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The Department of Labor's
Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) supports a wide variety of programs to ensure that all youth have the
skills and training they need to successfully make the transition to adulthood
and careers. These programs include:
- Job Corps — Job
Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential education and
job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24. Private companies,
state agencies, federal agencies, and unions recruit young people to
participate in Job Corps, where they can train for and be placed in jobs.
- Youth
Opportunity Grants — This program provides services to youth, ages
14-21, living in high-poverty areas.
- Youth
Formula-Funded Grant Programs — These programs provide services to
eligible youth, ages 14-21, in local communities. Funds are allocated based on
the number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment; the
relative excess number of unemployed individuals in a state; and the relative
number of disadvantaged youth in a state.
- Apprenticeship —
Apprenticeship is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom
instruction in which workers learn the practical and theoretical aspects of a
highly skilled occupation. Applicants for apprenticeship programs must be at
least 16 years old and meet the program sponsor's qualifications.
For more information on these programs, visit ETA's
Office of Youth Services
page. Information can also be obtained by subscribing to the Youth
listserv.
Youth
Programs
Provides news about, and links to, the Department's
youth-related programs and services.
Youth
Resource Connections
This free bi-weekly subscription service from the
Department's Office of Youth Services contains important announcements and
information for state and local partners, coaches, and others interested in
youth development.
CareerVoyages
Features information
about the fastest growing industries and occupations with details of skills and
education required and job openings by area. Includes wage, licensing
requirements and growth rates for jobs in demand.
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