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VA & DC SERVICE CORPS
Divider Title:
DC Service* Corps
Slater School
45 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 234-2057
Fax (202) 667-5299
PROGRAM SUMMARY
In September of 1992, the D.C. Service Corps launched its second year-round youth corps.
One hundred young people came together from all over the District of Columbia to work
to improve their communities. From September until June, Corpsmembers will perform
a variety of community service activities throughout Washington, D.C. and will also
participate in an intensive youth and leadership development program.
The D.C. Service Corps is a nine-month comprehensive .program that integrates
community service with focused learning activities to develop empowered young leaders
with strong social values, such as responsible citizenship, respect for others, and a
commitment to community service.
Corpsmembers are recruited to reflect the wide diversity of the District of Columbia, and
come from a wide variety of racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and educational backgrounds.
Working together and learning from each other, they make an impact on their community,
as they develop and strengthen their own ideas about leadership, social responsibility, and
the value of community service.
The mission of the D.C. Service Corps reflects the conviction that young people can make
a difference in our communities. As an organization, the D.C. Service Corps has three
central objectives. We aim to develop the potential of a diverse group of young people
to become socially responsible, empowered, participating citizens and leaders. We also
seek to accomplish productive community services, including hands-on physical
improvements and direct human service work, that cannot be completed with existing
resources within the District of Columbia. In addition, the D.C. Service Corps works to
develop relationships between existing community organizations that will expand and
support the concept and application of youth as resources for community development.
The Corps accomplishes both physical improvement and human service work that meets
a demonstrated need, but cannot be accomplished with existing resources. In no case do
work projects displace existing workers.
Corpsmembers spend approximately two-thirds of their time each week directly involved
in community service activities. Therefore, projects are carefully selected to maximize
the development and enrichment of the Corpsmembers. Physical work projects range from
painting school classrooms to clearing and landscaping community gardens. Human
service projects include tutoring elementary school children, providing companionship and
support to the elderly, and working with the homeless.
To complement their service work, Corpsmembers also participate in a comprehensive
leadership development program. This educational component integrates the
Corpsmembers' community service experiences with focused learning activities to
strengthen social values such as responsible citizenship and commitment to the
community.
Corpsmembers participate in an intensive series of seminars, discussions, and workshops
that are designed to develop and enhance their communication skills, critical thinking
aptitudes, and leadership abilities. Special programming focuses on the exploration of
personal and societal values, issues of multiculturalism and diversity, and goal-setting and
planning for the future. Corpsmembers share in the responsibility of designing and
facilitating meetings and workshops for the entire Corps.
Corpsmembers are also challenged to reflect upon their work and service experiences in
the larger context of social problems and civic responsibility by keeping journals, holding
corps-wide meetings, and making presentations to community leaders.
In exchange for their hard work, Corpsmembers receive a weekly stipend of $100 to help
defray their living expenses. During their year of service, Corpsmembers have the
opportunity to continue and broaden their education. Corpsmembers who successfully
graduate receive a post-program financial award to be used for postsecondary education,
technical training, job entry, or career development.
The D.C. Service Corps is guided by the philosophy that young people are a valuable
resource and can make a significant difference in their community. Corpsmembers are
volunteers motivated by the belief that young people can shape the future. The D.C.
Service Corps provides an opportunity for these young people to explore and strengthen
their own beliefs and values, while offering them the chance to make a positive difference
in their community.
C*Service* Corps
Slater School
45 P Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 234-2057
Fax (202) 667-5299
What Corpsmembers Say about the D.C. Service Corps
"I joined the Corps to get a better understanding of our community and to further my education.
What I enjoy most about DCSC is that everyone works together like one family."
- Changa Cooke, 19 years old
"It isn't the pay or the $2,000 scholarship for me, because I could make that at a fast food joint. It is
knowing that what I get up every morning to do will be greatly appreciated by my community. My
favorite memory is helping a little boy learn to read and write correctly. Seeing him smile when he
finally got it right was my biggest reward."
- LaChanda Medley, 19 years old
"My experience in DCSC will affect my future life and my willingness to accept responsibility for
myself and to commit myself to the community."
- Jutata Basnight, 19 years old
"The combination of service, work, and education has helped me to mature in ways that a strictly
academic environment could not satisfy I've established a lot of contacts, a solid foundation of
commitment and reliability, and a sense of being a part of something special that will hopefully continue
forever."
- Len Davis, 19 years old
"With DCSC I was able to go places in the City I otherwise never would have. The work that I
did and the things I saw will help me address issues of poverty and prejudice with a more
informed, developed perspective."
- Genevieve Preer, 18 years old
"My DCSC experience has clarified my need to be conscious, helped me see my role as a leader, and
helped me realize where and what I must do next in my life."
- Amir Thornell, 20 years old
"Before I joined DCSC I used to pass homeless people on the street and not really notice them. Now
that I understand my community better, I feel closer to these people. I stop and talk with them now,
think about my work in shelters, and hope to someday find solutions to our city's problems."
Joss Williams, 19 years old
"Working with DCSC I have accomplished my goals. Now I am someone who seeks for the highest
point in life. I am a person who is dedicated and committed. I am one who will succeed. I have
become a mature and patient person. Most importantly, I've learned to not be a follower but a
leader in life."
- Chartrina Gray, 18 years old
The Washington Post
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1992
This Corps Fights to Give Something Back to the Community
of community, said John Amsterdam, the
By Patrice Gaines-Carter
Washington Post Staff Writer
corps director.
"So many young people are increasingly
It happened to Joanna Harriston while
alone
Over the last few generations
she was at the Hospital for Sick Children.
we have become less connected to our com-
"The therapist just wanted a little girl to sit
munities," Amsterdam said. "Whatever ca-
up for a minute, but he couldn't get her to
reers they choose, we want them to be con-
do it. I don't want to brag, but I got her to
nected to their communities, to recognize
sit up for two minutes," the 18-year-old
there is an undisolvable bond that says, 'I
said, smiling broadly.
am who I am because the community al-
For Kevin Brown, 23, a greater under-
lowed me to be this.'
standing of what it means to give came
In the corps, young people ages 17 to
while he was working with the elderly at
23 spend September through June work-
the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
ing for a stipend of $100 a week and the
Brown recalled: "Mr. Reynolds won Bingo. I
promise of $2,000 in scholarship money
said, 'Mr. Reynolds, yell Bingo!' He strug-
and assistance in applying to colleges.
gled. He said, 'B
B
Bin
Bin-
They paint shelters for the homeless, till
go!'
gardens in city neighborhoods, tutor chil-
As members of the D.C. Service Corps,
dren and help elderly people feed them-
Harriston and Brown have spent seven
selves. Money to support the program
months doing large and small services for
comes from private donors.
some of the neediest people in the city. The
Of the 30 members of this first group, 26
corps has 30 members, most of whom grew
are high school graduates. Four are work-
up in the Washington area and many of
ing on their general equivalency diplomas,
whom still live with relatives. They joined
and six have attended college. They come
the corps for different reasons: to keep busy
from diverse racial, social and economic
and off the streets, to ponder what next, to
backgrounds.
learn about worlds they would otherwise
Each workday begins with calisthenics at
never enter or to earn a little tuition mon-
8:30 a.m. at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylva-
ey.
nia Avenue NW. Amsterdam said the ses-
But by the time they leave it in June, all
sions are "a chance to start the morning
of them should have gained a lasting sense
BY DAYNA SMITH-THE WASHINGTON POST
Corps member Seeky Hernandez helps Paul Turner at the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home.
