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| by Staff |
| March 15, 2013 |
MADISON — This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Youth Job Center (YJC) job skills program, which has trained well over 2,000 high-school aged youth in the art of finding, securing and keeping local paid employment; skills which they continue to use for a lifetime.
Sixty percent of these youth have been youth of color.
Started in 1993 as a summer-only job skills program for teens called Partners in Youth Employment (PYE), YJC now works with those youth seen as most needing of support in learning how to navigate today’s often complex and competitive process leading to paid employment. YJC annually assists an average of 100 highly-motivated youth, 14-17 years old, by providing individualized job-coach mentoring, ten hours of hard and soft job skills instruction, resume creation, job lead development, application and interview problem solving, 12 weeks of on-going job performance monitoring, plus free work permits.
Almost 100 Dane County employers, both large and small, have utilized the YJC program to supply summer vacation coverage, meet peak seasonal staffing demands, cover evening and weekend adult staff backup, as well as a cost-effective recruitment tool for permanent entry-level positions following high school graduation or during college attendance.
In celebration of its 20 years of service, YJC is seeking to expand its employer base, by introducing even more businesses to the advantages of hiring highly motivated, well trained, and flexible youth. Many YJC graduates have skill sets equal to or exceeding those of some adults. Summer part-time positions are especially in demand.
Says Tanya Vela of Lifetouch Photo at J.C. Penney-East Towne: “The Youth Job Center program has sent me numerous well-qualified employees over the years, several of which have gone on to become great additions to my permanent staff. I highly recommend the Youth Job Center to other employers as I think the program is wonderful.”
For more information contact Michael Mitchell at 245-2550 Ext. 108.
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