638.541—Job Corps training opportunities.
The Job Corps Director shall develop policies and requirements which will ensure linkages, where feasible, with other Federal, State and local programs to enhance the provision of services to disadvantaged youth. These shall include, where appropriate: Referrals of enrollees; participant assessment; services accompanying pre-employment and work maturity skills training, work experience, job search skills training, basic skills training, and occupational skills training authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act for youth programs; and services supporting participants in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program (JOBS) ( section 427(b) ). Such services may be provided sequentially or concurrently. Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit an individual who has been a participant in Job Corps from concurrently or subsequently participating in programs under title II of JTPA, or to prohibit an individual who has been a participant in programs under title II of JTPA from concurrently or subsequently participating in Job Corps.