2011 Employ, Enrich, Engage

About

WDC and its partners will provide summer employment opportunities for youth aged 16 to 24. Applications will be accepted from youth seeking work experience and from employers wanting to host participants.

This is a six-week course, one-week of coursework followed by five weeks of work experience and training indemandoccupations. This course will equip youth with basic work skills, and practical know-how that employers require in today’s job seekers. Students will be placed in a paid internship based on interviews and other eligibility requirements. Enroll in the class to earn potential references, create an impressive resume, earn “work-ready” credentials, gain work experience and move along the pathway to becoming career and/or college ready.

Course work will be followed by five weeks of work experience and ongoing training. During that period, eligible participants can earn $7.25 to $10.00 an hour in addition to .5 high school credits. Check with your local high school to find out how to receive this .5 credit.

The E3 program for 2011 has concluded. Next Spring check the Worforce Development Center Home page for E3 announcements for 2012.

E3 News

Listen to a 2011 E3 Participant Talk About Their Experience

This Journal Times audio podcast features Nick Baker, a Case High School student who this summer participated in the Racine County Workforce Development Center’s competitive summer Employ, Engage, Enrich Program, or E3. ... listen

OECD: FULLFILLING PROMISE PROJECT CASE STUDY RACINE, WISCONSIN (USA): Employ, Enrich, Engage (E3)

This case study was written for an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) international publication entitled Ensuring Labour Market Success for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth. A summary of this study was highlighted by the OECD along with other case studies from around the world.

In general, the E3 model offers an interesting approach for regions with a diverse population that includes a significant minority population cohort. Many of the specific training programs and work sites were unique to Racine County, but other communities could offer a similar menu of customized and place-specific training and work opportunities.

Read the full project case study.

Program gives students summer work experience

The horse stall was hot but Nick Baker didn't stop working. The 16-year-old Case High School junior ran a small knife over and over through a 2-inch-thick sheet of rubber floor padding until, finally, he had cut a clean edge and the padding fit neatly into the wooden stall. ... read more

S C Johnson $25,000 Contribution Supports Racine County Youth Summer Employment Program

Racine County Executive Jim Ladwig announced today that SC Johnson has contributed $25,000 to the county’s Summer Youth Employment and Training Program. The donation helped offset a budget shortfall and ensured that all participants maintained employment in the program. ... read more

Newspapers find a new use through E3 job-training program

Seated at a semi-circle of long wooden tables at the HOPES Center, 506 7th St., Jakitta Hollins, Jordan Barth and Chris Kugel focus intently on their newspapers. Working quickly, they pull ... read more

E3 Youth Begin Work This Summer

Youth participating in the Summer Youth Program, known as E3, began work this week. Read a story and watch a video on the Journal Times website about youth repairing bicycles during one of this summers projects.

RACINE COUNTY ANNOUNCES 2011 SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING PROGRAM

Racine County Jim Ladwig announced today that the Racine County Workforce Development Center (WDC) is accepting applications for its 2011 Summer Youth Employment and Training Program, now called “E3” (“Employ, Enrich, Engage”). “The E3 program was very successful in 2009 and 2010,

2011 E3 - Employ, Enrich, Engage