Young adults looking to energize their career opportunities should get hyped for Charge!, a youth career program offered through the Missouri Job Center of St. Charles County. The Job Center is hosting an open house for the program 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, for those wanting to take charge of their future careers.
The Job Center, operated by St. Charles County’s Department of Workforce and Business Development, is located at 3757 Harry S Truman Blvd. in St. Charles.
Visitors to the open house will learn about the Charge! program’s free educational, career training, and job placement opportunities for St. Charles County residents who are 16-24 years old. Virtual reality demonstrations will be available for attendees to learn about working in the fields of robotics, automotive maintenance, electrical service, and other skilled occupations.
Charge! is designed to help qualifying young adults with social, economic, educational, or health-related barriers build a better future by starting with a good career. The program can:
- Pay for High School Equivalency Tests (HiSET, formerly called GED);
- Place eligible participants in a permanent, full-time job with on-the-job training;
- Help find training for careers with strong job placement opportunities;
- Assist in attaining professional certification in a range of growing career fields;
- Place participants in part-time jobs that pay above minimum wage;
- Provide valuable workplace experience.
Charge! is a federally funded youth development program; there is no cost to qualified participants. Qualifying participants are those who struggle with one or more of these barriers: never graduated high school; homeless; pregnant or young parent; documented disability; offender status; low income; in foster care or aged out; lack of basic job skills.
For more information about Charge! and other Missouri Job Center programs, visit sccmo.org/JobSeekerServices.