Yuma Private Industry Council

Ypic assists youth ages 16 through 24 to become self-sufficient by providing the following services: -occupational skills training - an organized program of study that provides specific skills and leads to proficiency in an occupational field -paid and unpaid work experience - structured learning experience in a workplace that provides opportunities for career exploration and skill development -post-secondary preparation and transition activities - help youth prepare for and transition to post-secondary education and training -education offered concurrently with workforce preparation - integrated education and training model combining workforce preparation, basic academic skills, and occupational skills -alternative secondary school and dropout recovery services - assist youth who have struggled in traditional secondary education or who have dropped out of school -leadership development opportunities - encourage responsibility, confidence, employability, self-determination, and other positive social behaviors -financial literacy education - provides youth with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve long-term financial stability -entrepreneurial skill training - provides the basics of starting and operating a small business and develops entrepreneurial skills -tutoring, study skills, instruction, and dropout prevention - activities that lead to completion of a high school diploma or recognized equivalent -adult mentoring - a formal relationship between a youth and an adult mentor with structured activities where the mentor offers guidance, support, and encouragement -comprehensive guidance and counseling - provide individual counseling to participants -labor market information - offer employment and labor market information about in-demand Industry sectors and occupations -supportive services - to enable a youth to participate in wioa activities -follow up - provided following program exit to ensure youth succeed in employment or education persons benefitted: 594 enrolled 648 one stop

Ypic operates a charter school for grades 9 through 12 for at-risk students. 192 students enrolled in the charter school and 16 students graduated during the 2022-2023 school year.

Adult - ypic has outsourced the adult program to rescare. Through rescare, ypic provides adults services designed to help customers access the tools they need to obtain employment, training, and skills upgrades. Ypic's goal is to assist our customers in attaining self-sufficiency. Services include the following: -program orientation and intake -career counseling, job seeker assistance: employment referrals -navigation of employment websites, resume submission -assessment testing -workshops: resume, application, interviewing & work readiness preparation -partner program enrollment, unemployment insurance claim filing -des registrations: food stamps, general assistance -wioa enrollment: education/training programs -occupational & vocational skills training -on-the-job training, work experience training -case management services, pre-vocational instruction -job placement -follow-up services, support services persons benefitted: 933 enrolled 1,139 one stop dislocated worker - ypic has outsourced the dw program to rescare. Through rescare, ypic provides employment, re-employment and training services to customers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own due to mass layoffs, plant closures, or reduction in force due to the declining Industry and/or occupation. Services inlude the following: -job search assistance -career counseling and assessment -workshops on employability skills, resume, practice interviewing, career exploration, computer fundamentals -resume assistance -on-the-job training, work experience training -funding for training/upgrading current occupational skills -unemployment insurance information -use of computers, fax and copy machines, and telephones for job search -library resources persons benefitted: 127 enrolled 230 one stop