D.C. Service Corps Looks to Instill Sense of Caring, Community
CORPS, From BI
spasms. Then he held up a cup of
community service in the lives of
ground came up the other day and
Meeting an elderly Italian Amer-
chocolate milk and carefully put a
his father. who went to Mississippi
said, 1 don't like white people.' I
ican woman in a nursing home has
with high energy. to bring everyone
straw in the man's mouth.
to work in the only rights move-
didn't know what to say.
made him feel better about himself.
together and to be seen by the pub-
"I decided to join the corps he-
ment. and his mother, who works
"I feel the corps is a chance to
"I never understood a word she
lie."
cause it would help me stay out of
with battered women.
expose them to white people." Wil-
said," Carter said, referring to the
They end the sessions with hugs,
the street," said Hernandez, who
On stage. he told the high school
hams said, "and if I have a positive
woman's thick accent.
high fives and handshakes. Then
came to Washington from El Sal-
students of his own work at Birney
impact, maybe these kids will look
He paused, then went on. "I go to
they catch buses and subway trains
vador when he was 11 and
Elementary School III Anacostia.
at white people differently."
see her every Saturday now. She
to three work sites.
dropped out of school in the eighth
"It's an all black school and
I
Corps member Dan Carter, 20. a
looks forward to seeing me. It
Recently, the corps went to Bir-
grade. He is working on getting
was real scared 10 go there." Wil-
Ballou High School graduate, didn't
makes me feel good about myself. I
ney Elementary School, the U.S.
his diploma and wants to become a
hams sand. "The kids would say,
tell the students that he once sold
can't explain it. You have to do this
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and a
teacher.
'Yo, Vanilla he! White men can't
drugs, but said he was "part of the
kind of work yourself to under-
On a dreary, misty day, corps
jump! This little boy on the play-
problem."
stand."
members cleared land and built a
compost bin at Montana Terrace,
"If I have a positive
where the Department of Recre-
ation and Parks' Youth and Urban
impact, maybe these
Gardens Program gives free plots
and vegetable seeds to residents.
kids will look at
Corps members hoed for Barbara
Queen, a 63-year-old resident
white people
whose arthritis prevented her from
doing it.
differently."
Queen, who dreamed all winter of
- Corps member Joss Williams
a garden, said of the volunteers, "I
couldn't do this without them."
garden in the Montana Terrace
Amsterdam already is recruit-
public housing complex in North-
ing the next corps, which will con-
east Washington.
sist of 100 youths working year-
round. He said he searches for
At the home, corps member
Seeky Hernandez helped feed vet-
idealism, optimism and a balance
between what candidates can offer
erans in the hospital.
and what they can gain from the
Hernandez, an 18-year-old with a
experience.
mop of curly hair, put a napkin in
He has asked current members
the lap of an elderly man sitting in a
to help find their replacements.
wheelchair.
Last week they took their "show" to
"You like spinach? Makes you
the auditorium of the Washington
stronger," he said, gingerly placing
International School in Cleveland
a forkful of the vegetable in the
Park.
man's mouth.
Before going on stage to speak to
A few minutes later, Hernandez
the audience of teenagers, Joss Wil-
put a towel at the neck of a man
liams, 18, said he joined the corps
whose head moved back and forth in
because he had seen the value of
Zena McCla
Montana Terrace resident Barbara Queen garden. "I couldn't do this without
Queen said.
AUGUST 24. 1992
The Washington Post
Washington Business
From High School to Work World, No Easy Leap
By Alex Pham
high schools don't have tracks for electronic
Washington Past Sull Wrner
occupations. We just don't see that."
art Jones and Nancy Rus look at job
As companies across the country strive to
E
hunting differently, but they both
compete with foreign firms and to position
find the ordeal frustrating
themselves to take advantage of fast-changing
Jones graduated from Cardozo
technology. the viewpoints of both Jones and
High School in the District in 1989
Rus take on added importance.
with Bs and Cs. Because his at-
About half of high school graduates do not go
tempts to find a sales job have failed. be works
on to college. according to Census Bureau fig-
for $5.50 an hour in a fast-food restaurant.
The Toughest Jump
ures, mostly because they think they can't af-
"My main problem is experience." said
ford the cost of higher education. Of those who
Jones, 20. "But most of the people tiring don't
enter college. the agency says, nearly half will
give me a chance. They're not willing to give
not earn four-year degrees. Only 24 percent of
you training. You never get any experience
American adults have four-year college degrees.
that way."
But employers increasingly are looking for skills
Rus doesn't know Jones. but she's met
they say their less-educated workers don't have
ouths in his situation. They interview at her
The result IS that many young people work in
company. but only a handful are hured.
low-paying. often dead-end jobs, or not at all
"The problem with high schools is that
Last month. the unemployment rate for the na
they're very inconsistent in terms of the qual-
tion as a whole was 7.7 percent. For young peo-
ty of the graduates." said Rus. vice president
ple age 16 to 24. the jobless rate was 14.7 per-
and director of organizational development for
cent. Although the recession has inflated those
Motorola Inc., an electronic equipment manu-
rates, they reflect a years-long trend of higher
facturer based in Schaumburg. Ш.
unemployment among youths.
"If they're interested in working in manufac-
Government agencies and private think tanks
turing and growing with a company like Moto-
have filled reams of paper outlining the problem
rola." Rus said. "It would be to their benefit to
and prescribing solutions. Businesses have initi-
have computer abilities as well as basic elec-
ated programs to reach out to schools. And polr
tronic skills. not just the reading and math. But
ticians have proposed plans But the problem-
See JOBS, page 18
0
Left Behind on the Career Track
A Growing Skills Gap Leaves Young People-and Employers-With a Sense of Frustration
"Right now, new recruits have to
A Hodgepodge of Programs
The
hit the ground running like they do in
Germany and Japan." Rus said.
Carnevale contends that few re-
age age of an apprentice, the
JOBS. from page 1
said, is 29 years. meaning such pro-
A 1990 report called "Amenca's
sources are put into connecting high
how the nation's young people can
grams are targeted at adults. Fewer
Choice: High Skills or Low Wages"
school students with work.
make a successful transition from
than 3.500 high school students are
paints a grim picture. According to
"We've never built a system to
school to work-remains.
involved in apprenticeships. the GAO
the report by the National Center on
focus on the non-college-bound high
said.
