syep youth partcipant overview
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Youth Participant Overview
Community Summer Youth Employment Program 2014
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The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) administered the 2014 Community Summer Youth Employment Program to provide eligible youth with age-appropriate:
• Job training, • Life skills, • Counseling, • Work-readiness skills, and • Supervised meaningful work
experience.
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A SYEP Youth flyer (available in English and Spanish) and a Program Overview. PowerPoint provided an overview of the program components.
Plus, 2013 success stories were available show how the program helped youth the previous year.
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Youth and their parents / guardians used the information site to:
• Learn about eligibility requirements.• Ask questions before they applied
for the program.
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A map / list of providers was available to:
• See if there were participating providers in their area.
• Contact if they had location-specific questions.
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A printer-friendly application was available (in English and Spanish) so youth and their parents / guardians could prepare before submitting their online application.
Over 10,000 youth applied online!
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Once youth applied online, they were able to access the following tools through their account:
• Pre-Assessment• Employment 101
Guide• Career Plan• Job Search Plan• Career and
Interest Surveys• Post-Assessment• Certificate of
Completion• Resume Builder
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They could also access these tools through their dashboard:
• Pre- and Post-Assessment
• Employment 101 Guide• Career and Interest
Survey• Resume Builder
Plus, they can access their SYEP program information.
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They could also access these tools through the SYEP 2014 site:
• Career information• Training program
search• Youth resume
guidance and samples
• Job search tool• Event calendar• FAQ• News and Updates
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Youth completed:• Work-readiness training
and could earn a certificate of completion.
• Work experience and gained workplace skills while earning $9/hour.
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Youth were asked to complete: • A post-program
survey to collect feedback for future program enhancements.
• A success story to inspire future youth participants.