JTED Program (PBVS)
It is the policy of the Homework Hangout Club, Inc. to establish concise guidelines, conduct proficient evaluations, and ensure accurate communication occurs throughout a participant’s journey through HHC training and services. This policy is instituted that each program participant is afforded the opportunity to demonstrate individually and collectively their achieved level of proficiency.
Provide Guidelines
Information about the available vocational trades and the labor market which conveys to the program participant about realistic options and requirements.
Provide Useful Evaluations
Assessments and ratings that provide practical information to the program participants about ones' strengths and needs improvements.
Provide Trusted Communication Channels
Sound and accurate communication is necessary that all program participants, instructors, facilitators, disciplines and partners provide respected information about positive qualities, placements, opportunities, uneventful situations and other relevant information that is essential to the success of the program.
The Job Training and Economic Development program (JTED) at Homework Hangout Club, Inc. provides occupational skills training and work-based learning, including both hands-on training and paid work experience, for adults 18 and up who meet the following eligibility criteria:
Reside in Macon County, Illinois
Meet one or more of the following criteria:
A returning resident on probation/parole;
Justice-involved;
Lives in a rural area;
Immigrant or migrant worker (or refugee);
Unemployed or underemployed;
Receives public assistance or is otherwise low-income.
Participants in the JTED program complete one of two occupational skills training programs approved by the Division of Private Business Vocational Schools (PBVS) of the Illinois Board of Higher Education:
Introduction to Construction Skills/Construction Hands-on Training
Food Service Management Training Program and Hands-on Training
Introduction to Construction Skills/
Construction Hands-On Training
This program prepares individuals for entry-level positions on project sites by providing the basics in safety, hand and power tools, construction math, materials handling, construction drawings, rigging and employability skills. The program provides an industry-recognized credential (NCCER Core Construction) that is portable, used and recognized across the nation as a baseline credential in the field of construction.
In addition to 52 hours of classroom instruction, participants will also complete 320 hours of hands-on construction training, including residential rehabilitation of a house that will be used for low-income housing.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Completion of TABE exam upon program entry; completion of HHC program orientation; meet eligibility requirements of the program (where applicable)
COURSE LENGTH
12 months
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
52 hours (classroom); 320 hours hands-on
CREDENTIALS EARNED
NCCER Core Construction, OSHA-10, CPR/First Aid/AED
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Complete and attain OSHA-10 Hour prerequisite credential
Complete and attain Adult CPR/First Aid/AED prerequisite certification
Complete all eight modules of NCCER Core Construction curriculum
Attain NCCER Core Construction certification
Complete 320 hours of hands-on training, including rehabilitation of at least one residential home to be sold or rented to a low-income household
NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research)
NCCER’s Core Construction Program is designed to help existing and future superintendents understand how to master the challenges they face in the field while also helping them excel in both business and people management.
Experience the process of construction coupled with NCCER skills training and close on-site supervision by experienced trainers in a staff-to-participant ratio of no less than one trainer to no more than seven participants.
Experience and participate in program construction projects that entail gut rehabilitation or new construction, since such projects offer the best opportunities for comprehensive training. Projects involving minor renovations or work on occupied buildings are distinctly less effective for training purposes.
Experience safety skills and safe practices as taught at the outset and enforced throughout the program. Comply to the site safety plan at all times.
Experience and acquire transferable career-readiness skills that are broadly applicable as well as specific skills for generally known career opportunities.
Experience and participate industry-recognized credentials. (Examples include: National Center for Construction Education and Research [NCCER], Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], the Building Trade Department of the AFL-CIO, the Building Performance Institute [BPI], First Aid, CPR, EPA, lead abatement, asbestos removal, and other.
Participant submit to mastery test by the designated staff in regular cycles related to incentives, and academics.
Participate in available internships through private electrical, plumbing, engineering, carpentry, and architectural firms, and with other developers and contractors allowing well performing Orientation provided for both interns and contractors to ensure actual training is be done and interns are not being used as cheap labor.
Experience and increase awareness on additional career paths, enhance appropriate skills and competencies and acquire certifications as offered.
Food service management training program
and hands-on training
This program prepares individuals for management-level positions within the food industry, inclusive of both classroom-based instruction and hands-on training. The on-site food safety/management training course is offered concurrently with work-based learning including paid work experience. Occupational skills training and hands-on training are conducted on-site with the help of local food vendors within a working restaurant environment maintained to serve, prepare, and/or distribute meals to low-income youth and families. Participants may complete paid work experience on-site with Hazel's Kitchen or through local food pantries, caterers, and restaurants who are collaborating with HHC.
After completion of on-site course, participants take proctored testing on-site to obtain Food Protection Manager Certification through the University of Illinois Extension Office.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Completion of TABE exam upon program entry; completion of HHC program orientation; meet eligibility requirements of the program (where applicable)
COURSE LENGTH
6 months
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
42 hours (classroom); 80 hours hands-on; 180 hours or more paid work experience
CREDENTIALS EARNED
Food Protection Manager (five-year certificate), CPR/First Aid/AED
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Complete and attain Adult CPR/First Aid/AED prerequisite certification
Complete 10 module Food Protection Management Training
Complete 80 hours of hands-on training, develop coordination, muscle memory, and other skills sets (i.e., proper knife skills, customer service experience) that allow participants to acquire positions beyond entry-level within the industry (e.g., management versus server, sous chef or shift cook versus line cook, etc.).
Optional: Complete 180 hours or more paid work experience, on-site or through collaborating employer partners
Complete on-site testing with University of Illinois Extension office; attain Food Protection Manager certification
HHC - Academic Catalog
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Additional PBVS Information
Homework Hangout Club, Inc. is accredited by the U.S. Department of Labor (Registered Apprenticeship Programs) and the National Center for Construction Research and Education.
Homework Hangout Club, Inc. is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Participant complaints must be submitted in writing to the Illinois Board of Higher Education per Section 85(i)(1) of the PRIVATE BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS Act (23 Illinois Administrative Code 1095, available at PBVS Admin Rules. Information about the complaint may be submitted online through the IBHE website (www.ibhe.org). Additional information regarding the complaint process can be obtained by contacting the Board at:
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools
1 N Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-782-2551
Fax: 217-782-8548
