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C;011f-� /Z °3 Durham-oran e Employment and Training Program Summary of xojected Activities October 1., 177 to September 30,1978 The Durham--Orange Employment and Training Program plans to serve 1, 014 persons in Title I Activities during the fiscal year that began October 1 . The cost will be $1,299, 698. This incltdes $1 , 228,168 in a new allocation from Title I of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and $71, 530 in funds being carried over from the fiscal year just ended. As has been our custom in the past, approximately 30 per cent of the fund will be spent on participants who will come from Orange County and 0 per cent of the money will go to participants who re- side in Dur am County. The .se vices we provide are all aimed at one positive result-- to make the individual with whom we work more employable. our aim is to assist as many persons as possible to gain skills , work ex- perience, w rk attitudes and habits that will make it possible for them to move successfully and permanently into jobs that provide economic self-sufficiency. Now how do we accomplish these goals? We start in the high schools with economically disadvantaged youngsters age 14 and over who are in danger of dropping out be- cause of the economic pressure on their families . These youngsters attend regular public school classes and work for various public or non-profit agencies for an average of 12 hours a week. They are paid the minimum wage, now $2. 30 an hour, and receive fringe benefits of social security and workmen ' s compensation. The Program will operate 32 w eks this year. Today (October 3) is the first day of the first of those 32 weeks. An average youngster will earn $27. 60 per week. The total cost for 140 youngsters is $1:32 ,034 . Vocational Classroom training in regular curriculum courses at Durham Techn " cal, Institute will be provided to 313 persons for a total. 404 quarters during the year. Training areas range from licensed Practical nursing, respiratory therapy, and pharmacist assistant, t? automotive mechanics , machinist, stenography, police science, keyp� unchi_ng and accounting. We pay tuition and book costs and participants receive the minimum wage for hours of class attend- ance. The c t st of serving these 313 persons will be $313,202 . We plan to serve 140 persons in Human Resource Development Classes where there is both motivational and job-seeking training and instruction toward obtaining a high school diploma . The cost will be $102 , 573. We plan to serve 376 persons in Job Preparation Courses where there is special emphasis on job-seeking and retaining skills and personal motivation. Many of these persons will be in the first