post-

secondary training, or training in institutions of higher education.

(f) Each summer youth employment program shall provide

employment and training opportunities to those who can benefit from such

opportunities, and shall make efforts to provide equitable services among

substantial segments of the eligible population.

(g) Employment and training provided with funds under this Chapter

shall only be for occupations for which there is a demand in the Territory

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with consideration given to training in occupations determined to be in

sectors of the economy which have a high potential for sustained demand or

growth.

(h) Efforts shall be made to develop programs which contribute to the

occupational development, upward mobility, development of new careers,

and overcoming sex stereotyping in occupations traditional for the other

sex.

(i) The maximum amount authorized for reimbursement to private-for-

profit employers for training provided under this Chapter shall not, during

the period of such training, exceed more than fifty percent (50%) of the

wages paid by the employer to such participants during the summer months.

(j) The ratio of participants in program funded under this Chapter

within the public sector, to participants in such programs within the private

sector, shall not exceed the ratio between civilian governmental

employment and non-governmental employment in the Territory.