{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-686.520","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 686.520","heading":"What responsibilities do the center operators have in managing work-based learning?","body":"(a) The center operator must emphasize and implement work-based learning programs for students through center program activities, including career and technical skills training, and through arrangements with employers. Work-based learning must be under actual working conditions and must be designed to enhance the employability, responsibility, and confidence of the students. Work-based learning usually occurs in tandem with students' career technical training.\n(b) The center operator must ensure that students are assigned only to workplaces that meet the safety standards described in § 686.920.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 686—THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT","Subpart E—Program Activities and Center Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"dc60bd79d0c6e047cc878e2e923d72d3f3925a2bd20f0aca65a52597f8cdbed4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-686.515","next":"us/20-cfr-686.525"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}