Y4 INTERVIEWS - 5-5-2011.mp4

600 Youth to Celebrate Success in Job Training Programs at Y4 event on May 5, 2011

WHAT: Media is invited to attend Y4, an annual conference for San Bernardino County youth who are enrolled in County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment funded job training programs. Y4 offers youth participants a day of motivational presentations, career building workshops and opportunities to meet with local employers. Approximately 600 youth, ages 17-21 will attend to celebrate their accomplishments in training programs and be introduced to new resources to help them move forward into careers.

County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board youth training programs are available to help youth who face obstacles such as poverty, parenting or other life challenges that would prevent them from building a career. The programs, aimed at youth ages 17-21, provide education, mentoring and job skills training to better prepare them for their future career.

Monster.com and the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour will present breakout workshops which will include topics such as job interviewing, finding and keeping a job, and diversity in the workplace. A resource fair will feature local employers willing to give mock job interviews or answer questions about their industry. In addition to the employers, several public agencies, vocational schools and colleges will be available.

Y4 is hosted by County of San Bernardino Chair and Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonzales, Vice-Chairman and First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, Second District Supervisor Janice Rutherford, Third District Supervisor Neil Derry, and Fourth District Supervisor Gary Ovitt, in partnership with the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County.

This event is not open to the public but media is invited to attend.

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2011 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: San Bernardino International Airport Million Air Hangar 295 N. Leland Norton Way San Bernardino, Calif. 92408

About the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County
The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County is comprised of private business representatives and public partners appointed by the County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors. The Board strives to strengthen the skills of the County's workforce through partnerships with business, education and community-based organizations. The County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors is committed to providing county resources which generate jobs and investment.

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