---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 681.460"
title: "20"
number: "681.460"
heading: "What services must local programs offer to youth participants?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/681.460"
---

# §681.460. What services must local programs offer to youth participants?

- (a) Local programs must make each of the following 14 services available to youth participants:
  - (1) Tutoring, study skills training, instruction and evidence-based dropout prevention and recovery strategies that lead to completion of the requirements for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (including a recognized certificate of attendance or similar document for individuals with disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary credential;
  - (2) Alternative secondary school services, or dropout recovery services, as appropriate;
  - (3) Paid and unpaid work experiences that have academic and occupational education as a component of the work experience, which may include the following types of work experiences:
    - (i) Summer employment opportunities and other employment opportunities available throughout the school year;
    - (ii) Pre-apprenticeship programs;
    - (iii) Internships and job shadowing; and
    - (iv) On-the-job training opportunities;
  - (4) Occupational skill training, which includes priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that align with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area involved, if the Local WDB determines that the programs meet the quality criteria described in WIOA [sec. 123](/cfr/20/123.md);
  - (5) Education offered concurrently with and in the same context as workforce preparation activities and training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster;
  - (6) Leadership development opportunities, including community service and peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social and civic behaviors;
  - (7) Supportive services, including the services listed in [§ 681.570](/cfr/20/681.570.md);
  - (8) Adult mentoring for a duration of at least 12 months, that may occur both during and after program participation;
  - (9) Follow-up services for not less than 12 months after the completion of participation, as provided in [§ 681.580](/cfr/20/681.580.md);
  - (10) Comprehensive guidance and counseling, which may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling, as well as referrals to counseling, as appropriate to the needs of the individual youth;
  - (11) Financial literacy education;
  - (12) Entrepreneurial skills training;
  - (13) Services that provide labor market and employment information about in-demand industry sectors or occupations available in the local area, such as career awareness, career counseling, and career exploration services; and
  - (14) **Activities that help youth prepare for and transition to postsecondary education and training.**
- (b) Local programs have the discretion to determine what specific program services a youth participant receives, based on each participant's objective assessment and individual service strategy. Local programs are not required to provide every program service to each participant.
- (c) When available, the Department encourages local programs to partner with existing local, State, or national entities that can provide program element(s) at no cost to the local youth program.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 107, 121, 123, 129, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56398, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.