Youth Services at American Job Center in North Riverside
Provide youth with GED Classes, Personalized career coaching, Job readiness workshops, Paid Work Experience, College counseling, Job search assistance, Job placement, Supportive services.
WIOA Youth offers out-of-school youth (16-24 years old) an opportunity to participate in a variety of programs and trainings that will assist them in obtaining employment. Cook County focused population 16years -24years of age
WIOA places heightened emphasis on the alignment of programs that serve out-of-school youth in order to ensure they obtain the skills necessary to prepare for successful workforce participation and continued educational achievement. GED is available after registering for the WIOA youth program, in efforts to bridge the gap and eliminate employment barriers. Cook County focused population 16years -24years of age
GED & Job Readiness
Free program running 5 days to work with youth in small groups and individually to prepare them for the 4 sections of the GED Exam: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science, and to provide them with Job Readiness Skills.
17 to 24 year old youth without a high school diploma from low-income households in Cook County.
