(a) Job agents shall be selected for their ability to understand and work with eligible persons to be served by the provisions of this chapter, their educational background and other factors, including, but not limited to, military experience, related work experience and vocational training.
(b) The Director of Personnel shall prepare a special examination for job agents in accordance with the criteria established by this section. The Administrator shall cooperate in the development of such examinations and shall use the probationary period to insure that these selection criteria are maintained. At such times as job performance standards have been developed and performance measurement is feasible, the Administrator shall recommend to the Director of Personnel the establishment of a form of compensation for job agents based primarily on the job agent's achievement in obtaining successful completion of training and employment goals by eligible persons.
(c) The Administrator shall conduct training programs for job agents and shall provide job agents with any information necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such programs shall be developed in consultation with the Board.
(d) The job agent shall provide each eligible person with such job training, placement and related services necessary to his employability on an individualized basis by means of the following:
(1) The development of a training and employment plan for each individual served;
(2) Procuring from public and private agencies and individuals, the training and related services required by each individual eligible person;
(3) A continuing review and evaluation of each individual's progress up to and including placement and retention in employment for at least 18 months;
(4) A postemployment followup at intervals to be determined by the Administrator;
(5) Assistance in overcoming obstacles which threaten to deter the progress of the eligible person through the various programs.
(e) The training and employment plan for each eligible person assigned to a job agent shall be considered successfully completed when the goal specified in the eligible person's plan has been achieved or after 18 months of continuous employment. The goal in each plan shall be related to the employment potential of each eligible person served.