Title
Exploring Summer Youth Employment Programs through Career Pathways
Session Code
5041
Venue
Phoenix Convention Center
Room
227 A/B
Description
Summer youth employment programs (SYEPs) are widely offered across the nation in local communities, and some are available statewide. Yet few are centered around adding equitable educational benefits to all learners who participate. To best leverage the investment in and infrastructure for SYEPs, state leaders, employers, intermediaries and local districts and schools should focus on developing critical partnerships to create impactful SYEP experiences for learners that better align SYEPs and career pathways and increase the potential to scale the programs statewide. This session will explore the work-based learning continuum, foundational research on SYEP including a review of programs, and provide recommended actions for embedding SYEP into career pathways.