connecting work and education through work-based learning for youth
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Connecting work and education through work-based learning for youth.
MB Services to Youth
MatchBridge focuses on building relationships with
employers to secure work-based learning experiences
such as jobs and internships for youth in San
Francisco…
Our services include:
• Web-based job matching service for youth
• Regular employer recruitment events
• Individual job placements for “hot leads”
• In-person assistance through partner organizations
• Business Pathways - sector-based internships
• 8-week paid summer internship at a variety of sector-based employers from real estate to finance and tech.
• 75 interns were placed in the 2013 program at 34 employers such as Jawbone, Airbnb, BRE Properties and Jamba Juice
• Interns perform basic office support functions and are provided with learning experiences such as site visits, staff meetings, and informational interviews with executives
Business Pathways Internship
• Employers are recruited by MatchBridge to interview young people for their openings on site – the goal is to enter them into the hiring process as quickly as possible
• In addition, MatchBridge refers youth members to employers to fill single positions – our “hot leads”
• Worked with 100+ employers in the last 5 years, including:– Starbucks – Jawbone– Ross – UPS– Ghirardelli – SFO– Airbnb – Levi’s– Lowe’s – Sephora– Enterprise – Old Navy
Recruitment Events and Hot Leads
• MatchBridge was selected to be San Francisco’s provider for jobs and internships for youth 16-24 for the next three years
• Began as the San Francisco Summer Jobs+ program in 2012 and is now year-round
• 5,204 youth were provided with work-based learning opportunities in 2012
• This year’s goal – 6,000 work opportunities. So far in our count we are over 6,200!
• Employers post positions via MatchBridge and youth can access them online at www.sfsummerjobs.org
2013 Summer Jobs+(Preliminary Results)
2013 Summer Jobs+(Preliminary Results)
2013 Summer Jobs+(Preliminary Results)
2013 Summer Jobs+(Preliminary Results)
2013 Summer Jobs+(Preliminary Results)
2013 Summer Jobs+ (Preliminary Results)
• Continuing to build connections between education and tangible work experience in San Francisco
• Improving our online job matching system and including better access for CBOs
• Providing new types of work-based learning to youth during the school-year
MatchBridge - What’s Next?What’s Next for MatchBridge?
Connecting work and education through work-based learning for youth.