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Agency will assist youth apprentices in attaining employment via a series of employment skill development <br />workshops, internships and externships leading to potential employment, and emails with weekly job postings. <br />We will focus on STEAM and green collar industries when placing an individual at an employment site. <br />B. What types of services /workshops /resources will be provided to help youth attain employment? <br />Interns will attend career skills onsite instructor based and MOOC based workshops on resume and cover letter <br />creation, interviewing techniques and "Dressing for Success" as part of their on -the job training. Towards the <br />completion of their program, interns will also attend workshops on job searches, submit applications, and post <br />their resumes on several sites. The youth are brought into contact with potential employers and taught to present <br />themselves effectively in the job market. Students have access to an employment binder where a number of job <br />postings are included weekly. In addition the Case Manager sends several job leads to each participant's email <br />weekly <br />C. Specify the names of the employers that your agency has partnerships /agreements with, who will hire <br />oY uth. <br />Suavecito Inc., The Vazquez Law Group, Heritage Museum of Orange County, and host agency Santa Ana <br />Public Library has agreed to hire youth apprentices who have interned /externed at agency contingent upon <br />youth work performance and availability of resources. Additional potential employers who have committed to <br />hosting interns, and may hire youth apprentices who have interned in their sites are the Santa Ana Business <br />Council Inc., Knowlwood Enterprise Inc., The Frida Cinema, and the following City of Santa Ana departments: <br />Treasury Department of the Finance and Management Services Agency, the Plamiing and Building Agency, the <br />City Attorney's Office and the Santa Ana Zoo. Staff will continue to pursue additional employer partnerships <br />during the course of the program to ensure that youth get a wide variety of employment options. <br />D. Please provide Letters of Commitment from employers willing to hire your youth participants. <br />Please refer to Attachment D for letters of Commitment <br />E. What types of employment services will be provided to youth after they exit the program (retention, <br />transportation assistance, resources, etc.) <br />After exit, students will continue to have access to the employment binder and also receive emails from Case <br />Manager in regards to possible job leads. <br />V. Work Based Learning <br />A. Describe in detail the work based learning opportunities that will be offered to the youth such as: paid <br />work experience, internships, externships, job shadowing, and work based learning. <br />The entire format of the "Seeds to Trees" academy program is one that focuses on work based learning <br />opportunities. First, all 40 WIA eligible youth are hired as apprentice Work Experience employees (WEX) and <br />paid an hourly wage to receive a complete in -class and on- the -job training work experience that they can use to <br />propel them into higher education, employment and /or self - employment as a freelance entrepreneur. As part of <br />their work experience, all apprentices will be provided opportunities to internship onsite, as well externship at <br />sites that have committed to hosting interns from our program. Job shadowing and work based learning will be <br />a part of this program of this program. <br />B. List some of the employers that will assist in the work based learning opportunities. <br />Suavecito Inc, The Vazquez Law Group, Heritage Museum of Orange County, and host agency Santa Ana <br />Public Library, Santa Ana Business Council Inc, Knowlwood Enterprise Inc., The Frida Cinema, and the <br />following City of Santa Ana departments: Treasury Department of the Finance and Management Services <br />Agency, the Planning and Building Agency, the City Attorney's Office and the Santa Ana Zoo. Staff will <br />EXHE3IT A <br />