"Society has changed. The world
Education and the Economy. a New
school graduate," Carnevale said.
has changed. and these kids have
York-based research group. the per-
Two-thirds of the company training
One reason so few young people
been left behind." said Samuel Halper-
formance of workers without college
dollars spent in America go to the col-
are involved in apprenticeships and
in. director of the William T. Grant
degrees will significantly shape Amer-
lege-educated. according to the
cooperatives is that they don't know
Foundation. a District-based think
ica's standard of living If their poten-
"America's Choice" report.
about them. the congressional agency
said. High school counselors are part-
tank that studies statistics on youth.
tial is not tapped. it warned. either
To this. a devil's advocate might
ly to blame. said Paul E. Barton. di-
the rich Rel richer and the poor Ret
reply that America is awash with co-
'The Forgotten Half'
rector of the Policy Information Cen-
poorer. or -we all slide into relative
operative education and apprentice-
Halperin calls them The forgotten
poverty together."
ship programs that try to train young
ter of the Educational Testing
Service in Princeton, NJ.
half-young people who build
Building Skills
workers in trades ranging from car-
homes. work in factories. clean
pentry to metalworking. But those
According to Barton. high school
houses. serve fast food. fix cars and
Most policy experts and employers
programs don't reach the bulk of
counselors spend 4 percent of their
drive school buses. Today, there are
agree on two things: the need for up-
youths-just 8 percent of high school
time on job placement. By contrast,
20 million 16- to 24-year-olds in this
dated skills and the need for training
juniors and seniors are involved in co-
they devote 30 percent to college ad-
category. Halperin said.
paths to impart those skills to young
operative programs. according to a
mission and selection.
Although minorities account for a
people who aren't bound for college.
1991 report by the congressional
"While job placements and career
disproportionate number of these
A 1991 Department of Labor study
General Accounting Office on the
choices for the non-college bound are
not ignored," he said, they are "a rela-
youths. the vast majority of them are
describes the types of skills needed
school-to-work transition.
white and many of come from middle-
by workers in a "modern" economy.
class famibes. Halperin said. In other
Workers. It said. should be able to
words. they are not just poor. central-
understand and use technology. eval-
city youths. but people from all back-
uate information and work as part of a
grounds.
team. Other must-have skills are the
Young people without college de-
abilities to prepare schedules and
grees generally earn less than those
budgets and to suggest ways to make
with degrees-and as a group.
complex organizations work better,
they've been making even less over
according to the report from the Sec-
time. Forty years ago such workers
retary's Commission on Achieving
could secure a well-paying factory job
Necessary Skills.
that could support a family and a
"It's the ability to solve problems.
middle-class lifestvle. said Arnold
be creative and learn on the job." said
Packer. senior fellow at the Johns
Anthony P. Carnevale, chief econo-
Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies in
mist for the Alexandria-based Ameri-
Baltimore.
"Since 1950. high-paid. low-skills
can Society for Training and Develop-
jobs have all but disappeared," Packer
ment.
said.
"Employers tell me that high school
From 1973 to 1990. the average
graduates aren't as skilled as they
inflation-adjusted earnings of high
used to be." Carnevale said. "We've
school graduates not headed for col-
found out that's partly been an illu-
lege dropped 30 percent. to $20.000
sion."
a year from $28.410 a year. accord-
Since a greater percentage of high
ing to a study of census data by An-
school graduates enter college today
drew Sum. director of the Center for
than they did 30 years ago. the non-
Labor Market Studies at Northeast-
college-bound graduates come with
em University in Boston.
lower academic credentials on aver-
The same study found 28 percent
age. he said.
of hugh school graduates lived below
Carnevale said high school student
the poverty line. up from 11 percent
achievement scores have remained
in 1973. Povertv rates for college
roughly the same for three decades.
graduates for 1973 and 1990. in con-
And schools have maintained their
trast. were 2.1 percent and 5.8 per-
standards for at least as many years.
cent. respectively.
The difference. Carnevale said. IS that
Rus knows of the plight of the for-
economic competition with other
gotten half. But she also knows that
countries has imposed new and tough-
companies such as hers are compet-
er standards.
ing with foreign firms whose entry-
"In math and science. European
level workers are equipped with ex-
and Japanese kids have outperformed
Cardozo graduate Earl Jones says of potential employers,
tensive and uniform training from
American kids for years," Carnevale
"They're not willing to give you training."
government and private-sector pro-
said. "So it's not that American work-
grams.
ers have gotten dumber. it's that
we're asking more of them."
tively undeveloped aspect of counsel-
dent at Potomac School, a private
"It gets to the point where I get
ing in high schools."
high school in McLean, thought his
hopeless," he said.
In Germany, a student who has no
two years at Pomona College in
"Teenagers in this society are not
plans to attend college usually finds a
Claremont, Calif., would help him find
given a place, an identity," said Smith,
job through that nation's long-estab-
a job. Any job.
who turned 20 three weeks ago and
lished youth apprenticeship system.
Smith said he applied for 20 posi-
lives with his parents in Gaithersburg.
In Japan, high schools automatically
tions this summer, ranging from
Smith left college this spring after
match up such students with employ-
scooping ice cream to renting videos.
completing his sophomore year as a
ers for jobs that are next to guaran-
Only one employer, a music store in
literature major because he thought
teed.
Rockville, returned his calls. But no
school was not teaching him what he
But this is America, the land of
job-and because the employers
needed to know.
haphazard opportunities.
didn't call him back, Smith doesn't
Bridging the Gap
And Alex Smith, who was an A stu-
know why.
Smith still is unsure where his
training ground should be, but last
week, he decided to join the D.C. Ser-
MOST TRAINING MONEY GOES TO
vice Corps, a leadership development
COLLEGE-EDUCATED WORKERS
program for people age 17 to 23. The
corps temporarily turns youths into
HOW COMPANIES DISTRIBUTE THE ESTIMATED $30 MILLION
SPENT ANNUALLY ON TRAINING
elementary school tutors, carpenters
and nurse's aides to develop their
College-educated workers
Non-college educated workers
confidence. Corps participants are
Skilled
Retail sales and
paid $100 a week during the nine-
crafts. 9%
service workers: 5%
month program. One in two appli-
Laborers,
cants wins a spot with the corps.
drivers and
Jutata Basnight, a team leader with
production
Managers: 22%
workers: 5%
the D.C. Service Corps, joined the
group last year as a member. A grad-
TOM
THE
Clerical and
uate of Forestville High School in
Alex Smith chese the D.C. Service Corps, a leadership development pregram.
data: 4%
Prince George's County, Basnight
said she was frustrated with the jobs
she was getting because she sensed
said. They see them as a different
heavy presences in the Washington
that they would not lead to better po-
class of people."
area have responded by forming part-
Technicians
sitions.
That negative image, he said, also
nerships with local schools, offering
and
supervisors:
"When I was working at Hardee's, I
attaches to traditional job training
students internships that expose
11%
wasn't learning," she said. "Here, you
programs, an observation echoed by
them to a work environment and lob-
learn."
the GAO report. The GAO said coop-
bying in state legislatures for curricu-
Programs like the corps have
erative programs and vecational edu-
lum changes.
sprung up to help young people, rich
cation programs suffer from an unde-
International Business Machines
Professional
and poor, bridge that gap between
served reputation as "dumping
Corp., for example, is a member of
sales. 9%
school and work.
grounds" for academically weak stu-
the National Alliance of Business, a
Corps Director John Amsterdam is
dents.
