729.5 Training.
(a) The commission will provide training to blind persons who qualify
for licenses under section 729.3(a) of this Part and meet the requirements set forth in
subdivision (b) of this section.
(b) Blind persons seeking referral to vending facility or food service
management training must first demonstrate to the commission that they have:
(1) the ability to travel independently;
(2) achieved independence in activities of
daily living including, but not limited to, personal hygiene, clothing management, and
financial management;
(3) the ability to communicate effectively,
including both oral and written skills;
(4) the ability to stand, stoop, kneel, lift,
and carry, or use alternative methods or skills to accomplish these same activities;
(5) the ability to differentiate coins;
(6) the ability to use functional mathematical
skills including, but not limitedto, addition,subtraction,multiplication,anddivision; and
(7) good interpersonal skills.
(c) The commission will issue licenses to blind persons who have
successfully completed approved training, and otherwise meet the criteria to be granted a
license.
(d) To the extent that funds are available, programs for upward
mobility training, including further education and additional training or retraining for
improved work opportunities, will be available to all licensees.
(e) Food service management training may be provided to a licensed
newsstand manager who:
(1) requests such training; and
(2) is in good standing in the Business
Enterprise Program.
(f) Upon completion of upward mobility or food service management
training, a licensee must be reinstated to the position that he or she held prior to the
beginning of training, provided that the licensee remains in good standing. The commission
may offer a food service management position to a licensee who has successfully completed
food service management training if such a position is open, subject to the selection
procedures set forth at section 729.17 of this Part.
(g) The commission will provide post-employment services to all
licensees as deemed necessary by the commission to assure continued successful operation
of vending facilities.