· Contact: Allan Johnson
· Address: 1200 O’Brien Drive
· City: Menlo Park
· Zip: 94025
· Phone: 650.330.6420
· Fax: 650.330.6401
· Email: ajohnson@jobtrainworks.org
· Website: www.jobtrainworks.org
· Print Description: JobTrain, formerly OICW, is an educational and training institution, also offering career counseling and job placement services to our graduates.
JobTrain’s youth programs help students focus on educational success, job readiness, life skills, and practical goal setting. Youth between the ages of 14 and 21 receive vocational training, tutoring in basic skills, GED preparation, and job placement assistance.
In the School After School For Successful Youth program (SASSY), youth take classes after school in culinary arts, digital multimedia, fine arts, and more. In the Out of School Youth program (OSY), youth who are out of school receive vocational training, personalized GED exam assistance, or help finding shelter. Finally, youth looking for summer jobs are placed in paid internships. Whatever you need, JobTrain and its partners are here to help.
Activity: SASSY (School After School for Successful Youth)
· Fee: Free
· Seasons: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
· Category: Education
· Age Group: High School
· Age Detail: 9th-12th grades
· Signup Directions: OOEB enrollment. Contact Allan Johnson.
· Print Description: SASSY is an accredited after-school vocational training program for students from the Ravenswood City School District (RCSD), Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) and the Palo Alto Unified School District. Students who complete SASSY classes may earn up to 10 academic credits each semester for participating in the program. After-school vocational training programs include culinary arts, digital multimedia, fine arts, office skills and electronic assembly. For details about all possible SASSY classes, visit http://www.jobtrainworks.org/for-clients/youth-services/sassy.
Activity: Out of School Youth
· Fee: Free
· Seasons: Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
· Category: Education
· Age Group: High School/Adult
· Age Detail: 17-21 year olds
· Signup Directions: Contact Allan Johnson.
· Print Description: JobTrain offers a host of programs for young people who are no longer in school and looking for ways to upgrade their skills or learn new ones in our vocational training classes. JobTrain counselors will also work with out of school youth to help them solve problems as simple as resume preparation and as complex as finding permanent shelter. For details about all OSY classes and services, visit http://www.jobtrainworks.org/for-clients/youth-services/osy.