Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.1.1 The contractor shall provide pre-apprenticeship training program services in the Kansas City region for the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Office of Workforce Development (hereinafter referred to as the state agency), in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein and to the sole satisfaction of the state agency. 2.1.2 The contractor shall provide pre-apprenticeship training program services that prepares participants for a full registered apprenticeship or that leads to an employment opportunity that supports employers workforce development needs. 2.1.3 The contractor’s pre-apprentice training program services shall include basic skills such as basic math, soft skills, and other job specific skills. 2.1.4 If not already existing, the contractor shall create pre-apprenticeship training program participant policies that must include, at a minimum, supportive service policies and a financial manual/policy.