presented as a customized course. All customized courses must include three major components:
Program will be presented at least once during each customized course. Additional presentations will be made as new Career Development services become available.
skills. The vendor/institution offering customized courses must, in detail, describe activities that will enhance at least four of the following fourteen skills:
Reading Writing Computation Oral Communication Listening Problem Solving Creative Thinking Motivation Interpersonal Skills Negotiating Skills Teamwork Leadership Information Technology
each customized course. This evaluation should include, but need not necessarily be limited to: (1) the learner's evaluation of the course; (2) the Local Joint Committee's evaluation of the course; and (3) any evidence, documented or anecdotal, of individual improvement in the skills areas addressed by the customized course.
the funding of customized courses. There are four limits:
course. The costs of optional publications, such as newspapers, magazine subscriptions, or non-required books are not eligible to be paid from Career Development Program funds. The criterion of "required" is frequently defined in a course syllabus. If no such definition is available, the appropriate Local Joint Committee must accept the responsibility to determine whether funds requested are for required books.
related to a course being taken. Some fees, such as a fee for a required lab, are obviously course-related, while fees such as parking fees are obviously not. The LJC must, therefore, accept the responsibility of determining whether requested fees are required and course-related, and not pay unnecessary fees.
purchase of such items as personal computers, sets of tools, firearms or kits, engine analyzers or any engine repair equipment even if such equipment is associated with a given course. Neither may Career Development Program funds be used for equipment rental fees, such as aircraft, boat, welding, or scuba gear rental.
additions to policy regarding customized courses on 6/7/00. The adopted policy applies to all customized courses offered under any of the three designated categories (Basic Skills, Pre-technical, Personal Development). Revision #2 specifically addresses the issues related to customized courses categorized as Personal Development classes and offered under the two sub-categories Arts/Crafts/Music and Health/Fitness/Recreation.
each CDP site monitor and report appropriate data (to be determined by ICD) regarding the number of individuals for whom annual customized course expenditures equal or exceed $2,000. ICD would be expected to share the information annually with the Advisory and Governing Boards.
Arts/Crafts/Music and Health/Fitness/Recreation) should be limited to two courses per participant, per year, with a limit of $1,250 per participant, per year. Before a participant can take additional Personal Development courses (under the sub-categories of Arts/Crafts/Music and Health/Fitness/Recreation) an intervening, more substantive course must be taken to qualify. To be able to accurately account for a $1,250 maximum, Personal Development courses should not be negotiated on the basis of a fixed rate per class regardless of the number of workers participating, but rather Personal Development courses (in the sub- categories of Arts/Crafts/Music and Health/Fitness/Recreation) should be negotiated only on the basis of a fixed cost per participating active USW member. We also recommend that ICD review its system for categorized courses and provide standardized direction, either through definition, examples, or both, so that courses are consistently and uniformly categorized. A participant who wishes to pursue a vocation in courses which are designated Personal Development under the sub-categories of Arts/Crafts/Music and Health/Fitness/Recreation, must complete and file an ICD Standardized Educational Development Plan (EDP) with their Local Joint Committee or Program Coordinator. The EDP must include educational objectives and name the certifying institution, listing appropriate courses to be taken over a specified period. Monitoring of the EDP is the joint responsibility of the LJC and Program Coordinator.
tailored specifically for CDP participants and, whenever space allows, provided on site with a minimum of four (4) legitimate basic skills written into a comprehensive curriculum. ICD will provide guidance to the Local Joint Committees on how to determine whether proposed customized courses are consistent with the CDP's goals, and whether prospective providers’ proposals are acceptably addressing the enhancement of basic skills.
and eliminate the practice, where it exists, of so-called "open enrollment" courses. There must be a minimum of five (5) active USW members enrolled and attending class at the same location at the same time or the class will be canceled. Sites with fewer than 200 USW members will have some latitude in establishing minimum enrollment guidelines after review and approval with national staff in Merrillville.
process based on three (3) competitive bids, a standard Request For Proposal, (RFP) and a standardized contract for services that is developed by ICD and signed by selected vendors. When selected, providers will participate in training so that they understand the requirements of being a Career Development Program provider and to ensure that they have the competence needed to include in their curriculum, and effectively teach, the designated basic skills to workers. |
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