Transcript Workforce Development - New York State Afterschool Network

Workforce Development
Helping 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 WIA Youth Program
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.
33 Local Youth
Points of Contact
Across the State
http://www.labor.ny.gov/sites/youth/pdf/youth-contact-map.pdf
The Youth We Serve
The Youth We Serve
WIA Youth Program Design
WIA Section 129(c)(1)(A)
• Objective Assessment
• Individual Service Strategy
• Preparation for Post-Secondary
Educational Opportunities
Ten Required WIA Program Elements
Improving
Educational
Achievement
Tutoring & Study
Skills Training
(includes Dropout
Prevention)
Alternative
Secondary School
Preparing for
and Succeeding
in Employment
Supporting
Youth
* Summer
Employment
Developing
Youth’s
Potential
Supportive Services Leadership
Development
Opportunities
Paid/Unpaid Work Comprehensive
Experience
Guidance and
Counseling
Adult Mentoring
Occupational Skills
Training
Follow-Up
Measuring Program Success
• Placement in Employment or Education
• Attainment of a Degree/Certificate
• Literacy and Numeracy Gains
Building Work Readiness Skills
• New Tool – National Work Readiness Credential
• Expanded test center network
• New curriculum available
• Business Support and Partnerships
Work Readiness Is More Than…
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Soft Skills
SCANS Skills
Job Search Skills
Resume Preparation
Mock Interviews
Dress to Impress
Work Readiness Skills
Situational
Judgment
Oral
Language
Test
• Cooperate with
others
• Conflict resolution
and negotiation
• Observe critically
• Problem solving and
decision making
• Taking responsibility
for learning
• Speak so others
can understand
Workplace
Reading
• Read with
Understanding
Workplace
Math
• Use math to solve
problems
• Listen actively
See the NWRC Trainers guide at http://workreadiness.com/images/training.pdf for more information
The NYSDOL Youth Portal
Find info on:
Working Papers
Labor Laws
Digital Safety
STEM Info
www.labor.ny.gov/youth
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
New York Youth Works
In December 2011,
Governor Cuomo signed
legislation to combat
high unemployment among
inner-city youth by providing
funding to organizations that could
assist youth who needed workreadiness training and connect
them to certified businesses for
employment.
New York Youth Works
Targeted Areas
 New York City
 Town of Hempstead
 City of Buffalo
 City of Rochester
 City of Mount Vernon
 City of Yonkers
 City of New Rochelle
 Town of Brookhaven
 City of Schenectady
 City of Albany
 City of Syracuse
 City of Utica
New York Youth Works
www.youthworks.ny.gov
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-226-5724
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
Use NYSDOL’s CareerZone system to:
1.Explore high skill,
high wage jobs
2. Build a resume
3. Start a college
and career plan
4. Build a budget
5. Look for jobs
www.careerzone.ny.gov
Learn More about Workforce for Youth
• Visit the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
for research and resources: http://www.ncwdyouth.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
Questions
For More Information
Vicki Gray – Director
Career Development & Youth Initiatives Office
Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
[email protected]
518.402.0440
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