§ 6114. Connecting Activities Component

     The connecting activities component of a School-to-Work Opportunities program shall include—

     (1) matching students with the work-based learning opportunities of employers;

     (2) providing, with respect to each student, a school site mentor to act as a liaison among the student and the employer, school, teacher, school administrator, and parent of the student, and, if appropriate, other community partners;

     (3) providing technical assistance and services to employers, including small- and medium-sized businesses, and other parties in—

     (A) designing school-based learning components described in section 6112 of this title, work-based learning components described in section 6113 of this title, and counseling and case management services; and

     (B) training teachers, workplace mentors, school site mentors, and counselors;

     (4) providing assistance to schools and employers to integrate school-based and work-based learning and integrate academic and occupational learning into the program;

     (5) encouraging the active participation of employers, in cooperation with local education officials, in the implementation of local activities described in section 6112 of this title, section 6113 of this title, or this section;

     (6)(A) providing assistance to participants who have completed the program in finding an appropriate job, continuing their education, or entering into an additional training program; and

     (B) linking the participants with other community services that may be necessary to assure a successful transition from school to work;

     (7) collecting and analyzing information regarding post-program outcomes of participants in the School-to-Work Opportunities program, to the extent practicable, on the basis of socioeconomic status, race, gender, ethnicity, culture, and disability, and on the basis of whether the participants are students with limited-English proficiency, school dropouts, disadvantaged students, or academically talented students; and

     (8) linking youth development activities under this chapter with employer and industry strategies for upgrading the skills of their workers.

(Pub. L. 103–239, title I, § 104, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 577.)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

     This section is referred to in sections 6103, 6111, 6145, 6192 of this title.