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Participants say Travis County summer employment program built workplace skills and connections
Summary
Three participants in a Travis County summer employment program described how job coaching, on-the-job experience and communications training helped them gain skills, make connections and, for some, led to ongoing job opportunities.
Program participant Caleb West said the Travis County summer employment program helped him develop workplace communication and teamwork skills and connected him to opportunities that could continue beyond the summer. "It gives you better opportunity, more opportunities to life," West said.
Participant Deshaun Dixon, 50, said the program reinforced basic workplace skills and recalled an early job experience that shaped his approach to teamwork. "My first job, I was 14 years old at…
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