Training for job readiness helps teenagers have an understanding of what job searching means and how important it is to hold down a job. The skills they need range from being motivated to work, to performing in interviews.
There are a lot of young people who turn out to be terrific employees who couldn't initially meet the standards in benchmarks for job searching. So will others who seem to have no motivation to prepare for employment, because often it is actual work experience that indicates whether or not a young person can hold down a job.
If a young person is disabled-with around 40% in foster homes-could find it to too challenging to hold a job and may need special assistance. Overall, the term disabled is used to describe a youth who has mental, physical, or emotional impairments that are affecting their ability to learn. You can play a critical role in making sure children have access to vocational and community based services, or entitlement programs designed for the disabled. That can make a world of difference in a move from a position of care to employment.
An important part of job readiness is helping young people practice ways to handle discriminatory situations successfully. Be sure to prepare them by talking over the forms of discrimatory situations. In discussions about discrimination, don't allow sensitivity about being politically correct, using appropriate language or conveying the right message interfere Lastly, make sure they're ready for every kind of responsibility they will have when employed.