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Author and Contributors: Arnett, Nate (1 more by this author); Graham Cochran
Publisher: Ohio State University Extension (3/24/09)
Review Level: Peer review
Primary Content Area: Programs of Distinction
Content Type: General Information; Professional Development; Programming Resource
Audience: Professionals, Educators & Program Staff; Children & Youth
Resource Type: An extension or a land-grant developed resource
Keywords: job training
Description: The Job Experience and Training (JET) program is a work-based learning program that is part of the comprehensive 4-H youth development program at Adventure Central, an urban education center in Dayton, Ohio. To address concerns that youth lack the skills essential for job success and are entering the workplace unprepared, Extension educators at Adventure Central created the JET program, a work-based learning program for teens. JET is conducted over a six-month period, culminating in an eight-week summer work experience in collaboration with a local park district. Supervisors and teens complete a performance appraisal measure based on 21st century skills at two points during the program. Both teens and supervisors provide written comments addressing teens' strengths and areas for growth, as well as comments on their satisfaction with the program itself. Overall, the experience appears to have produced improvements in teens' workforce skills, as evidenced by their own self-assessment and that of their supervisors.
Media Type: PDF - Portable Document Format
Resource Listed: March 24, 2009
Resource Last Updated: January 2, 2013
Language: EN

Job Experience and Training (JET) Program