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A Year Up how a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs--with real success

Shares the story of a pioneering program that offers low-income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and jobs with leading companies, tracing the progress from admissions through graduation to illuminate student challenges, failures, and successes.

Main Author: Chertavian, Gerald.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2012.
Subjects:
Year Up (Organization)
Occupational training > United States.
Young adults > United States > Vocational education.
Young adults > Employment > United States.
Internship programs > United States.
Internship programs > New York (State)
Poor youth > New York (State) > Vocational education.
Poor youth > Employment > New York (State)
Poor youth > Education (Higher) > New York (State)
Summary: Shares the story of a pioneering program that offers low-income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and jobs with leading companies, tracing the progress from admissions through graduation to illuminate student challenges, failures, and successes.
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-346) and index.
Physical Description: viii, 358 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780670023776 (hbk.)
0670023779 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Gerald Chertavian is the founder and CEO of Year Up. He serves on the boards of Bowdoin College, the Boston Foundation, the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, and the Massachusetts State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. A graduate of Bowdoin College and Harvard Business School, he lives in Boston with his wife and three children.

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