The GuilfordWorks Youth Program – part of a larger effort by the organization to help people find quality jobs they enjoy – is a program that offers a “comprehensive, integrated mix of services to build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for young adults ages 16-24 to participate in a productive workforce.”
And that’s exactly what will be happening when GuilfordWorks launches its “Summer Vocation: Police Chief’s Young Adult Jobs Initiative” this month.
This is a summer jobs program for 16- to 24-year-olds who live in Guilford County and would like roughly six weeks of summer work experience in a given field.
The program is individualized – offering an opportunity for participants to become familiar with an occupation they’re interested in. This will provide them with skills relevant to their chosen occupation – and it can even result in paying jobs.
Those who intend to participate are encouraged to attend a “mini boot camp” from 9 a.m. to noon on one of two days, before being connected to an employer. The boot camps will be hosted by Guilford Works.
The first will be held on Wednesday, June 12, at NCWorks Greensboro at 2301 W. Meadowview Road.
Another session will be held on Thursday, June 13 at NCWorks High Point at 607 Idol St. in that city.
According to program organizers, the sessions will help the young adults hone their interviewing and conflict resolution skills, teach them financial literacy, and offer more help for entry into the job market.
A daily raffle will award prizes to those present.
Attendance at one of the three-hour sessions is required to be certified as a “preferred candidate”– a status that improves a participant’s odds when interviewing with an employer.
GuilfordWorks is hoping to enable the participating young adults to find a job – and, eventually, a full-time long-term career.
GuilfordWorks, which also helps adults find employment, has been around for about four decades. The organization provides services such as career assessment, counseling and resume preparation.
You can learn more about the free services at GuilfordWorks.org.
Since when did it become the responsibility of local governments to create jobs for young people? Think about it. . . .when I was 13 my weekends and summers were helping an older lady plant and prune her garden. I also mowed yards in and around where I lived. I’m sure some reading the Rhino world who have the same thoughts, but they are probably in their 60’s and 70’s like me.
Initiative demonstrated by young people at an early age makes them better employees when they get older, versus waiting for the government to give them jobs.. . .that is, money for standing around and watching others and waiting on a pay check for doing nothing.
Reminds me of the adage of. . . .”Hello, we are from the government and we’re here to help you” when they didn’t ask the government to do anything except get out of the way.
Just like you sir, mowing grass was my first business, I was 11 years old. I had regular customers every week. My first mower didn’t have a motor, it was a real “reel” mower. Saved my money and bought my first gas powered mower from Western Auto in Gibsonville. It cost me 39.00 and I negotiated no tax. Kids today really have no idea.