YES™ Certificate Program
Your Employability Skills Certificate Program ( YES™ ) begins in Erie
In collaboration with local school districts, employers and business organizations, the YES™ program is now available in northwestern Pennsylvania. The program is designed to help youth acquire the fundamental skills that employers regard as important to a well-trained work force. It addresses key concerns of the employers, while preparing applicants for quality employment opportunities and a pathway to a secure future.
YES™ was developed in York, Pennsylvania, by the York Operating Partnership and has a proven record of success at the high school level and in adult continuing education programs.
The YES™ program is a 120-hour course with rigorous certification requirements, which are taught in the senior year of high school.
Certificate Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED Certificate
- Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
- Achieve a Reading and Math score equivalent to Grade Level 9.0
- Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT)
- Achieve a score of 21 out of 50
- Completion of 120 hours of the YES Curriculum
- Topics include communications, teamwork, health and safety, personal development, technology, quality as well as plant/business tours.
- Successfully pass 6 Panel Drug Screening
- Thank you to Millcreek Community Hospital
- Demonstrated attendance of 95 percent or better
- (To documented guidelines for absenteeism and tardiness)
Schools Offering YES™
- Fairview High School
- Fort LeBoeuf High School
- Northwestern High School
- Seneca High School
Schools offering Yes™ for 2007/2008
- North East High School
- Girard High School
- Harbor Creek High School
If you think your company would benefit from having a better-prepared work force, please complete the form below to show your support for the YES™ program. There is no obligation to hire YES™ graduates and at no time will you be asked for funds as a result of completing this form.
Your support is critical to the success of YES™. The more employers that pledge their support, the more likely schools and students are to sign on with the program.
To view a list of the local employers that currently endorse the program, click here Employer Endorsement List.
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EMPLOYER SUPPORT FORM
For further information, contact Renee York at 814/833-3200 or 800/815-2660.