734-3          JOB SKILLS TRAINING

Jobs skills training involves participation in an organized educational program that directly relates to preparation for employment.  This training gives the participant specialized knowledge, abilities, and job skills.  Depending on the program and the participant's expected goals, job skills training may be as elaborate as an apprenticeship program or as simple as a job sampling placement.  Often programs provide combinations of vocational training, basic education, and job sampling, for example the Job Corps program.

Job skills training typically last less than a year, and often is condensed into short, intense courses of instruction.  These programs generally offer specific diplomas or other formal certification of skill level.