Youth Employment Programs

 Alternative Education

The alternative education program is a program designed to assist individuals who are trying to obtain their GED.   A computer lab with GED software and on-site tutor is available to those who need assistance in obtaining their GED.  Assitance is avaiable to help with the cost of the GED test and supplies to help achieve success in academics.

Alternative Education Application

Summer Youth Programs
The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act 2009 provides funding for a Summer Employment and Training Program. Opportunities are provided for youth who are 14-24 years of age living in Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, and Yellowstone Counties.

Employment training includes paid work experience at a local worksite, completion of job training goals (interviewing skills, resume building, application process), and support in developing career and life skills. We contract with businesses and agencies within the local communities. Youth are able to receive paid work experience while developing job skills. Worksites are selected by each youth based on their experience, interest and career goals.

Youth WIA Program
 

Purpose: The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title IB Youth Program provides services to youth ages 14-21. The main thrust of the Youth Program is to increase the focus on longer-term academic and occupational learning opportunities and provide long-term comprehensive service strategies. Youth services are provided to in-school youth ages 14-21 and out-of-school youth ages 16-21. Please print and complete all three parts.

Youth Employment Application Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 - Basic Intake

Economic Development: The Youth Program is designed to prepare Montana’s youth to either enter post-secondary education, training or employment upon completion of their secondary education. The aging of Montana’s workforce is an issue of concern and therefore this program can be an instrument toward meeting the future workforce demands.

Youth program elements consist of:

1. Tutoring, study skills training and instruction leading to the completion of secondary schooling including dropout prevention strategies;
2. Alternative secondary school services;
3. Summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning;
4. Paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing;
5. Occupational skill training;
6. Leadership development opportunities;
7. Supportive services;
8. Adult mentoring for a duration of at least twelve months, that may occur during and after program participation;
9. Follow up services for not less than 12 months after the participant completes the program; and
10. Comprehensive guidance and counseling, including drug and alcohol counseling and referral to counseling as appropriate to meet the needs of the participant.

Eligibility: An individual must be between the ages of 14-21, low income and meet at least one of the following barriers to employment:

1. School dropout (individual is no longer attending any school and has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent);
2. Basic skills deficient (individuals that have English, writing or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test;
3. Foster child
4. Pregnant or parenting
5. Individuals with disabilities, including learning disabilities
6. Homeless or runaway youth
7. Offenders
8. Meets the State Youth Council’s definition of an eligible youth facing serious barriers to employment who is an individual (including a youth with a disability) who has no vocational/employment goal and has below average grades or has a poor work history (to include no work history) or has been fired from a job in the last six calendar months