CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 400 to 491) > PART 421—BUSINESS AND EDUCATION STANDARDS PROGRAM > SUBPART A—General (§421.1 to §421.5) > 421.3—What activities may the Secretary fund?

421.3—What activities may the Secretary fund?

The Secretary provides grants and cooperative agreements for projects that organize and operate business-labor-education technical committees that propose national standards for competencies in industries and trades, including standards for—
(a) Major divisions or specialty areas identified within occupations studied;
(b) Minimum hours of study to be competent in those divisions or specialty areas;
(c) Minimum tools and equipment required in those divisions or specialty areas;
(d) Minimum qualifications for instructional staff; and
(e) Minimum tasks to be included in any course of study purporting to prepare individuals for work in those divisions or specialty areas.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2416 )