District-based group that lobbies at
disturbed by the stereotype that
the state level for school reform, in-
Technicians and
Corporate Efforts
supervisors 8%
Professionals: 27%
youths are delinquent or irresponsi-
cluding a high school curriculum that
ble. "I've seen people who consider
Businesses are not blind to the
teaches more of the skills employers
SOURCE: American Society for Training and Development
youths for dead-end jobs rather than
problems plaguing job-seeking
want.
THE WASHINGTON POST
jobs with career opportunities," he
youths. A number of companies with
See JOBS, page 20
OUT IN THE COLD
.OBS. from page 19
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR 16 TO-19-YEAR OLDS IN THE VORX FORCE COMPARED WITH ALL CIVILIANS
Democratic critics say the pro-
30%
Maryland Federal Bank this year
posal just shuffles around existing pro-
invited a high school senior from Lar-
grams without offering anything
25
21%
go High School to a paid internship in
substantially new.
its personnel division. The intern, De-
20
Both
19
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.)
siree Smith. said she learned account-
this year also introduced the High-
ing. clerical and people skills that she
15
Skills Competitive Workforce
thinks will help her become a real es-
legislation, also not enacted.
tate broker.
10
draws from the "America's Choice re-
And Communications Satellite Corp.
port, and calls for dramatic changes in
in the District sponsors one of the
5
the way young people receive skills
most extensive partnerships in the
training.
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ance with Jefferson Junior High School
I want programs to be serious, inten-
From the political arena, a number
"In order to take myself seriously,"
in Southwest Washington. In addition
sive, sustaining."
of proposals have been tossed about
be said of the community service be
to the money. Comsat offers mentors
Halperin offered suggestions, in-
this year, including a youth apprentice-
will be doing. 9 have to do something
who help students with homework or
cluding creating coordmated linkages
ship program pushed by Democratic
to make me feel that I'm part of the
talk about the work world.
between employers and schools. That
presidential nominee Bill Clinton. But
solution instead of being part of the
Despite the effort. the William T.
means having more youth apprentice-
a hotly contested training tax on em-
problem."
Grant Foundation's Halperin believes
ships that teach employable skills, giv-
ployers to pay for national training
most partnerships represent a scatter-
ing young people chances at career-
may keep the plan from being enacted,
shot approach. Most schools don't
track jobs. A simple way of connecting
said Halperin.
have the benefit of a Comsat partner,
school and work is having employers
Meanwhile, the Bush administration
be said. leaving lods elsewhere short-
routinely ask for high school tran-
has outlined its own proposal, called
changed.
scripts, Halperin added. That way, stu-
the Job Training 2000 Act of 1992.
"There are lots of programs and no
dents see their performance in school
The proposal consolidates existing job
system." Halperin said. There's no fo-
influence the kind of joos they win, be
training programs and advocates new
cus. A lot of this stuff is superficial-a
said. Employers also should try to ac-
ways to eliminate fraud. The act also
quaint teachers with the demands of
includes pilot programs that combine
mile wide and an inch deep. I'm not
the workplace, he said.
work with study for high school stu-
dismissing it: I just want it to do more.
dents.
1992 z
letate right. a team leader with the D.C. Service Corps, interviews applicant laset Crez When I was working at Marder's, I used learning Basaight says. "Here, you lears."
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Department of Veterans Affairs
VHA DIRECTIVE 10-92-083
Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC 20420
August 10, 1992
TO: Regional Directors; Directors, VA Medical Center Activities, Domiciliary,
Outpatient Clinics, and Regional Offices with Outpatient Clinics
SUBJ: Cooperative Agreement Between VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) and DOL
(Department of Labor) to Operate Training Programs in Health Care Support
Occupations
1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this VHA (Veterans Health Administration) directive is to
provide policy on implementing this Cooperative Agreement. Under this Agreement,
Job Corps students may train at VAMCs (VA medical centers) throughout the United
States in preparation for careers in various health care and health-care support
occupations for which VA has experienced recruitment and retention problems. A hoped
for outcome is the appointment of certain successful graduates to suitable positions in a
VAMC, domiciliary, or outpatient clinic. This directive will be incorporated into MP-5,
part I.
2. POLICY: It is VA policy, to the extent feasible, to develop and carry out programs
of education and training of health care personnel, acting in cooperation with other
public or nonprofit agencies. VHA facilities are encouraged to enter into training
agreements with Job Corps Centers to the maximum extent possible to ensure an
adequate pool of qualified, potential VHA candidates is maintained.
3. ACTION
a. Job Corps Centers are designated as providing vocational and technical training in
specific occupational fields. Local officials interested in participating in this program
may contact the closest Job Corps Center (see Attachment A - Job Corps Centers) to
determine if it offers training in health-care support occupations. If it does, a local
agreement (see Attachment B - Sample Local Agreement) may be initiated without prior
Central Office approval. (All other DOL agreements still require Central Office
approval as outlined in VA Manual MP-2, part 108.77).
b. Before entering into an agreement, local officials should determine that sufficient
vacancies will exist to permit appointment of certain graduates of the training
program. Participating facilities are not obligated to appoint graduates of the training
program.
C. VA will have oversight responsibilities for the students while they are on VA
property but they will not be va employees. Students will continue to receive stipends
from DOL/Job Corps, and will be covered for Workers' Compensation Program and Tort
Claims Act provisions by DOL (see Attachment c - Cooperative Agreement, for
delineation of agency responsibilities).
d. Training in health-care support occupations, such as Nursing Assistant, Medical
Laboratory Aid, Ward Clerk, Physical/Occupational Therapy Aid, etc. will be conducted
on site at participating VA facilities by VA subject matter experts and/or trainers using
VA training guides. Training schedules will be established locally and will consist of
classroom instruction and hands-on experience designed to enable students to meet
qualification standards. It has been anticipated that special training classes for Job
Corps students will not be established, although that is permissible if a facility has
adequate resources to do so.
THIS VHA DIRECTIVE WILL EXPIRE AUGUST 10, 1993
VHA DIRECTIVE 10-92-083
August 10, 1992
e. Students will be referred for training under the agreement after they have been in
Job Corps for at least 90 days, and they have received services from Job Corps which, in
combination with successful completion of the training, will prepare them for
employment. Job Corps will transport students to and from the VA training site, and will
provide any special uniforms or equipment needed.
f. Each participating VA facility will designate a local program coordinator in the
Personnel Office to serve as liaison between the local facility, VA Central Office, and
the Job Corps. This coordinator will advise Job Corps of dates when training classes are
scheduled to begin and will monitor progress of students.
g. A copy of all local agreements should be sent to VA Central Office, Title 5 Staffing
Division (054C) and the Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management (91A) before
training begins, along with the dates of training, length of training, and the number of Job
Corps students in training. At the conclusion of the training, the local coordinator will
report to the Title 5 Staffing Division (054C) on the number of successful Job Corps
student graduates and the number of individuals appointed.
h. Qualified trainees who successfully complete training under the program may,
consistent with Federal personnel laws and regulations, be placed in health-care support
positions with VA. Successful graduates of the program may be appointed under regular
Office of Personnel Management competitive procedures to health-care support
occupations at the grade for which they are qualified. Alternatively, students may be
appointed under the TAPER (Temporary Appointment Pending Establishment of a
Register) authority, Worker-Trainee provisions. Students hired under this authority must
be appointed at GS-1 or WG-1/2 grade levels.
i. Questions concerning this program may be directed to the Title 5 Staffing Division
(054C) at FTS 535-8842.
