CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 670—THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT > SUBPART D—Recruitment, Eligibility, Screening, Selection and Assignment, and Enrollment (§670.400 to §670.490) > 670.400—Who is eligible to participate in the Job Corps program?

670.400—Who is eligible to participate in the Job Corps program?

To be eligible to participate in the Job Corps, an individual must be:
(a) At least 16 and not more than 24 years of age at the time of enrollment, except
(1) There is no upper age limit for an otherwise eligible individual with a disability; and
(2) Not more than 20% of individuals enrolled nationwide may be individuals who are aged 22 to 24 years old;
(b) A low-income individual;
(c) An individual who is facing one or more of the following barriers to education and employement:
(1) Is basic skills deficient, as defined in WIA sec. 101(4 ); or
(2) Is a school dropout; or
(3) Is homeless, or a runaway, or a foster child; or
(4) Is a parent; or
(5) Requires additional education, vocational training, or intensive counseling and related assistance in order to participate successfully in regular schoolwork or to secure and hold meaningful employment; and
(d) Meets the requirements of § 670.420, if applicable.