Employment Programs

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Employment Programs

• By
• Angela Lariviere
• Nicholas Bates
• Youth Empowerment Program

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Barriers to youth employment

• Youth have different developmental needs than
  adults and may need more intensive services
• Youth may be reluctant to enter and use
  facilities designed to serve adults
• Location and/or hours of operation may be
  inaccessible to youth
• There may be a clash between youth culture and
  the professional appearance of adults trying to
  help

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Strategies to helping youth find employment

• Partnerships between employers and non-profits to
  help business community assist in preparing youth
  for long term employment
• Create Youth focused programs that will assist
  youth in gaining employment
• Providing information to the youth about cell
  phone voice mail messages, appropriate dress, and
  other traditional strategies needed to gaining
  employment.

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Strategies Cont.

• Youth might be more focused at different times of
  the day. Helping youth use online resources and
  having internet access available can prove
  helpful
• Assist youth in accessing address, phone number
  and documents (including drivers license) needed
  for employment.

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Specific Programs

• WIA, Job Corps and More!

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Workforce Investment Act(WIA)

• The Workforce Investment Act was passed in 1998
  to create a more effective national workforce
  development system. The legislation established
  a more comprehensive strategy for youth workforce
  development that moves beyond focusing
  exclusively on occupation-specific training and
  places youth development principles at the heart
  of services for youth

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Key Components of WIA

• Streamlined Services
• Empowering Individuals
• Universal Access
• Increased Accountability
• Strong Role for Workforce Investment Boards and
  the Private Sector
• State and local flexibility
• Improved Youth programs

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Who does Youth WIA serve?

• 14-21 Year Olds
• Younger Youth-14-17
• Older Youth-18-21

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WIA is divided up into 19 Workforce Investment
Areas in Ohio. Region 7 covers the most
geographic area
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Local One-Stops and Satellite Offices
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Youth eligibility for WIA

• 14-21 years old
• Low income
• One or more of the following
• Deficient in basic literacy skills
• Drop out
• Homeless, runaway, or foster child
• Pregnant or parenting
• Youth offender
• Requires additional assistance to complete an
  education program or secure employment

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Job Corps

• Job Corps is committed to providing young people
  with the education and tools they need to develop
  and sustain meaningful careers
• Job Corps helps young people learn a skilled
  trade, earn a high school diploma or GED and gain
  assistance with career and job placement
• Students can enroll for up to 2 years
• www.jobcorps.dol.gov

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Americorps

• Americorps is a network of programs that provide
  community service to local and community
  agencies. Some programs have Americorps members
  work in schools, housing programs, tutoring and
  mentoring activities and disaster response.
• Volunteers receive a living allowance to cover
  basic living expenses and a voucher to be used
  towards higher education after the completion of
  service.
• www.cns.gov

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Civilian Conservation Centers (CCC)

• Located primarily in rural areas and provides
  young persons with work experience to help them
  conserve, develop, or manage public natural
  resources or public recreational areas or to
  develop community projects
• www.fws.gov/policy/140fs3.html

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SCOTI (Sharing Career Opportunities and Training
Info)

• SCOTI is a web based application used to post
  current job openings, search for jobs, assist
  employers in recruiting employees, assist job
  hunters in finding employment
• www.scoti.ohio.gov

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Cleveland Programs

• Cleveland Job Corps Program-
• The Cleveland center has one dorm on campus which
  houses 320 students. Men and women live
  separately
• http//midwest.jobcorps.gov/cleveland/index.cfm
• Americorps Programs-
• visit www.cns.gov to find current programs
• Cuyahoga County Workforce Development
  216-698-2887
• http//workforce.cuyahogacounty.us/youth/default.h
  tm

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Cleveland WIA Programs

• YO! Cleveland-216-249-2002
• CEVEC-Cuyahoga East Vocational Educational
  Consortium 440-995-7450
• Catapult Learning Centers Collaborative
  216-881-4908
• JPC 440-584-7220
• Cleveland Municipal School District, Adult and
  Continuing Education
• 216-631-3669

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Columbus Opportunity Centers

• Eastside-614.251.6300
• Northside-614-719-8600
• Northeast-614.428.6703
• Southside-614.492.6900
• Westside-614.308.1200
• Franklin County JOBS Center-[phone]

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Resources

• www.cohhioyep.org
• http//www.ohioworkforce411.org/
• www.cns.gov
• http//workforce.cuyahogacounty.us/youth/default.h
  tm
• www.jobcorps.dol.gov
• www.co.franklin.oh.us/commissioners/jafs