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Workforce DevelopmentHelping Teens and Young Adults Get Ready for College and Career
Vicki Gray – Director Career Development & Youth Initiatives Office
Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
Career Development & Youth Initiatives Office
“ Provides leadership and support for the creation of comprehensive and customized workforce services that assist young people in building the life/work skills to become competent, confident and connected adults.”
I want to be a ______ !
The goal of a Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth program is to improve the long-term job prospects of young people by providing basic skills, work readiness skills, occupational skills training, and citizenship skills.
The WIA Youth Program
33 Local Youth Points of ContactAcross the State
http://www.labor.ny.gov/sites/youth/pdf/youth-contact-map.pdf
The Youth We Serve
The Youth We Serve
• Objective Assessment
• Individual Service Strategy
• Preparation for Post-Secondary
Educational Opportunities
WIA Section 129(c)(1)(A)
WIA Youth Program Design
Improving Educational
Achievement
Preparing for and
Succeeding in Employment
Supporting Youth
Developing Youth’s
Potential
Tutoring & Study Skills Training (includes Dropout Prevention)
Alternative Secondary School
* Summer Employment
Paid/Unpaid Work Experience
Occupational Skills Training
Supportive Services
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Leadership Development Opportunities
Adult Mentoring
Ten Required WIA Program Elements
Follow-Up
• Placement in Employment or Education
• Attainment of a Degree/Certificate
• Literacy and Numeracy Gains
Measuring Program Success
Building Work Readiness Skills
• New Tool – National Work Readiness Credential
• Expanded test center network
• New curriculum available
• Business Support and Partnerships
• Soft Skills• SCANS Skills• Job Search Skills• Resume Preparation• Mock Interviews• Dress to Impress
Work Readiness Is More Than…
SituationalJudgment
Oral Language
Test
Workplace Reading
Workplace Math
• Cooperate with others • Conflict resolution and negotiation • Observe critically • Problem solving and decision making • Taking responsibility for learning
• Speak so others can understand
• Listen actively
• Read with Understanding
• Use math to solve problems
See the NWRC Trainers guide at http://workreadiness.com/images/training.pdf for more information
Work Readiness Skills
www.labor.ny.gov/youth
The NYSDOL Youth Portal
Find info on: Working PapersLabor Laws
Digital Safety STEM Info
Other Workforce Connections
• Governor Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development
Councils - http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/
• USDOL YouthBuild - https://youthbuild.org/
• USDOL Job Corps – http://www.jobcorps.gov/home.aspx
• New York Youth Works -www.youthworks.ny.gov after
1/1/14
In December 2011,Governor Cuomo signed
legislation to combathigh unemployment among
inner-city youth by providing funding to organizations that could assist youth who needed
work-readiness training and connect them to certified
businesses for employment.
New York Youth Works
Targeted Areas
New York Youth Works
Embed Workforce Development
• Tour the Career Center in your community
• Bring in an HR Director for mock interviews
• Invite local businesses to share advice with participants
over lunch or dinner
• Help your participants get a summer job
• Use Talking Safety to encourage safe work environments
www.careerzone.ny.gov
Use NYSDOL’s CareerZone system to:
1.Explore high skill, high wage jobs
2. Build a resume3. Start a college
and career plan 4. Build a budget 5. Look for jobs
Learn More about Workforce for Youth
• Visit the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
for research and resources:
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/workforce-development
• Check out the Philadelphia Youth Network:
http://www.pyninc.org/resourcecenter/youthworkforce.php
• Attend the NYATEP Youth Academy held each year in
March: www.nyatep.org
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QuestionsFor More Information
Vicki Gray – DirectorCareer Development & Youth Initiatives Office Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
[email protected] 518.402.0440