The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) understands youth workforce development professionals are steadfast in your efforts to provide quality services for our nation’s youth and young adults. Here are highlighted recent resources to assist your work, especially as youth engage in summer work experiences.

• Summer Opportunities Re-imagined provides a list of resources and lessons learned for future summer youth employment opportunities.
• Forms of Payments for WIOA Youth Program Participants is a technical assistance resource designed to assist local youth workforce staff understand and distinguish the types of payments WIOA youth programs can use for participants engaged in activities such as work experience, occupational skills training, classroom activities and more.
• Strategies and Considerations: A Brief on Youth Assessments is designed to assist state and local areas in understanding not only the requirements in the law, but also the purpose of assessments, key components of strong assessment tools, and strategies for conducting effective and empowering assessments with youth in the WIOA youth program.

Contracting Strategies that Facilitate Serving Youth in Need is a brief that offers five strategies to consider to develop thoughtful, clear, and articulate contracts.