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Title:
Work Force Preparation
MAP:
Youth Development
Agents Involved:
PJ
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Workforce Preparation – 4-H Youth Development
Situation:

Employers are having a difficult time hiring people with quality soft skills. They can find employees with technical skills and subject matter skills, but have been disappointed in their work ethic, team work approach, time management, dependability and attendance to work.

Long-Term Outcomes:

To help provide young people with the necessary soft skills such as awareness of being dependable, trustworthy, team oriented and prompt to work that will make them successfully employable adults.

Intermediate Outcomes:

To help youth understand the consequences of not developing soft skills that make them more employable. To encourage them to practice soft skills of which they become aware.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will learn what soft skills are and why they are important by doing role playing, mock interviews and team building activities.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will show progress in awareness of soft skills and why they are important.

Indicator: youth will demonstrate success in greeting people, resumes and mock interviews.

Method: evaluate resumes and interviews; discuss what was learned

Timeline: September - may


Intermediate Outcome: practice soft skills in school and/or work. Receive feedback from supervisors.

Indicator: supervisor feedback

Method: discussions or paper evaluation

Timeline: after each session

Long-term Outcome: youth will become successfully employed adults

Indicator: feedback from local business owners

Method: discussions, staying employed

Timeline: ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Elementary, Middle and High Schoolers

Project or Activity: variety appropriate to age group

Content or Curriculum: Welcome to the World of Work, new Kentucky curriculum

Inputs: Teachers, 4h agent, business representatives

Date: school year


Audience: High schoolers

Project or Activity: Adulting 101 Series

Content or Curriculum: community volunteers

Inputs: community partnerships

Date: August - May


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