11d. Memo
Youth Internship Programs Update
COMMISSION AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 11d BRIEFING ITEM Date of Meeting April 12, 2022 DATE: March 24, 2022 TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director FROM: Amberine Wilson, Emerging Talent Manager Kim DesMarais, Talent Management Director Katie Gerard, Human Resources Senior Director SUBJECT: Youth Internship Programs Update EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This briefing informs Commission of 2021 outcomes and 2022 goals for the Port's Youth Internship Programs. It also briefly reviews program history. In 2021: 1. We restored our post-secondary programming, offering 55 internships for college students and youth in certificate programs. 2. We recruited from communities furthest from opportunity and most impacted by COVID19, including focusing our post-secondary recruitment on graduating seniors who were facing unprecedented unemployment. 3. Our high school program maintained 80% of its budgeted hires and held virtual internships every quarter. 4. We hired a consultant to manage our first Youth Experts Panel, a community engagement process that gathered feedback, recommendations, and priorities from partners and former interns. 5. We continued our partnerships with Young Executives of Color, El Centro de la Raza, Puget Sound Skills Center, our Muckleshoot and Suquamish neighbors, Duwamish Valley Youth Corps, and the Museum of Flight. 6. We also developed new partnerships with YearUp, Asian Counseling and Referral Services and with YWCA's Femme2Stem program. Key 2022 efforts include: design youth opportunities with Maritime and Aviation High Schools, expand outreach to several other youth-serving organizations, and develop an MOU with our Muckleshoot and Suquamish partners. BACKGROUND In the last six years, the Port has rapidly increased its high school and college internship programs, while keeping expenses flat. Through innovation and community partnerships, we Template revised April 12, 2018. COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 11d Page 2 of 3 Meeting Date: March 9, 2021 have also worked to improve the program quality and equity each year. All opportunities now have a focus on not just raising awareness, but also developing the skills needed to succeed in Port-related industries. Faced with a global pandemic, we modified our program with a laser focus on equity. We deepened existing partnerships and built new ones, including with Muckleshoot and Suquamish high schools. We designed and offered virtual internships during 2020 when most other organizations cancelled internships. However, the virtual programming design that was successful in 2020, was significantly less effective in 2021. Many youth were exhausted with the virtual model after a year of online school. We continue to make necessary adjustments to ensure our programs operate equitably within a regional Career Connected Learning strategy. This year we are designing and implementing hybrid internship program with Departments and Divisions across the Port. PROGRAM UPDATES Recruitment We work closely with our community and education partners to recruit a diverse cohort of youth for our high school internship program: o 80% of high school interns are youth of color o 47% are young women We do intentional outreach and advertising to organizations that support youth of color for our post-secondary programming: o 58% of post-secondary interns are youth of color o 49% are young women Programming Port will hire 60 high school and 55 post-secondary interns in 2022 Port's paid internships offer hybrid and flexible scheduling as appropriate, center on meaningful project work, and offer multiple opportunities for networking and mentorship. For the first time, the Port's banking contract has engaged our banking partner to provide financial literacy workshops for our interns. Alumni Engagement/Pipeline Development A LinkedIn Alumni Group and Alumni engagement surveys go live this year. We will be partnering with WFD's Youth Career Launch programming Our baseline conversion rates are below: o 3.5% of high school interns return as FTEs or post-secondary interns Template revised September 22, 2016. COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 11d Page 3 of 3 Meeting Date: March 9, 2021 o 13.5% conversion of post-secondary interns return as FTEs 2022 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIC GOALS Community Priorities Working with community as expert advisors mirrors the Equity Motion's call to ensure Port accountability to the public in the integration of equity principles into the Port's work. In 2021, we hired a WMBE consultant, MeKyel Bailey, to manage a community engagement process with our partners and former interns. MeKyel gathered feedback and recommendations that informed our priorities and goals for 2022. Our Community Partners Priorities: Equity Ensure youth furthest from opportunity have priority access to the Port's internship programs. Formalize and publish processes. Inclusivity Include multiple languages in outreach efforts. Offer opportunities for parents to engage. Cultural Awareness Understand the history between the Port and near Port communities. Include traditions in outreach and programming. Emerging Talent Strategic Goals (1) Ensure our program and processes are equitable for communities furthest from opportunity by nurturing strong partnerships and connections. o Understand history of Port communities o Leverage Port's Equity Index (2) Lead high quality inclusive programs designed to develop diverse talent pipelines into Port of Seattle Careers. o Include families in outreach and showcases o Offer outreach in multiple languages o Include traditions in outreach and programming (3) Track and demonstrate outcomes to ensure continued investment and strategic decision making in our programming. o Formalize and publish processes ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING (1) Presentation slides PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS June 23, 2020 The Commission authorized Workforce Development Policy Directive, Resolution No. 3776 February 11, 2020 The Commission was briefed on Youth Internship Programs November 27, 2018 The Commission was briefed on Youth Internship Programs May 9, 2017 The Commission was briefed on Workforce Development Update Template revised September 22, 2016.
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