Occupational Skills Training

Occupational skills training is an organized program of study that provides specific vocational skills that lead to proficiency in performing actual tasks and technical functions required by certain occupational fields at entry, intermediate, or advanced levels:

• Outcome-oriented and focused on an occupational goal specified in the individual service strategy for the youth
• Sufficient duration to impart the skills needed to meet the occupational goal
• Leads to the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential

Check out the resources below for information and ideas on providing occupational skills training for youth.

Career One-Stop/America Job Center Resources

• Career One-Stop Local Training Finder
• Career One-Stop Certification Finder
• My Skills, My Future

Apprenticeship

• Apprenticeship Finder

Sector-Specific Resources

• SkillsTrac: Industrial Maintenance Training for Advanced Manufacturing
• Green Jobs Capacity Building Training 

Reports and Toolkits

• Make Work-Based Learning Work (2016)
• Career Pathways and Competency Models: Your Guidepost for Occupational and Technical Training (2011)
• YouthBuild Registered Apprenticeship Toolkit (2016)
• Long-term Effects of a Sectoral Advancement Strategy (MDRC) (2020)
• Skill Commons: Learning Materials & Program Support for Job-Driven Workforce Development 
• Projections Central: State Occupational Projections

Webinars

• Enough is Known for Action: Credentials that Count for Youth (2015)

Looking for more resources on the WIOA Youth program? Visit the WIOA Youth Program Resources page. 

 

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• Resource Publication Date: 2017
• Posted by: Youth Connections TA 1
• Posted in: Youth Connections