Career Planning
Explore careers and identify educational opportunities.
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SEMCA Young Professionals
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Skilled

Get experience with employers from high-demand, high-growth, and high-wage industries.

Explore Career Options

Make informed choices about educational and career options and plans to reach your goals.

learn and earn

Looking for your first job? We'll help you find more than a job. Begin your journey to a new career.

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Ready to get involved in a SEMCA Michigan Works! Youth Program? Find out if you're eligible today.

Explore Career Options.
Build Connections. Gain New Skills.

SEMCA recognizes the importance the next generation of talent plays in the local economy, and our youth programs are designed to help young people prepare for a successful future. SEMCA’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program provides career exploration and guidance, continued support for educational attainment, opportunities for skills training in high-demand industries and occupations, and culminates with a good job along a career pathway or enrollment in post-secondary education.

Learn While You Earn

Paid work experiences for teens and young adults ages 14 to 24. Paid worksite training and coaching. Many opportunities await– find out if you qualify.
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SEMCA’s WIOA Youth Program services 14-24 year olds in out-Wayne and Monroe Counties.  Youth Program offices are located in the cities of Dearborn, Highland Park, Livonia, Monroe, Southgate and Wayne.

Detroit residents should visit Grow Detroit’s Young Talent to learn about available youth services for 14-24 year-olds.

SEMCA Michigan Works! Youth Program provides:

  • Career exploration activities, including Talent Tours to visit employers in high-demand industries and occupations
  • Labor market information and activities that help youth prepare for, and transition to, post-secondary education and training
  • Tutoring, study skills training, alternative secondary school offerings, and dropout recovery services
  • Paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships, job shadowing, and summer employment opportunities
  • Occupational skills training
  • Leadership development opportunities
  • Supportive services, adult mentoring, and follow-up services
  • Comprehensive guidance and counseling
  • Financial literacy education
  • Entrepreneurial skills training
  • Community service projects
  • And much more

Wondering if its right for you?

Get started by completing the SEMCA Youth Program Interest Form to find out more and determine your eligibility for in-school and out-of-school services.