Specifications include, but are not limited to: • The contractor shall provide on-site program coordination services (this is expected to be 1 FTE). • The Contractor shall be responsible for Student Counseling/Advisory services, including but not limited to, recruitment and intake, student assessment and placement, challenge exams, recommendation, referral, outreach to other departments and student tracking. • The contractor shall be responsible for all clerical duties associated with program management in the RIDOC. • The contractor shall designate a staff member(s) to provide educational reentry services for soon to be released offenders, follow up for newly released offenders, and on-campus support for ex- offenders continuing with their education and training. • The contractor must be an approved and accredited post-secondary institution and maintain their accreditation throughout the entire contract period. • Training/instruction may take place at the men’s Intake Service Center, High Security Center, Maximum Security, Medium Security, Minimum Security, and / or the Women’s Division at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston. • Offerings and schedules will vary and be contingent upon needs and resources. The type of training/instruction required, including but not be limited to, are as follows: ▪ Computer Literacy (a college level course offered in a modular format). ▪ Office Skills Training Program ▪ Academic Classroom offerings, including any type of required remedial instruction, leading to an associate degree within a general studies curriculum consistent with regionally recognized certification, which may lead to a Bachelor Degree Program. ▪ Culinary Arts Training and Food Handler Certification (consistent with nationally recognized standards) ▪ Hazardous Materials Handling (lead abatement training and state licensing) ▪ Commercial Driver’s License Preparation Class ▪ Facility Management Training ▪ Building Trades and Maintenance (to include basic wiring, plumbing, heating, rough framing, roofing/siding, drywall, interior and exterior finish work) ▪ Indoor Air Quality ▪ Basic Writing for Facility Management ▪ Training in current building codes and relevant technology ▪ Training Inmate Law Clerks (basic legal research consistent with U.S. Supreme Court rulings and local consent decree settlement) ▪ OSHA 10 Hour Program ▪ Introduction to Plumbing ▪ Plumbing Apprenticeship, I ▪ Electrical Apprenticeship I ▪ Computer Repair ▪ Building Math ▪ Building Construction ▪ Carpentry ▪ “Green” Building Concepts