4. REFERENCES
a. Cooperative Agreement Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Labor to Operate Training Programs in health care support occupations;
b. FPM, chapters 300 and 316;
C. MP-5, part I, chapters 300 and 316; and
d. MP-2, part 108.77.
5. FOLLOW-UP RESPONSIBILITY: Director, Employment and Training Service (054).
6. RESCISSIONS: None. This directive expires on August 10, 1993.
M.D.
Attachments
DISTRIBUTION: CO: E-mailed 8/10/92
FLD: RD, MA, DO, OC, OCRO and 200 - FAX 8/10/92
EX: Boxes 104, 88, 63, 60, 54, 52, 47 and 44 - FAX 8/10/92
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VHA DIRECTIVE 10-92-083
August 10, 1992
ATTACHMENT A
JOB CORPS CENTERS
NEIL S. ESKILDSON
WILLIAM D. GESS, JR.
GADSDEN
TUSKEGEE
600 VALLEY STREET
106 MOTON HALL
GADSDEN, AL 35902
TUSKEGEE. AL 36088
205-547-6222
205-727-8204
PATRICIA BEASLEY
FRED ACOSTA
PHOENIX
TUCSON
518 SOUTH THIRD STREET
902 S. CAMPBELL AVENUE
PHOENIX, AZ 85004
TUCSON, AZ 85719
602-254-5921
602-792-3015
ESTELLA ROBINSON
ROBERT M. HIGHTOWER
LITTLE ROCK
CASS
2020 VANCE STREET
P.O. BOX 146
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72206
18 MILES NORTH HWY 23
501-376-4600
OZARK, AR 72949
501-667-3686
GEORGE MORGAN
BOYD BARGER
OUACHITA
SAN DIEGO
ROUTE 1
1325 IRIS AVENUE
ROYAL, AR 71968
IMPERIAL BEACH, CA 92032
501-767-2707
619-429-8500
LETTIE CLARK
LARRY DEISLER
LOS ANGELES
SACRAMENTO
1106 S. BROADWAY
3100 MEADOWVIEW ROAD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
SACRAMENTO, CA 95832
213-748-0135
916-393-2880
ROBERT HERRERA
MARION GARVEY
INLAND EMPIRE
TREASURE ISLAND
3173 KERRY STREET
NATIONAL MARITIME
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92504
UNION JCTC
714-887-6305
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94130
415-362-4436
CRES EBARLE
BEN DICKERSON
SAN JOSE
COLLBRAN
201 SOUTH 11th ST.
ROUTE 1
SAN JOSE, CA 95112
COLLBRAN, CO 81624
408-998-1120
303-487-3576
JOHN PEOPLES
UMAYMA HUSNIYAH
POTOMAC
GAINESVILLE
#1 DC VILLAGE LANE, SW
5301 N. WALDO ROAD
WASHINGTON, DC 20032
GAINESVILLE, FL
202-574-5000
32609
904-377-2555
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VHA DIRECTIVE 10-92-083
August 10, 1992
DOROTHY MAUZY
DON DEJARNETT
J ACKSONVILLE
MIAMI
205 WEST 3RD STREET
660 S.W. 3RD STREET
J ACKSONVILLE, FL 32206
MIAMI, FL 33130
904-353-5904
305-325-1422
L. HAL SCHMITZ
LONNIE HALL
TURNER
ATLANTA
2000 SCHILLING AVENUE
239 W. LAKE AVENUE, NW
ALBANY, GA 31708-7501
ATLANTA, GA 30314
912-431-1820
404-794-9512
M. MEL GAINES
KEN DUGAN
BRUNSWICK
HAWAII
4401 GLYNCO PARKWAY
7600 KOKO HEAD PARK RD
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
HONOLULU, HI 96825
912-264-8843
808-396-1200
MACK FERRICK
PAUL S. HASKINS
MARSING
GOLCONDA
ROUTE 1
P.O. BOX 104A
MARSING, ID 83639
GOLCONDA, IL 62938
208-896-4126
618-285-6601
MR. ALADIN RODRIGUEZ
LARRY LUNSFORD
JOLIET
ATTERBURY
1101 MILLS ROAD
P.O. BOX 187
JOLIET, IL 60433
HOSPITAL ROAD
815-727-7677
EDINBURG, IN 46124
812-526-5581
WYLIE JENNINGS
RALPH YATES
DENISON
GREAT ONYX
P.O. BOX 608
MAMMOTH CAVE NAT L PK
DENISON, IA 51442
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY
712-263-4192
42259
502-286-4514
ANDREW CAINION
ROWAN M. TORREY
FRENCHBURG
EARLE C. CLEMENTS
P.O. BOX 935
HIGHWAY 60
MARIBA, KY 40345
MORGANFIELD, KY 42437
606-768-2111
502-389-2419
OMAR ROGERS
EDNA HIGGINBOTHAM
PINE KNOT
CARL D. PERKINS
PINE KNOT, KY 42635
P.O. BOX G-11
606-354-2176
GOBLE ROBERTS RD.
