Parents: Please read. If you have a child age 14 – 17 (or if your child
have a disability and age 14 – 22), you can sign your child up for summer
work.
Work-Based Learning Program Gears Up For Summer 2011 Youth Employment
The Work-Based Learning Program/Summer Youth Employment (WBLP/SYE) is a
joint venture of the City of Austin and Travis County Health & Human
Services Departments that targets youth between the ages of 14 to 17 (14 to
22 for youth with disabilities) who reside in the City of Austin and/or
Travis County, and attend school in the City of Austin and/or Travis County.
Youth are recruited and referred through a number of avenues such as
faith-based, non-profit, and community-based organizations. Other referrals
are made through advertisement, public service announcements, schools and
the community-at-large.
The Work-Based Learning Program/Summer Youth Employment provides the
opportunity for young people to develop competence and confidence as well as
workplace skills in a “real-world of work” environment. Youth will be
exposed to career awareness and exploration while developing their career
plans and a commitment to lifelong learning. The program expands young
people’s choices in life by preparing them with necessary workforce skills
needed to succeed as citizens and productive employees. Youth have the
opportunity to learn academic subjects by seeing knowledge applied in the
“real world of work” and learn job-specific skills while being offered
interaction with positive, successful adult role models who provide guidance
in setting and achieving goals.
A key prerequisite of WBLP/SYE includes Job-Readiness Training where young
people gain the experience of applying for a job and earning a paycheck in a
nurturing environment with adult support and supervision. The opportunity
to work an average of 96 hours in one of two sessions during the summer will
be offered to youth participants. Each youth employee is provided with a
broad range of projects in work settings within the City of Austin and
Travis County, non-profit organizations, and private businesses.
Parents can register youth for Job Readiness Training by calling
512?854?4590.