Voices of Experience: Youth Work Experience

Sara Hastings, Youth Policy and Performance Unit Lead, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Evan Rosenberg, Program Analyst, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Caroline Chen, Workforce Analyst, Division of Youth Services, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

This session featured stories from DYS’s Voices of Experience: Youth Work Experience video series in which youth work experience providers shared success stories, tips for creating impactful work experiences for youth and employers, and lessons learned from adapting their programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This video series features:

• Early Childhood Resource Center, an Ohio-based child care work experience provider;
• Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, which provides youth in Michigan with summer work experience opportunities;
• New Hampshire Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), which connects youth with health care providers; and
• Virginia WIOA Youth Summer Program, a youth work experience practitioner in Virginia.

Participants also had the chance to connect with DYS staff and learn about work experience requirements.

To prepare for viewing this webinar, please review:

Let’s Chat: What Counts Towards the WIOA Youth Program’s Work Experience Expenditure Requirement was an interactive chat on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth program’s 20 percent work experience expenditure requirement.

Our Journey Together: Work Experience Activities Brief  provides a summary of the policies and program design considerations to assist local program operators developing work experience activities for WIOA Youth program participants.

Also, please view the Work Experiences for Youth Videos page to view the full videos highlighted in this webinar.

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