TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, City Manager, ICMA-CM
FROM: Jay Reinstein, Assistant City Manager
Barbara Hill, Director, Human Resources Development
Mark Brown, Senior Customer Programs Officer, PWC
DATE: October 1, 2018
RE:
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ICON (Innovative Career Opportunities Now) Youth Internship Program Update
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Diverse and Viable Economy
Executive Summary:
The ICON (Innovative Career Opportunities Now) program, previously referred to as STEM, has been in place since May 2016. The program recently completed its third year and has increased participation from:
2016: 14 students placed at the City and PWC
2017: 23 students placed at the City, PWC and private sector locations
2018: 38 students placed at the City, PWC and private sector locations
ICON is the Cumberland County Schools' Career and Technical Education Work-based learning (WBL) program platform funded by the City of Fayetteville, Public Works Commission and several private sector employers. Work-based learning is an educational approach utilizing the workplace to provide students with the competencies and skills that allow them to connect school experiences to real-life work activities through career exploration, exposure to the real workplace and achievement of work readiness skills. This program also has a Career Shadowing and Students at Work Week components.
The ICON committee comprised of City, PWC, Cumberland County Schools, NC Works staff along with Councilmembers Tisha Waddell and Larry Wright, have recommended several program enhancements for 2019 that include:
* New mission statement
* Hiring pre-requisites
* Job Fair
* New interview structure
* Hiring organization commitments
* New program timeline
City Council approved $25,000 in the FY19 budget to be matched by an additional $25,000 in CDBG funds. It cos...
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