Youth Works Pre-Registration is Up

Youth Pre-Registration 

You must do two things to get registered:

1. Pre-register online between January 4 and March 11, 2016
2. Once you have registered, we will contact you by email for all future contact to set up an in-person certification interview between January 25 and April 2, 2016

PRE-REGISTER ONLINE:

If you have never signed up online for YouthWorks: 

1. You must use your current, active email address to create an account at on the YouthWorks page.
   • If you do not have an email account: You can setup one for free through Google/Gmail
2. Go to youthworks.oedworks.com between January 4 and March 11, 2016 and complete an online application
   • If you are having problems creating your account: Email ywhelpdesk@oedworks.com
3. You will receive a confirmation email with the date, time, and location of your in-person certification interview.
4. If you are under 18 and do not currently have a work permit, apply for a work permit HERE. After completing the work permit, print it out, sign it and have your parent/guardian sign it and bring it to your certification appointment. Continue by reading the ATTEND AN IN-PERSON CERTIFICATION INTERVIEW section below...

If you have ever tried to sign up online for YouthWorks: 

1. You must use the same email account you used to create an account at youthworks.oedworks.com previously.
   • If you have forgotten your password: click 'I forgot my password' on the log-in page and the system will send you your password in the email address you used last year
   • If you have forgotten which email you used: Email ywhelpdesk@oedworks.com
2. Go to youthworks.oedworks.com between January 4 and March 11, 2016 and complete an online application
   • If you are having problems creating your account: Email ywhelpdesk@oedworks.com
3. You will receive a confirmation email with the date, time, and location of your in-person interview.
4. If you are under 18 and do not currently have a work permit, apply for a work permit HERE. After completing the work permit, print it out, sign it and have your parent/guardian sign it and bring it to your certification appointment. Continue by reading the ATTEND AN IN-PERSON CERTIFICATION INTERVIEW section below...

ATTEND AN IN-PERSON CERTIFICATION INTERVIEW

• Once your pre-registration form has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email with the date, time and location of your in-person certification interview within 5 days of your submission. It will be some time between January 25th and April 2nd, 2016.
• If you never had a YW interview or did not provide all your necessary documents in your previous interview(s), you will need to bring the following to your appointment:
  • Birth certificate
  • Social Security card
  • Proof of identification (Maryland state ID or school ID)
  • A printed and signed copy of your pre-registration form
  • Verification of family income at your certification appointment
  • Ages 14-17: A signed work permit
  • Men ages 18+: a printed copy of your selective service registration verification  

• If you went through a YW interview last year and brought all the necessary documents, you will need to bring the following to your appointment:
  • Proof of identification (Maryland state ID or school ID),
  • A printed and signed copy of your pre-registration form,
  • Verification of family income at your certification appointment
  • Ages 14-17: A signed work permit
  • Men ages 18+: a printed copy of your selective service registration verification  

HIRE ONE YOUTH

Hire One Youth is a program where employers will pay for youth's wages themselves. Sometimes, Hire One Youth participants are more likely to receive more than minimum wage and continue working for their placements after the summer than YouthWorks participants. In addition, Hire One Youth participants get to have a special job-readiness training that will teach them important job skills to help them get better jobs in the future. If you are interested in Hire One Youth, tell us when you come in for your interview and we can tell you more.

Note: Completing the above process does NOT guarantee a YouthWorks summer job.