Year Up

Year Up’s job training program is tuition free, and offers access to today’s best companies and a proven path to career success.

Learn new skills to launch your career!

Our approach – Three steps to a new job.

1. Learn
The Learning & Development phase of our program provides you with skills-based training from expert instructors, and an educational stipend. We have over 10 different career paths to choose from. See what’s offered in your location.

2. Intern
Put the skills you learned into practice! We’ll work with our company partners to provide you access to internships and wrap-around support services.

3. Land a Job
80% of alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Our support staff will guide you through every part of your job search.

Why Year Up?

$53,000 Average starting annual salary of Year Up graduates

45,000+ Students served to date

80% of graduates employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within 4 months of graduation

30+ Campuses across U.S.

92% of alumni are satisfied with Year Up

Year Up’s mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by ensuring that young adults gain the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through careers and higher education.

Our core values guide our work:

Respect and value others
Build trust, be honest
Be accountable
Engage and embrace diversity
Strive to learn
Work hard and have fun

Our “Why”

We believe that every young adult has potential and deserves opportunity and economic justice. Year Up is committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code. Employers face a growing need for talent while millions are left disconnected from the economic mainstream. These inequities only further perpetuate the Opportunity Divide that exists in our country—a divide that Year Up is determined and positioned to close.

Our Impact Strategy

In addition to driving impact through direct service and strategic partnerships with employers, talent providers, and policymakers, Year Up is committed to addressing the root causes of the Opportunity Divide in this country and creating pathways to opportunity at broad scale. Helping to power the opportunity movement and make this work possible are two essential partnerships with Grads of Life and YUPRO Placement.

Grads of Life

Grads of Life was created by Year Up to harness the power of the private sector in closing the Opportunity Divide. Grads of Life is mobilizing an Opportunity Employer Movement by demonstrating the benefits of hiring practices that prioritize diversity and economic equality and equipping employers with the knowledge, training and tools to hire, retain, and advance Opportunity Talent. Grads of Life researches and publishes insights on evidence-based inclusive talent practices, shifts perceptions of what constitutes talent through its media and communications platforms, and partners with employers directly to help them design and implement talent strategies that promote economic opportunity, stability and mobility for all.

YUPRO Placement

YUPRO Placement is the industry-leading skills-first placement firm bringing together a purposeful workforce ecosystem that champions sourcing, recruiting, retaining, and advancing traditionally overlooked talent. Since 2014, companies of every size and sector have trusted YUPRO Placement as their preferred partner to deliver strategic, skills-based hiring solutions with access to diverse, career-ready talent from an exclusive, nationwide network of mission-aligned nonprofits and upskilling partners. Today’s top employers build diverse and inclusive workplaces with YUPRO Placement while creating pathways to upward economic mobility, because placement with social impact is better business.

History

Gerald Chertavian was a successful technology entrepreneur and Wall Street banker, but it was through his many years as a Big Brother that he found his true calling. The young adults he met had immense talent; yet all too often they were stranded outside the economic mainstream. Chertavian saw that when given a fair chance, with challenging standards and high support, these young people could accomplish anything. In 2000, he dedicated his life and business expertise to closing the “Opportunity Divide,” and Year Up was born.

What we offer

Student benefits:

Free Year Up tuition
Our job training program is 100% tuition free. Plus, you can earn an educational stipend throughout the program.

Eligible for college credit
Make progress towards a college degree at our community college locations.

Access to an alumni network
Join a nationwide alumni network, committed to help you advance your career.

Student Services support
Our Student Services team can connect you with housing, food, transportation and/or childcare resources.

Our skills based training paths
Year Up offers a variety of skills based job training pathways that match the expertise corporate partners are seeking for their talent pool. From IT and software development to business operations and banking & customer success, Year Up provides a broad range of job training pathways. Year Up is 100% tuition free, and you’ll receive the support, tools, and resources you’ll need to succeed in your desired career path regardless of your background, income, or zip code.

Year Up is a 3-step job training program that takes 1 year or less to complete. The first phase of the program takes place in a classroom setting where you’ll learn the ins and outs of your specific training pathway, and develop professional and personal skills alongside a community that empowers you to reach your full potential. In the second phase of the program, you’ll be placed into a corporate internship where you’ll apply your newly acquired skills. Finally, upon graduation from Year Up, support staff will guide you through every part of your job search to ensure success. Take a look at our current job training offerings and view what is offered in your area to see if Year Up is the right next step for you!

CORPORATE PARTNERS

How Can Year Up Add Value to Your Company?

A New, Broader Pipeline of Talent
Access a diverse pool of candidates you wouldn’t otherwise reach with traditional recruitment channels, and tap into a pipeline of bright, skilled talent needed for today’s jobs and those of the future.

Diversity that Fuels Innovation
Diversity of talent means a diversity of thought and experience that leads to the fresh, new thinking innovative companies want and need. Drive your company forward with unique perspectives and ideas.

In-Demand Training Solutions
Our training solutions are driven by our corporate partners’ skills needs and responsive to industry trends, and we’ve designed our curriculum to enable entry and succession across a variety of in-demand roles.

Flexible, Scalable Partnership
Year Up is a true collaborative talent acquisition partner. Whether you are looking to fill a position need immediately or develop a long-term hiring strategy, we’re ready with a flexible, scalable solution designed to meet your unique, evolving needs and help you plan for growth.

Stronger, More Productive Teams
In addition to technical skills, we put heavy emphasis on career readiness skills to create confident, accountable team members who will thrive in the workplace. Participants learn soft skills highly sought by employers like effective communication, teamwork, problem-solving, adaptability, and time management.

Effective Screening, Reduced Hiring Risk
On average, companies hire just one in 100 candidates. We offer a more effective way to screen and assess potential hires. Through our program, you work hands-on with potential hires—a valuable opportunity to shape training to your specific needs.

SUPPORTERS

Make a difference. Enable Career Opportunity for All.
Use your knowledge, experience, and perspective to support young adults in their professional journey.

At Year Up, volunteers play a significant role in supporting young adults in obtaining the skills, experiences, and support that will empower them to reach their potential.
Interested in signing up for an upcoming volunteer event? Visit our volunteer portal where you can view and register for volunteer opportunities across the Year Up network including mock interviews, resume reviews, networking events, and more!
https://volunteer.yearup.org/

Make real opportunity possible.
We empower young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year. Donors like you make it possible.

DONATE: https://donate.yearup.org/give/253439/

Why give to Year Up?

Deliver a Big Impact
Your gift creates measurable impact. Over 80% of our grads are employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education four months after graduation, with employed grads earning an average starting salary of $52,000 a year. Our program works. That’s the bottom line.

Make Communities Stronger
Year Up offers a way to put your values in action: backing a national nonprofit that’s making a real difference. Our program empowers young adults to achieve the professional and academic success needed to secure better jobs, support their families, and strengthen communities.

Enjoy a Powerful Way to Give Back
Your generous contributions empower the next generation to achieve more. Each dollar you give provides our students with the technical and professional skills they need to launch careers and reach their potential.

Open Doors for Deserving Young People
More than 5 million young adults are cut off from the economic mainstream, yet are motivated to achieve their goals. Your donation helps close the Opportunity Divide and creates real access to opportunities for these young adults to change their futures.

Help us close the Opportunity Divide.

CONTACT YEAR UP:

Phone: 855-YEARUP1 (1-855-932-7871)
Address: 45 Milk St. 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02109

FIND CAMPUSES:
https://www.yearup.org/locations