WIA YOUTH PROGRAM

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WIA YOUTH PROGRAM

• Follow-up

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Follow-Up

• All youth participants must receive some form of
  follow-up services for a minimum duration of 12
  months.
• Follow-up services may be provided beyond 12
  months at the State or Local Boards discretion.
• The types of services provided the duration of
  services must be determined based on the needs of
  the individual.

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Follow-Up

• The goal for follow-up services for Older Youth
  (19 - 21) is to ensure job retention, wage gains,
  and career progress for individuals who obtained
  unsubsidized employment as defined in the
  individuals Individual Service Strategy (ISS).

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Follow-Up

• The goal of follow-up services for Younger Youth
  (14 - 18) is to enable the individual to continue
  life-long learning achieve a level of
  self-sufficiency, as defined in the participants
  ISS.

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Follow-Up(Principles)

• Guiding principles for follow-up
• Match follow-up services to the youths
  characteristics, needs, personal situation.
  You should consider the following
• Age
• Needs
• At-risk status
• Family, school, personal support systems, and
• Workplace hours

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Follow-Up(Principles continued)

• Develop a follow-up assessment tool to determine
  the kind amount of follow-up needed, including
• Work history
• Reasons youth have previously left jobs or
  dropped out
• Social skills
• Life skills
• Crisis stress management skills
• Attitude towards work or school
• Barriers to employment and/or school completion

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Follow-Up(Principles continued)

• Develop written follow-up plan with youth before
  they exit the program. Plan should be agreed to
  signed by youth. The plan should include the
  following
• Retention or follow-up assessment
• List or people resources youth could use
• Goals to reach on job before quitting
• Goals to reach in school before graduation
• Plans for transportation, childcare
• Name, address, phone number, e-mail ( if
  available) of people to contact if case manager
  can not locate the participant

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Follow-Up(Principles continued)

• Follow-up plan hold the youth accountable for
  their actions
• Develop reminder system for sending out letters,
  or scheduling telephone contacts
• Be respectful of youths work home life
• Maintain high expectations plenty of support
• Provide additional support, as necessary, which
  could include
• counseling
• supportive services

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Follow-Up(Operating Principles)

• Key operating principles for employment
  education retention career advancement
• Close mentoring relationship
• High expectations
• Smooth transitions pre-placement activities -
  placement - follow-up activities
• Meeting physical emotional needs as well as
  vocational needs
• Non-intrusive contact with employers
• Access to better jobs

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Follow-Up(Examples)

• Examples of follow-up services
• Job shadowing
• Youth Day career exploration activity
• Periodic scheduled group meetings or one-on-one
  meetings to discuss educational or career options
• Use of technology to explore web sites
  facilitate communication
• Telephone calls to inform youth of on-going
  activities such as job fairs or other career
  activities

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Follow-Up(Examples continued)

• Exposure to post secondary educational
  opportunities
• Community service learning
• Peer-center activities including peer mentoring
  tutoring
• Organizational team work training including
  team leadership training
• Training in decision-making including determining
  priorities
• Citizenship training including life skills
  training such as parenting, work behavior
  training budgeting of resources
• Positive social behavior training including soft
  skills

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Follow-Up(Examples continued)

• Possible follow-up services for youth at risk
• Monthly telephone call to youth
• Quarterly follow-up with employer
• Job placement
• Home visit
• Positive social behavior training including
  positive attitudinal development, self-esteem
  building, cultural diversity training, work
  simulation activities
• Career planning counseling

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Follow-Up(Examples continued)

• Examples of supportive services
• Linkages to community services
• Assistance with transportation
• Assistance with child care dependent care costs
• Referrals to medical services
• Assistance with housing costs
• Assistance with uniforms or other appropriate
  work attire work-related costs such as tools or
  eye glasses