Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Program Design Model This RFP will fund two phases of programming: 1) planning and 2) implementation. 1. Planning Phase (Phase I). This will be funded to develop Learning for Careers Plans (LFCP), template attached as Appendix B. The purpose of Phase I is to support employers through employer associations, employer chambers, employer groups, or state agency acting on behalf of a group of employers in Delaware to engage their business membership/community in identifying how they can partner with education and training providers to create and/or expand their use of paid work experiences for youth and adult learners. Multi-employer solutions are required (see B below). 2. Implementation Phase (Phase II). The LFCP developed in Phase I will then be used to request additional funds for the Implementation Phase (Phase II). Phase II will be used to implement the LFCP. The intent of Phase II funds is to provide funding to eligible recipients to empower their employer members to support student participation in paid work experiences that align with: 1) summer youth employment programs or other DOL funded programs included in the definition of Employment and Training Providers other DOL funded programs, or 2) secondary school work-based learning and/or co-operative education programs, or 3) postsecondary work-based learning and/or clinical/experiential learning programs.
