(Middlesex
County, CT) The Middlesex Youth Development Career Services program
announced that it is seeking out-of-school area youth aged 16 to 24 for a
program that provides job training, paid internships and certificate
programs for young people. The program is funded by the Community
Renewal Team and supports youth in the process of joining the workforce.
Specifically, the program offers youth choices in Certified Nursing
Assistant, Phlebotomy, Technician, EMT, Human Services, CT Security
Guard Licenses among other certificate programs.
“There
is tremendous need for this program as it helps prevent out of school
youth from slipping through the cracks and allows them to attend
training which gets them into the workforce,” said Julie Sapia-Bryant,
program manager for the Middlesex Youth Development Career Services.
To
participate youth must not be enrolled in school for over a year, must
meet age and income eligibility requirements and must reside in
Middlesex County or Meriden. Students work with a program coordinator to
set specific employment and/or education goals while in the program.
Students of the program are placed into employment after completion of
the certificate program and are exited from the program. They will
continue to receive follow up for a full year after they complete the
program.
“We
are excited to begin searching for our second rotation of students to
join this valuable program which allows them to be successful in
whatever field they choose to pursue,” said Sapia-Bryant.
Enrollment
in the program serves 20 Workforce Investment Act participants and the
program occurs on a rolling basis since not all youth will receive
technical training at a community college. Assessments are part of the
selective process and they are critical to match individualized service
plans with individual needs. A test in reading and mathematics is
administered as a pre-test and post-test for those students who did not
pass the first time.
To learn more about the program contact: Julie Sapia-Bryant at 860-347-6924 ext. 248 or by email at sapiaj@crtct.org.
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