Working! Volume 15, No. 1 - Goodwill Industries International

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Before you go back-toschool shopping, see what your kids have outgrown and donate to Goodwill ® . Teach kids the value of their donations and how they help people in your community at donate.goodwill.org. II POWERED BY: Support your local by donating. Goodwill ®
Educating for Employment Educating for Employment Individuals Prepare for Good-Paying, Middle-Skill Jobs BY MELISSA EGAN The United States has seen some improvement after a two-year recession, and middle-skill jobs are a bright spot on an otherwise bleak employment horizon. Defined as jobs requiring more than a high school diploma but not a four-year degree, these positions continue to comprise the largest segment of jobs in the U.S. economy, according to the National Skills Coalition. Goodwill Industries ® links people to the educational preparation, skills training and resources needed to access well-paying jobs, including positions in banking, information technology, retail, health care and more. Certification, On-the-Job Training Boost Employment Success In Maryland, a partnership among Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake (Baltimore), Anne Arundel Community College, and local nonprofit Art with a Heart provides merchandising education for youth. Started in July 2010, the program prepares participants for a customer service skills certification exam from the National Retail Federation. At the same time, students acquire on-the-job retail experience. Deidre Webb, a program manager at the Baltimore Goodwill, says eligible participants take part in a rigorous 12-week curriculum. Three days a week, a community college instructor teaches the customer service curriculum from a Goodwill satellite office in Baltimore. Twice a week, Goodwill staff members impart life and job readiness skills. On these days, students also go to Art with a Heart to work on projects emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, and community beautification and ownership. They create large mosaics commissioned by area institutions as well as other saleable art. Students also have access to a Goodwill case manager, who helps them and their families with various barriers to work such as lack of transportation and child care. Art with a Heart participants gain valuable work and life skills during an intensive 12-week customer service curriculum. At Art with a Heart, participants work on projects emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, and community beautification and ownership. Educating for Employment 1
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