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Launching a High School Youth Mentoring Program

Launching a High School Youth Mentoring Program. Why a Mentoring Program?. Follows “Grow your own” concept Provides pool of potential employees Makes a difference in the lives of youth

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Launching a High School Youth Mentoring Program

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  1. Launching a High School Youth Mentoring Program

  2. Why a Mentoring Program? • Follows “Grow your own” concept • Provides pool of potential employees • Makes a difference in the lives of youth • Helps employees (mentors) sharpen their skills, improve their communication techniques, and build self-esteem

  3. Who is SkillsUSA? • SkillsUSA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational association serving more than 300,000 students and teachers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. • Involvement with SkillsUSA gives employers a direct link with the educational system, producing an even exchange of benefits as students receive more relevant training and employers put better-prepared people to work. • SkillsUSA has helped develop more than nine million workers through active partnerships between employers and educators.

  4. Why mentor SkillsUSA students? • Students have an interest in skilled trades • Activities develop creativity, problem-solving skills, teamwork, leadership, self-esteem and integrityall competencies and foundation skills • Introduces students to the dignity of work, high standards in trade ethics and workmanship, life-long learning and job safety • Helps bridge the school-to-workplace gap

  5. Benefits to Youth • Imparts crucial skills (both job-related and personal) • Enriches and expands youths’ social connections • Enhances mentees’ self concept and optimism about the future • Students see the real-world application of what they are learning in school • Studies show improvement in students’ academic achievement

  6. Next Steps • Meet with SkillsUSA chapter representatives and teachers • Set program goals and objectives • Establish program policies and procedures • Develop a program budget • CEWD/SkillsUSA mentoring toolkit has everything we need to get started!

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