A class beginning this week will help teach youth important job readiness skills.

“Bring Your A Game to Work” will start Tuesday at Youth Alliance in St. Joseph.

According to Youth Case Manager with Youth Alliance Jill Smith, the class will go over seven different aspects of job readiness including attitude, appearance and accountability.

“Research has shown that a lot of youth today are not familiar with things that people in the past have been used to like getting to work on time and maybe what they should wear for an interview and… just haven’t learned those type of skills, so it’s important for our youth,” Smith said. “These classes are for ages 15 to 24, so it’s quite an age span. We looked at this curriculum and it was research based and it just talks about having a positive attitude, the work ethic, being accountable, appearance, all those things. So, the youth really need to learn about that and learn about themselves, why it’s important.”

Classes take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday beginning February 27th and running through March 27th. Classes will be held at the St. Joseph Youth Alliance at 5223 Mitchell Ave.

The classes are free and a meal will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, call (816) 232-0050.