Youth Training Program
The OhioMeansJobs Center of Shelby County has training funds available through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to provide services to low-income youth, ages 14 - 21, who face barriers to employment. Service strategies, developed by the youth services provider, prepare youth for employment and/or post-secondary education through strong linkages between academic and occupational learning. |
These strategies must incorporate one or more of the ten required WIA youth program elements. These elements are:
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The current youth provider for Shelby County is the Sidney Shelby County Opportunity School operated through the Shelby County Educational Service Center. For more information on the WIA Youth Training Program, please call 937-498-4981 Select option 5 and then option 6 |