Year Up offers career skills training to youth ages 18-29 who have graduated from high school, have not earned a bachelor's degree, and who have low to moderate incomes.
At the Austin location, options include a 2-week accelerated technical support program or a 3-month IT support certificate.
After completing the course, the participants have a student work for six months.
In Austin, we are connected to corporations like Amazon, Dell, UT Systems, and Meta," said Jamileth Ortega, manager of internship services.