This case study was prepared in conjunction with The Right Jobs:
Identifying Career Advancement Opportunities for Low-Skilled Workers,
a guide for workforce development practitioners.Year Up, an innovative
technology training program, prepares and places low-income, urban
young adults in entry-level IT jobs while also preparing them for
college. Since its founding in 2000, Year Up has produced outstanding
results for its students. The program targets recent high school
graduates and GED recipients between the ages of 18 and 24 who are
either unemployed or trapped in dead-end jobs. It provides them with an
intensive year of technical, professional, and business communications
training. It also provides an internship experience, college credit,
and a high degree of personal and academic support.
