Pivotal
Point Youth Services
Program Name: Entrepreneurship Training
Program Description: This twelve week training, designed by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, is facilitated by Certified Entrepreneurship Trainers and covers basic business concepts including: market research & business selection, tracking costs & revenues, marketing & advertising, negotiation & pricing, business plan creation, etc. Each participant receives an entrepreneurship BIZ bag filled with useful tools needed to complete the course. At the end of the training, each youth completing the program will have a complete business plan and is eligible to compete for start-up money for their business. This workshop additionally includes a ten-hour Job Readiness Workshop is designed to prepare youth for employment by providing soft skills training in order to increase the youth's employability in a short amount of time. The workshop is comprised of modules on professionalism, workplace conflict resolution, workplace safety, financial management, resume writing, job search and interview techniques, and job retention. It also includes an online assessment tool designed to uncover each youth's individual strengths, challenge areas, and suggestions for potential career fields.
Target Populations:
Middle
High
Foster youth, youth involved in the juvenile justice system, high school dropouts, and parenting teens.
Program Type:
Youth Leadership
Lead Agency (coordinator and manager of comprehensive multi-organization afterschool program)
Entreprenuership Training
Describe Weekend, Evening, Summer Services and Transportation Arrangements (if applicable):
Schools where program is currently offered: Castlemont High School
Geographic Areas Served (current):
District 7 (East Oakland - Coliseum)
Geographic Areas for Expanded Service:
Citywide
Capacity to Deliver Services: At Castlemont High School, there is 1 Certified Entrepreneurship
Trainer, supported by 1 Peer Support Worker who can offer services in English.
Days per week: 2-3 Hours per day: 2-3
Student/Instructor Ratio:
15:1
Total number students (per school site): 15
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