Get Ready! is a comprehensive pre-employment training program designed to equip young people aged 14-24 with the foundational skills necessary for successful job placement and navigation of the work environment. Eligible participants must live and/or attend school in the Northwest Suburbs, face one or more barriers to employment, and express interest in landing a BrookLynk summer internship.

Ways to Complete Get Ready!

 
 

Eligibility

To be eligible for Get Ready!, youth must be:  

  • Be 14-24 years of age; 

  • Live and/or attend school in the Northwest Suburbs: 

    • Brooklyn Center 

    • Brooklyn Park 

    • Champlin 

    • Crystal 

    • Dayton 

    • Fridley 

    • Maple Grove 

    • New Hope 

    • North Minneapolis  

    • Osseo 

    • Robbinsdale 

    • Rogers 

    • St. Anthony Village 

Face one or more barriers to employment: 

  • Eligible for free or reduced lunch at school 

  • Has IEP or physical, mental, learning, emotional, or behavioral disability 

  • Pregnant or parenting youth 

  • Is or will be the first person in the immediate family to receive a high school diploma 

  • Is or will be the first person in the immediate family to attend college 

  • Is an immigrant or child of immigrants  

  • Is currently taking ELL classes 

  • Has experienced homelessness or stayed in temporary housing in the last 6 months 

  • Has received or am currently receiving foster care services 

  • Has been involved with the juvenile just system 

  •  Dropped out of high school before receiving a diploma or GED, or am attending an Alternative Learning Center  

  • Interested in landing a job in the community, participating in the Online Training Series, or applying for a BrookLynk Summer Internship

 

Get Ready Training Topics:

Get Ready! focuses on various skills that will propel our participants to success in the workplace. Get Ready! focus on the topics below.