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16 Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Handbook• Address• Income• Household size• Emergency contact informationClassroom and Educational Training PolicyParticipants may have classroom, instructor-led, training goals developed as part of the IEP.These may include certification in a computer program or getting a GED, for example. Othertraining may be required that is self-taught or self-paced through a computer lab, throughgroup meetings. In all cases, the training must be documented in the IEP. SCSEP may be ableto pay for all or part of this training.Your local Project Director will work with you to acquire the necessary documentation tosubmit for approval of payment prior to the beginning of any such training. The ProjectDirector will also assist you with a separate time sheet for this training, the training facilitytrainer will sign the time sheet verifying the hours the Participant was in attendance, and theProject Director must also sign the time sheet before it is faxed. On-line training classes willonly be approved if the Project Director is able to verify the in and out times for the trainingactivity. These hours will be a part of the Participant’s 20 hours a week and are not consideredhours in addition to the work-training assignment.All training of a SCSEP Participant must be documented for the SCSEP project even if fundedthrough other sources or self-led.CompensationSCSEP is a work-training program and wages are fixed at the minimum wage level: whichever ishigher of the State or Federal current minimum wage. This amount is not subject to changebased on individual performance.Computer and Internet UseComputers should be used for training purposes, only, including research and work-trainingassignments. Computers should not be used for personal use or entertainment. Training sitepolicies must be followed.Internet access at your Work-Training Site is for business and training purposes, ONLY.Personal or entertainment use of the Internet may result in disciplinary action, includingimmediate exit from SCSEP.Participants should keep in mind that computer resources are owned by the training site and