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Download full textBloom, Dan; Miller, Cynthia – MDRC, 2018
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that in 2016 over four million young people in the United States were "disconnected," meaning they had not been enrolled in school in the previous three months and were not working. Although this number has fallen in the years since the Great Recession (which officially ended in 2009), as the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Employment Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Program Evaluation
Fein, David; Hamadyk, Jill – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of Year Up--a national sectoral training program for urban young adults aged 18-24. Operated by an organization of the same name, Year Up provides six months of full-time training in the IT and financial service sectors followed by six-month internships at major firms. The full-time…
Descriptors: National Programs, Young Adults, Urban Youth, Job Training
Peer reviewedWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Year Up" is an occupational and technical education intervention that targets high school graduates to provide them with six months of training in the information technology and financial service sectors followed by a six-month internship and supports to ensure that participants have strong connections to employment. This What Works…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Information Technology, Finance Occupations, Internship Programs
Cummings, Danielle; Farrell, Mary; Skemer, Melanie – Administration for Children & Families, 2018
This report presents 30-month impact results from a random assignment evaluation of the Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP), a subsidized employment program for young people in New York City who have become disconnected from school and work. Operated by various provider agencies, YAIP offers disconnected young people between the ages of 16 and…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Employment, Program Descriptions, Young Adults
To Improve and to Prove: A Development and Innovation Study of Year Up's Professional Training Corps
Fein, David; Maynard, Rebecca; Baelen, Rebecca; Shivji, Azim; Souvanna, Phomdaen – Abt Associates, 2020
Year Up's Professional Training Corps (PTC) adapted its successful workforce program for low-income young adults to operate in college settings to reduce costs and enhance scalability. The one-year program provides six months of training in basic academic, professional, and occupational skills, extensive supports, a behavior contract, and a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Job Training, Low Income Groups, Access to Education
Siegel, Jessica – Electronic Learning, 1996
Discusses the Young Adult Learning Academy (YALA) in Manhattan, which offers an opportunity for school dropouts to get an equivalent of a high school degree and partake in job preparation programs. Describes the role of technology and the Youth Internship Program which trains students to work in day-care centers. (AEF)
Descriptors: Day Care, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Technology
