TO: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Staff

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION Steve Beshear Joseph U. Meyer Governor Secretary

Dr. David Beach Executive Director

UPDATE SERVICE FEE MEMORANDUM CP-12-13-02

TO: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Staff, Branch Managers, Counselors, and Assistants, CDPVTC Director, Case Management Director and Counselors Office for the Blind (OFB) Staff Gerry Gordon-Brown and Vanessa Denham, Client Assistance Program (CAP)

FROM: Charles W. Puckett, Central Office Administrator Systems and Fiscal Management Branch

DATE: October 1, 2012 December 1, 2012 UPDATE

RE: Certified Lincoln Electric Welding Training Program at White Staffing Management In Hopkinsville, Kentucky

The purpose of this Service Fee Memorandum (SFM) is to outline the procedures and set the fees to be applied when OVR supports participation of consumers in the above referenced training program.

The training is ten (10) days in length consisting of three (3) days of basic welding training, four (4) days utilizing the virtual reality training unit and three (3) days doing live welding exercises.

Upon successful completion of this unit of study the student will be able to: - Identify definitions and terminology associated with welding - Demonstrate safe working habits in the welding environment - Name the parts and types of welds and weld joints - Interpret basic welding symbol information - Identify opportunities available to welders

At the end of the training the student will receive a Certification of Completion. The student will also sit for the American Welding Society Certification examination.

The total cost of the above training to include the certification examination is $550.00 (in the Hopkinsville facility) or $675 (in remote locations). Expenditure code 33A Technical or Trade Non-Degree Program: Tuition is to be used.

If the consumer is unsuccessfully in passing the Certification Exam on the first attempt the counselor may authorize for the student to retake the exam an additional time. The cost for this will be $75.00 and Expenditure code 90D Licenses and Permits should be used.

KentuckyUnbridledSpirit.com An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D Vendor Address: White Staffing 3303 Pembrook Rd. Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Telephone #: (270) 887-2100 Ext. 337

Contact: Larry Dean

Vendor #: VS0000037606