PRESTONBURG, KY 41653
606-886-1037
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August 10, 1992
LLOYD STOVALL
AMELIA OLIVER
WHITNEY YOUNG
NEW ORLEANS
P.O. BOX 307
3801 HOLLY GROVE STREET
SIMPSONVILLE, KY 40067
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
502-722-8862
504-486-0641
CHARLOTTE NELSON
DONALD ETTINGER
SHREVEPORT
PENOBSCOT
LILLIAN FOREST STREET
P.O. BOX 8148
SHREVEPORT, LA 71109
BANGOR, ME 04402-8148
318-227-9331
207-990-3000
NORMA BARTEE-MITCHELL
ARVIN LANE
WOODLAND
WOODSTOCK
P.O. BOX 310
10900 OLD COURT ROAD
RT 198
RANDALLSTOWN, MD
LAUREL, MD 20725
21133
301-725-7900
410-461-1100
CHARLES W. ALEXANDER
DON khajavi
WESTOVER
GRAFTON
16 JOHNSON DRIVE
P.O. BOX 575
CHICOPEE, MA 01022
191 WESTBORO ROAD
413-593-5731
N. GRAFTON, MA 01536
508-839-6904
JOSE M. DE OLIVARES
JAMES BURRESS
DETROIT
GRAND RAPIDS
10401 E. JEFFERSON AVE
110 HALL STREET SE
DETROIT, MI 48214
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
313-821-7000
49507
616-243-6877
MICHAEL RYAN
LAURA BRUTON
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY
BATESVILLE
1480 N. SNELLING AVENUE
P.O. BOX 2J
ST. PAUL, MN 55108
ROUTE 3
612-642-1133
BATESVILLE, MS 38606
601-563-4656
HUGH WEBB
KAREN KENNEDY
MISSISSIPPI
GULFPORT
P.O. BOX 817
3300 20TH STREET
HARMONY ROAD
GULFPORT, MS 39501
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS
601-864-9691
39059-0817
601-892-3348
ROBERT COLGAN
HARLEN WASH
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
MINGO
701 ST. LOUIS AVENUE
BOX 133
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024
HIGHWAY 51 & T
816-637-5501
PUXICO, MO 63960
314-222-3537
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August 10, 1992
O. EARL BASSARD
BILL CASE
ST. LOUIS
ANACONDA
4333 GOODFELLOW BLVD
1407 FOSTER CREEK RD
ST. LOUIS, MO 63120
ANACONDA, MT 59711
314-679-6290
406-563-3476
SUNNY HEMPHILL
CHARLES CAMEL
TRAPPER CREEK
KICKING HORSE
BITTERROOT NAT' L 2815
ROUTE 2
DARBY, MT 59829
RONAN, MT 59864
406-821-3286
406-644-2217
BOB JAMES
RICHARD ABBOTT
PINE RIDGE
SIERRA NEVADA
P.O. BOX 39F
P.O. BOX 60280
CHADRON, NE 69337
5005 ECHO AVENUE
308-432-3316
RENO, NV 89506
702-677-3610
MARY GEOGHEGAN
BARBARA CALDERONE
EDISON
ALBUQUERQUE
500 PLAINFIELD AVENUE
1500 INDIAN SCHOOL RD NW
EDISON, NJ 08817
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87104
908-985-4800
505-842-6500
GREG MARTINEZ
LEE MATTHEWS
ROSWEL
SOUTH BRONX
P.O. BOX 5970
1771 ANDREWS AVENUE
G.N. MARTIN ST RIAC
BRONX, NY 10453
ROSWELL, NM 88201
212-731-7700
505-347-5414
JOSE ROSARIO
WILLIAM J. WOLFE
GATEWAY
DELAWARE VALLEY
FLOYD BENNET FIELD, #129
P.O. BOX 325
BROOKLYN, NY 11234
ROUTE 97 NORTH
718-338-4370
CALLICOON, NY 12723
914-887-5400
CARLOS GRACE
GERALD OETTLE
CASSADAGA
GLENMONT
GLASCOW ROAD
P.O. BOX 993
CASSADAGA, NY 14718
ROUTE 144
716-595-8760
GLENMONT, NY 12077
518-767-9371
GERALD ISBY-DAVIS ACTING
GARY N. HERZIG
IROQUOIS
ONEONTA
11780 TIBBITS ROAD
P.O. BOX 51A
MEDINA, NY 14102
UPPER WEST STREET
716-798-3300
ONEONTA, NY 13820
607-433-2111
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DELMAR ROBINSON
ED WASHINGTON
OCONALUFTEE
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
200 PARK CIRCLE
466 JOB CORPS DRIVE
CHEROKEE, NC 28719
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
704-497-5411
704-524-4446
DONALD T. MOSS
JOHN HENRY YOUNG, JR.
KITRELL
SCHENCK
KITRELL COLLEGE
98 SCHENCK DRIVE
KITRELL, NC 27544
PISGAH FOREST, NC 28768
919-438-6161
704-877-3291
FOREST CORBIN
JOYCE JACKSON
CINCINNATI
CLEVELAND
1409 WESTERN AVENUE
10660 CARNEGIE AVENUE
CINCINNATI, OH 45214
CLEVELAND, OH 44106
513-651-2000
216-795-8700
RALPH TERRELL
MATTIE C. SEALS
DAYTON
GUTHRIE
3849 GERMANTOWN PIKE
P.O. BOX 978
DAYTON, OH 45418
GUTHRIE, OK 73044
513-268-6571
405-282-9930
ROYCE E. ROBINSON
LARRY D. KETCHER
TREASURE LAKE
TALKING LEAVES
P.O. BOX 30
P.O. BOX 948
INDIAHOMA, OK 73552
TAHLEQUAH, OK 74465
405-246-3203
918-456-9959
JOYCE ROSE
DANIEL BURDETTE
TULSA
TONGUE POINT
1133 N. LEWIS AVENUE
U.S. HIGHWAY 30
TULSA, OK 74110
ASTORIA, OR 97103
918-585-9111
503-325-2131
WALT CASTO
RICHARD TRIGG
TIMBER LAKE
WOLF CREEK
59868 EAST
2010 OPPORTUNITY LANE
HIGHWAY 224
GLIDE, OR 97443
ESTACADA, OR 97023
503-496-3507
503-834-2291
MARY COHORST
TOM HOLMES
SPRINGDALE
ANGELL
31224 E. CROWN PT HWY
335 NE BLOGETT ROAD
TROUTDALE. OR 97060
YACHATS, OR 97498
503-695-2245
503-547-3137
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DAVE STOUT
ERIC LERNER
KEYSTONE
RED ROCK
P.O. BOX 37
P.O. BOX 218
FOOTHILLS DRIVE
LOPEZ, PA 18628
DRUMS, PA 18222
717-477-2221
717-788-1164
JUNE M. ROSWELL
ANDREA DROZIC
PHILADELPHIA
PITTSBURGH
4601 MARKET STREET
HIGHLAND DRIVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA
PITTSBURGH, PA 15206
19139
412-441-8700
215-471-9693
JULIO SUAREZ
ARMANDO TORRES
ARECIBO
BARRANQUITAS
P.O. BOX 682
P.O. BOX 68
ARECIBO, PR 00612
BARRANQUITAS, PR 00618
809-881-5557
809-857-9720
RAFAEL MENDEZ
TIMOTHY PEARSON
RAMEY
BAMBERG
CALLE BELT BLDG 760
P.O. BOX 967
RAMEY, PR 00604
200 SOUTH CARLISLE STREET
809-890-2030
BAMBERG, SC 29003
803-245-5101
GARY TICKLES
WILLIAM D. KNISLEY
BOXELDER
JACOBS CREEK
P.O. BOX 110
DRAWER W
NEMO, SD 57759
BRISTOL, TN 37620
605-348-3636
615-878-4021
J. RODNEY CHAMBERS
MARY S. YOUNG
KNOXVILLE
DAVID L. CARRASCO
621 DALE AVENUE
11155 GATEWAY WEST
KNOXVILLE, TN 37921
EL PASO, TX 79935
615-544-5600
915-594-0022
JOHN M. BRUCE
JAMES E. WATERS
LAREDO
MCKINNEY
P.O. BOX 1819
P.O. BOX 750
LAREDO, TX 78044-1819
1501 CHURCH STREET
512-727-5148
MCKINNEY, TX 75069
214-542-2623
ALBERT PERKINS
JOHN O. CROSBY
GARY
CLEARFIELD
P.O. BOX 967
P.O. BOX 1388
SAN MARCOS, TX 78667
1700 S. ANTELOPE DRIVE
512-396-6513
CLEARFIELD, UT 84016
801-773-1433
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ROGER MULLINS
WALTER KUEHN-
WEBER BASIN
NORTHLANDS
P.O. BOX 307
100-A MACDONOUGH DRIVE
OGDEN, UT 84405
VERGENNES, VT 05491
801-479-9806
802-877-2922
LAMAR CARVER
WAYNE TAPP
FLATWOODS
BLUE RIDGE
P.O. BOX 2111
P.O. BOX 425
COEBURN, VA 24230
245 WEST MAIN STREET
703-395-3384
MARION, VA 24354
703-783-7221
JOSEPH MOREN
DUNCAN F. HIMS
OLD DOMINION
COLUMBIA BASIN
P.O. BOX 278
24TH STREET
MONROE, VA 24574
MOSES LAKE, WA 98837
804-929-4081
509-762-5581
WILLIAM YOUNGREN
PHIL RILATOS
CASCADES
FT SIMCOE
P.O. BOX 819
ROUTE 1
2267 NORTHERN STATE RD
40 ABELLA LANE
SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA 98282
WHITE SWAN, WA 98952
206-856-3400
509-874-2244
NANCY MJELDE
CARL M. HUSMANN
CURLEW
CHARLESTON
STAR ROUTE - BOX 100
VIRGINIA & SUMMERS
3090-100 BAMBER CREEK
STREETS
WAUCONDA, WA 98859
CHARLESTON, WV 25301
509-779-4611
304-344-4041
CLAUDE THOMAS
TERRY WEST
HARPERS FERRY
BLACKWELL
P.O. BOX 237
P.O. BOX 233A
HARPERS FERRY, WV
ROUTE 1
25425
LAONA, WI 54541
304-725-2011
715-674-2311
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ATTACHMENT B
Prototype Local Agreement
Between Job Corps Centers and VA Medical Centers
1. General
This local Interagency Agreement provides for training programs to be furnished by the
VAMC (Department of Veterans Affairs medical center) located
at
to the
JCC
(Job Corps Center), located at
.
