The Employment Opportunity Center is a job training program designed to equip and empower young adults (18-24 years of age) to pursue employment and career goals through paid work opportunities, coaching, supportive case management and career exploration. Our vision is to open Employment Opportunity Centers in collaboration with each of the neighborhood resource center sites sponsored by OCS’s affiliate, Outreach Community Ministries, Inc.
Employment Opportunity Centers have four components:
- Classroom training in remedial education/GED studies, employment soft skills, basic computer skills, life skills and character development.
- A paid internship, 25-30 hours per week at a social enterprises or community service site, giving students on-the-job work experience.
- A four-month, paid internship in the private sector in an industry of interest for the student.
- Placement in permanent employment at either the internship site or in a related position, or enrollment in an apprenticeship program, technical school or junior college to access higher-skilled employment and career opportunities.