Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-25.2 - PACE program
The pathways for academic career and employment program (hereinafter referred to as PACE) is established to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects that will lead to gainful, quality, in-state employment for members of target populations by providing them with both effective academic and employment training to ensure gainful employment and customized support services.
(1)
Target populations.
Individuals included in target populations are those individuals who meet one
or more of the following:
a. Are deemed by
definition to be low skilled .
b.
Earn incomes at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level .
c. Are unemployed .
d. Are underemployed .
e. Are dislocated
workers.
(2)
Eligibility criteria for projects. Projects eligible for
funding for PACE are to be projects that further the ability of members of
target populations to secure gainful, quality employment; that further
partnerships linking community colleges to industry and nonprofit
organizations; and that further the following program outcomes:
a. Enabling members of the target populations
to:
(1) Acquire and demonstrate competency in
basic skills.
(2) Acquire and
demonstrate competency in a specified technical field.
(3) Complete a specified level of
postsecondary education.
(4) Earn a
national career readiness certificate.
(5) Obtain employer-validated
credentials.
(6) Secure gainful
employment in high-quality, local jobs.
b. Meeting economic and employment goals,
including:
(1) Economic and workforce
development requirements in each region served by the community colleges as
defined by local advisory boards established pursuant to Iowa Code section
84A.4.
(2) Needs of industry
partners in areas including but not limited to the fields of information
technology, health care, advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics,
and any other industry designated as in-demand by a local advisory board
established pursuant to Iowa Code section
84A.4.
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