This agreement
establishes the terms and conditions under which training will be furnished to
Job Corps students as authorized by DOL (Department of Labor) to receive such
services. This agreement also identifies the responsibilities of the parties
to the agreement, as well as the minimum entry requirements for students.
2.
VAMC Responsibilities
The
VAMC will furnish individualized training for
(number) of Job Corps students in the occupations of:
Training will be conducted at the
VAMC in an actual work
setting and will be a combination of classroom and practical training.
The
VAMC agrees to consult with the JCC Director regarding
any proposed training curriculum and a TAR (training achievement record).
VA may suspend and after consulting with DOL, may remove any student from any
program established under this agreement or take other appropriate action where VA
determines such student has or may jeopardize the safety or well-being of patients,
visitors or staff or otherwise violate VA or medical facility policy or regulations provided
that this agreement shall not be read as limiting VA's authority to control access to or
the operation of any VA facility or program.
VA shall facilitate, consistent with Federal personnel laws and regulations, placement of
qualified graduates of training programs under this agreement into health care support
positions with VA.
The
VAMC will provide:
a. Training class schedule
b. Curriculum and training materials and basic uniforms
C. All instructors
d. Noon mea. (to be reimbursed by JCC)
e. Completion of student TARs
f. General discipline while on training site
g. Consultation on student's progress with appropriate JCC staff
h. Establishment of training rules and training hours in consultation with the JCC
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6. Liability
Protection of the individuals furnishing services covered by this agreement
will be that which is provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act and by 38 USC
4116, as applicable.
Student coverage under the Tort Claims Act and the Office of Workers'
Compensation Program will be provided by the Job Corps.
7. General Provisions
This agreement or any of its specific provisions may be revised or amended
only by the signature approval of the parties signatory to the agreement or by
their respective official successors.
Cancellation may be made upon 90 days written notice of either party, or their
successors, to the other.
This agreement, amendments to or cancellation thereof, shall become effective
upon the date when the DOL Regional Director (and in the case of Civilian
Conservation Centers, the appropriate officials of the Departments of
Agriculture and Interior), the
Center Director and
the
VAMC all have signed acceptance thereof.
8. Authority
Cooperative Agreement Between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Labor to Operate Training Programs in Health Care Support
Occupations, dated February 20, 1992, and the authorities cited therein.
VAMC:
DOL:
Accepted by:
Accepted by:
Medical Center Director
Regional Director
Date:
Date:
JCC:
Accepted by:
Accepted by:
Contracting Officer
Center Director
Date:
Date:
Accepted by:
(DOI/DOA, as appropriate)
(Title)
Date:
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i. Emergency diagnosis and first treatment of injury or illness occurring during work
hours.
j. Liaison person
3.
JCC Responsibilities
The
JCC agrees to assign students into VAMC training programs
only after they have been in the Job Corps program a minimum of 90 days.
The
JCC agrees to ensure that all students assigned in VAMC
training programs will have a reasonable expectation of meeting minimum VA
employment requirements.
The
JCC will provide:
a. Application for training for proposed students
b. All student support specified in the Job Corps Policy and Requirements
Handbook, including pay and allowances
C. Basic education and social skills training
d. Student housing and meals
e. Transportation to and from the training site
f. Student clothing, including specialized uniforms, and personal training
related supplies, e.g., watch with second hand, steel toe boots, white shoes
if needed, etc.
g. Counseling services
h. Recreational activities
i. Routine medical and dental care
j. Liaison person to coordinate activities and to monitor student progress
and behavior
4. Responsibilities of the VAMC and the JCC
The
VAMC and the
JCC shall work jointly to ensure
compliance with training achievement requirements of both agencies.
Training will be based upon an 8-hour day, 40-hours per week, in compliance
with
VAMC and
JCC work schedules.
Student attendance shall be monitored by both the
VAMC and
the
JCC.
Removal of student from the VA training program for lack of progress in
training will be done by the
VAMC after consultation with
the
JCC.
5. Minimum Entry Requirements
Students will be assigned into the
VAMC training program only after
they have been in Job Corps a minimum of 90 days and are 16 years of age or
older.
The
VAMC shall establish minimum entry requirements for each
occupation.
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August 10, 1992
B. VA has authority to accept uncompensated services, and provide support in
connection with such services, for purposes of all laws administered by the
VA. 38 U.S.C. 213.
C. The DOL is authorized in operating the Job Corps, and to the extent permitted
by law, to accept and use the services and facilities of departments of the
United States. 29 U.S.C. 1580.
D. The Economy Act authorizes the VA to agree to provide services to the
Department of Labor, subject to reimbursement, which the VA could not
otherwise provide. 31 U.S.C. 1535.
III. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. VA:
(1) shall provide on-site training programs, including instructors, required
curricula and training materials, uniforms, and such other services as
provided to students/trainees in VA medical training programs to Job Corps
students assigned to VA medical facilities by Job Corps Centers or agencies;
(2) shall provide to Job Corps students emergency diagnosis and first treat-
ment of injury or illness occurring during working hours;
(3) may suspend and after consulting with DOL, may remove any student
from any program established under this agreement or take other appropriate
action where the VA determines such student has or may jeopardize the safety
or well-being of patients, visitors or staff or otherwise violate VA or medical
facility policy or regulations provided that this agreement shall not be read
as limiting VA's authority to control access to or the operation of any VA
facility or program;
(4) shall establish criteria, after consulting with DOL, for removing students
from VA training programs for unsatisfactory progress;
(5) shall provide noon meal to Job Corps students in VA training programs,
where such training occurs over a meal period, subject to reimbursement; and
(6) shall facilitate, consistent with Federal personnel laws and regulations,
placement of qualified graduates of training programs under this agreement
into health care support positions with VA.
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ATTACHMENT c
August 10, 1992
Cooperative Agreement Between the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Labor to Operate Training Programs
in Health Care Support Occupations
I. FINDINGS
A. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a continuing need for health
care personnel to provide medical services to VA beneficiaries and other
persons eligible to receive care in VA facilities.
B. VA has difficulty recruiting such personnel because of similar demands by
other employers for qualified personnel.
C. VA would benefit from having a source of qualified personnel who are capable
of meeting the VA's need for health care workers and whom the VA has
assisted in training.
D. VA would benefit from training such individuals in VA medical facilities,
obtaining their services while providing work experiences to supplement,
without replacing, current employees before considering the students for
employment in VA pursuant to Federal law and regulations.
E. The Department of Labor (DOL) operates Job Corps training programs which
include work experience, for economically and educationally disadvantaged
youth, designed to make such persons eligible for employment in various
health care support occupations.
F. VA and DOL would mutually benefit from VA providing training and work
experience to Job Corps students in VA medical facilities to assist Job Corps
in qualifying such students for employment in health care support occupa-
tions and to provide VA a source of qualified applicants for employment in
such occupations upon their graduation from Job Corps.
II. AUTHORITY
A. VA is authorized, to the extent feasible without interfering with the medical
care and treatment of veterans, to develop and carry out programs of educa-
tion and training of health care personnel, acting in cooperation with other
public or nonprofit agencies, as its Secretary deems appropriate. 38 U.S.C.
4101(b).
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Cooperative Agreement Between the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Labor to Operate Training Programs
in Health Care Support Occupations
I. FINDINGS
A. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a continuing need for health
care personnel to provide medical services to VA beneficiaries and other
persons eligible to receive care in VA facilities.
B. VA has difficulty recruiting such personnel because of similar demands by
other employers for qualified personnel.
C. VA would benefit from having a source of qualified personnel who are capable
of meeting the VA's need for health care workers and whom the VA has
assisted in training.
D. VA would benefit from training such individuals in VA medical facilities,
obtaining their services while providing work experiences to supplement,
without replacing, current employees before considering the students for
employment in VA pursuant to Federal law and regulations.
E. The Department of Labor (DOL) operates Job Corps training programs which
include work experience, for economically and educationally disadvantaged
youth, designed to make such persons eligible for employment in various
health care support occupations.
F. VA and DOL would mutually benefit from VA providing training and work
experience to Job Corps students in VA medical facilities to assist Job Corps
in qualifying such students for employment in health care support occupa-
tions and to provide VA a source of qualified applicants for employment in
such occupations upon their graduation from Job Corps.
II. AUTHORITY
A. VA is authorized, to the extent feasible without interfering with the medical
care and treatment of veterans, to develop and carry out programs of educa-
tion and training of health care personnel, acting in cooperation with other
public or nonprofit agencies, as its Secretary deems appropriate. 38 U.S.C.
4101(b).
B. VA has authority to accept uncompensated services, and provide support in
connection with such services, for purposes of all laws administered by the
VA. 38 U.S.C. 213.
C. The DOL is authorized in operating the Job Corps, and to the extent permitted
by law, to accept and use the services and facilities of departments of the
United States. 29 U.S.C. 1580.
D. The Economy Act authorizes the VA to agree to provide services to the
Department of Labor, subject to reimbursement, which the VA could not
otherwise provide. 31 U.S.C. 1535.
III. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. VA:
(1) shall provide on-site training programs, including instructors, required
curricula and training materials, uniforms, and such other services as
provided to students/trainees in VA medical training programs to Job Corps
students assigned to VA medical facilities by Job Corps Centers or agencies;
(2) shall provide to Job Corps students emergency diagnosis and first treat-
ment of injury or illness occurring during working hours;
(3) may suspend and after consulting with DOL, may remove any student
from any program established under this agreement or take other appropriate
action where the VA determines such student has or may jeopardize the safety
or well-being of patients, visitors or staff or otherwise violate VA or medical
facility policy or regulations provided that this agreement shall not be read
as limiting VA's authority to control access to or the operation of any VA
facility or program;
(4) shall establish criteria, after consulting with DOL, for removing students
from VA training programs for unsatisfactory progress;
(5) shall provide noon meal to Job Corps students in VA training programs,
where such training occurs over a meal period, subject to reimbursement; and
(6) shall facilitate, consistent with Federal personnel laws and regulations,
placement of qualified graduates of training programs under this agreement
into health care support positions with VA.
B. Job Corps:
(1) shall assign Job Corps students to VA training programs in health care
support occupations at individual VA medical facilities and transport such
students to and from VA training sites: provided such students are deter-
mined by DOL, after consultation with the individual VA medical facility, to
be qualified for such VA training program, and that no student shall be
assigned prior to the completion of 90 calendar days in the Job Corps; and
(2) shall reimburse VA the cost for each meal provided to a Job Corps student
under this agreement. Such payment shall be sufficient to cover the cost of
the food and its preparation and be made to the VA facility providing the meal.
C. VA and DOL shall:
- consistent with this agreement, execute local agreeements to govern the
conduct of such training programs, which shall provide for, among other
things, the assignment of students, consulting on training requirements,
hours of training, student progress schedules and requirements, and other-
wise assure that such programs are successfully operated.
IV. LIAISON OFFICES
A. For VA:
Chief Medical Director (10)
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20420
Telephone: (202) 535-7010
(FTS) 535-7010
B. For the DOL:
Director, Office of Job Corps
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20210
Telephone: (202) 535-0550
(FTS) 535-0550
V. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Guidelines for Local Agreements.
(1) DOL Job Corps Contract Center and Civilian Conservation Center use of
VA training is optional.
(2) No agreement shall be cancelled without 90 days written notice.
(3) The appropriate DOL Regional Directors for Job Corps (and in the case
of Civilian Conservation Centers, the appropriate officials of the Departments
of Agriculture and Interior) shall review and sign any agreements between
DOL Job Corps Contract Centers, Civilian Conservation Centers and VA
medical center for training.
B. Amendments or Cancellations.
(1) The Secretaries for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and of Labor, or
their delegates, must sign any amendment or cancellation of this agreement.
(2) This agreement may not be cancelled except upon 90 days written notice.
C. Effective Date.
This agreement and its amendments shall be effective immediately.
ACCEPTED:
ACCEPTED:
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
By: Secretary Lyn By: Secretary Martin
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Department
of
Labor
Date:
2/20/92