Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
- c. Youth Program Requirements.
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA, States should describe their strategies that will support the implementation of youth activities under WIOA. State’s must-
- c. Youth Program Requirements.
c. 1. Identify the State-developed criteria to be used by local boards in awarding grants or contracts for youth workforce investment activities and describe how the local boards will take into consideration the ability of the providers to meet performance accountability measures based on primary indicators of performance for the youth program as described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) of WIOA.¹¹ Further, include a description of how the State assists local areas in determining whether to contract for services or to provide some or all of the program elements directly.
¹¹ Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(V)
Current Narrative:
Colorado is a local control state that, to the extent practicable, devolves policy-making authority to local boards. In the case of local grant awards for youth workforce investment activities, local boards have been directed to adhere to the requirements within WIOA, develop additional local requirements as appropriate, and utilize their local procurement policies to create detailed statements of work for incorporation in competitive requests for proposals (RFP) and the awards and contracts that result. Such RFPs, awards, and contracts are expected to set standards for achieving the WIOA Section 116 performance indicators, when organizations take on full sub-recipient responsibilities and require documentation of successful achievement of outcomes. These service providers are to be required to demonstrate past success in delivery of services and commit to successful outcomes for any contracted services. In all cases, the local boards are responsible for ensuring that all sub-recipients and contractors are monitored for quality of services and achievement of performance standards.
Colorado Policy Guidance Letter FIN-2016-02, Eligible Providers of WIOA Title I Youth Program Elements,provides guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards and Local Areas on the identification and selection process for providers of the 14 Title I Youth program elements to ensure compliance with federal requirements under WIOA. This policy defines pre-apprenticeship on p. 6 using the criteria for quality established in TEGL 21-16. It also assists local areas in determining whether to contract for services or to provide some or all of the program elements directly. A pre-apprenticeship certification process is currently being developed to enhance pre-apprenticeship development and expansion.