CITY OF IRWINDALE YOUTH PROGRAM
OCTOBER, 2007

Irwindale, CA – LA Works has just completed the first session of a new program offering entitled ‘Career Essentials’. Under contract with the City of Irwindale, the program was developed to provide training for its residential youth. The program included six (6) hours of intense training over three (3) sessions on topics designed to give the students the tools needed to achieve both academic and career success. Career Essentials training is the core of LA Works’ career education and work experience programs. These trainings create the foundation of developmental characteristics employers are looking for in their employees.

The goal of our classes is to coach students towards those characteristics, help them prepare for the work environment, and become productive members of our communities. The following list is a sample of the topics covered:

· Work Ethics & Entrepreneurship
· Diversity & Customer Service
· Thinking and Problem Solving
· Effective Written, Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication Skills
· Occupational Safety
· Employment Literacy
· Interviewing and Job Survival
· Technology Literacy

Combined with academic skills preparation, students had the opportunity to prepare for entry into the work force by gaining knowledge about the expectations employers have about attitude, preparedness, and skills through the work-readiness programs offered at the LA Works facility. Occupational Skills training consisted of four (4) career exploration phases: Self-Assessment, Occupational Research, Decision Making, and Job-skills building.

For more information about these types of youth program offerings, contact:

Sarah Watson
LA Works
(626) 960-3964 ext. 2389
sarah.watson@laworks.org

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