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Providing Quality Career Development in Youth Development & Leadership Programs

Two professionally dressed youth in a computer lab participate in workforce development programming.

Providing Quality Career Development in Youth Development & Leadership Programs

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth released a brief aimed at assisting youth development and leadership programs with increasing career development opportunities for youth. The brief describes how organizations can assess the extent to which they currently provide quality career development opportunities and suggests ways to integrate more career development skills-building into youth programs. By incorporating more career development activities into their work, youth development and leadership programs can ensure that youth acquire competencies they need not only to enter and succeed in employment but also to make informed decisions and manage their future career. READ MORE…