Bibliograph

A Year Up, how a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs--with real success, Gerald Chertavian

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A Year Up, how a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs--with real success, Gerald Chertavian

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A Year Up

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

759911256

Responsibility statement

Gerald Chertavian

Sub title

how a pioneering program teaches young adults real skills for real jobs--with real success

Summary

Shares the story of a pioneering program that offers low-income young adults training, mentorship, internships, and jobs with leading companies, tracing the progress from admissions through graduation to illuminate student challenges, failures, and successes

Table Of Contents

Prologue: honk for opportunity -- "Yo, God. what are you doing?" -- Brother from another zip code -- Why is he doing this? -- Ping me... please? -- "You don't have a chance in hell" -- Don't lose it now! -- Oh, pioneers! -- "Reach and strive for 2005!" -- Guilty by association -- "I am having an intern moment" -- Abdul, in a state of grace -- The soul of a new machine -- "We are one year up" -- I think that woman saved my life -- Epilogue: wheels up for opportunity

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