YouthBuild is a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational services for youth ages 17-21 who left school or are at risk of leaving school without a secondary diploma.
Anyone 17–21 years old who does not have a diploma or GED may apply for a construction position through the application linked below. YouthBuild participants need to be committed to both classroom and work components.
Students in the SouthWest Metro YouthBuild program will:
- Be an employee of Scott or Carver counties bringing home a paycheck
- Earning credits toward graduation
- Develop workplace and career readiness skills
YouthBuild Application 2023-2024
More about the Department of Labor YouthBuild Program:
Participants learn vocational skills in construction, as well as in other in-demand industries that include healthcare, information technology, and hospitality. Participants also provide community service through the required construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own neighborhoods. Participants split their time between the vocational training work site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency, learn to be community leaders, and prepare for postsecondary training opportunities, including college, apprenticeships, and employment. YouthBuild includes significant support systems, such as a mentoring, follow-up education, employment, and personal counseling services, and participation in community service and civic engagement.
SouthWest Metro is an official Department of Labor YouthBuild site.