Eligibility

To participate, 14-21 year olds must meet the following requirements:

Federal income guidelines; and possess barrier(s) to employment (high school dropout, pregnant/parent teen, homeless, runaway, foster child, disabilities, offender/ex-offenders, basic skills deficient); or
Exceed federal income guidelines, but possess at least one or more barriers to employment (high school dropout, pregnant/parent teen, disabilities, foster child)

Program Components

Work Experience (WE) Activity

Work Experience Activity exposes young people to the world of work. The program provides hands-on training in learning work readiness skills. It also enables youth to experience the day-to-day demands of the work environment.

This training can either be paid or unpaid and may take up to 480 hours to complete.

Passport to Careers

Passport to Careers is a year-round program that focuses on occupational skills training through work experience, internship, and classroom instruction.

Passport to Careers offers in-school and out-of-school youth work experience opportunities in the summer along with after school activities throughout the year.

Limited Internship (LI) Activity

Limited Internship Activity provides youth opportunities to learn a particular job skill in a field in which they are interested, and get paid while being trained!

Upon satisfactory completion of the training, employers are required to retain participants as regular employees.

These are just some of the occupations that you can be trained in:

Clerk Typist
Secretary
Data Entry Clerk
Dental Assistant
Accounting Clerk
Front Desk Clerk
Administrative Assistant
Sales Associates
Computer Clerk
Allied Health
Construction
Business Technology

Classroom Training (CRT) Activity

Classroom Training Activity provides youth opportunities to obtain knowledge and job skills. This training also provides in-school and out-of-school young people pathways to obtain a high school diploma or G.E.D.

Here are some of the classroom training programs that can be provided:

Basic Remedial Education
English-as-a-Second Language (ESL)
Occupational Skills Training (Theory)
Pre-GED/GED Services
Adult Mentoring
Leadership Development Opportunities
Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Certificate Program
Apprenticeship
Customized Training

Services

At the American Job Center, there is a network of Youth Programs and Services to help you reach your goals:

Tutoring
Alternative secondary school
Adult mentoring
Leadership development
Summer employment directly linked to academic and occupational learning
Paid and unpaid work experience
Occupational skill training
Comprehensive guidance and counseling
Follow-up services
Supportive services

With commitment and determination, you can take full advantage of these services, which will help you find and keep the job you want.

How to Get Started

To see if you are eligible for the Youth Program:

Register online at our HIREGUAM website.
Visit the American Job Center or call to schedule an appointment.

Contact Us

For more information, contact our Programs administrator:

Theresa Camacho
Phone: (671) 300-4555
Email: theresa.camacho@nulldol.guam.gov