The City of Wilmington has been providing employment and internship opportunities for youth and young adults in our community for over 50 years. The program is open to all household income levels with a focus on youth from promise communities.

By promoting work skill development, career exploration, and even financial literacy, YCD helps prepare participants for work and gives them the experience to develop the skills necessary to be more competitive in an ever-changing job market.

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About the Program:

3 Tracks: "Workforce","Internship" and "Career Pathway"

  1. Workforce:
    • ELIGIBILITY:
    • 14 to 20 years old
    • 8 week program
    • Required document checklist
    • Participants are randomly selected from eligible pool.
  2. Internship (summer season):
    • ELIGIBILITY:
    • Age and other eligibility requirements specified by worksite based upon the tasks and responsibilities of the internship
    • 6 to 8 weeks
    • Participants are interviewed and competitively selected.
  3. Career Pathway (academic year):
    • ELIGIBILITY:
    • Age and other eligibility requirements specified by worksite based upon the tasks and responsibilities of the internship
    • 6 to 8 weeks
    • Participants are interviewed and competitively selected.

 

For more information, please contact Youth Career Development staff at (302) 576-3822.