Youth Program in Gardere Has 100% Retention Rate, Mayor-President's Office Says

Youth program in Gardere has 100% retention rate, Mayor-President's office says

BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Sid Edwards visited Gardere today to check on the success of the program "Invest In Yourself."Invest In Yourself is an eight-week program that connects 18-to 24-year-olds to paid work experience and the documentation needed to pursue immediate employment, or to enroll in a two-year college. Today marked the halfway point of the program, which so far has a 100% retention rate, meaning all the participants remain acti…

Youth Employment Programs Need More Than Skills Training To Succeed, WEF Says

Teaching young people new skills is only one part of reducing unemployment, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) analysis, which argues that many employment programs fall short because they fail to address the larger economic barriers young people face. The report says that while business training, financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs remain valuable, they often do not translate into lasting employment or business growth unl…