A Year Up

Author: Gerald Chertavian
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: B00B9ZHT22

A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs-With Real Success

The inspiring story of a pioneering program that is redefining urban young adults as economic assets, not deficitsDuring Gerald Chertavian's many years as a Big Brother, the former technology entrepreneur realized that our nation's "Opportunity Divide" strands millions of young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder. Download A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills for Real Jobs-With Real Success from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. In 2000, Chertavian dedicated his life to closing that divide and Year Up was born.Year Up is an intensive program that offers low income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobs-often with Fortune 500 companies. 85 percent of program graduates are employed or in full-time college within four months of graduation. Today, Year Up serves more than 1,300 stude Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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