About the Hopeworks Trainee

There are two different types of Hopeworks trainees: those in the day training program and those in the after-school programs. You could be matched with any one of these trainees.

The Day Trainees spend six hours per day at Hopeworks learning how to build web pages. Once a trainee finishes the basic curriculum, they work on their own personal website. After they complete their website and a production test which includes some additional training, they have the option of moving to the production team, where they earn a stipend and work on real client websites.

Hopeworks Day Training Program includes Hopeworks College Bound. Hopeworks College Bound combines the Hopeworks curriculum with academic assistance from our Literacy Director. The program helps youth enter college, receive financial aid, and receive their high school diploma if they did not have one.

Hopeworks after-school program, Hope Through School, has the same curriculum as the day training program but is for youth who are in high school. These trainees have the opportunity for an after-school job in Advanced Production once they finish the basic web training.

The youth in Advanced Production work on various projects that use Web technology and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology.

There are two other Hopeworks programs in which the youth may be involved: Hopeworks Video and Hopeworks Hardware. Trainees in Hopeworks Video learn how to edit and create short movies.  In Hopeworks Hardware, trainees learn about computer hardware and build their own computer at the end of training.

Each youth is assigned an online mentor to walk with them during their time here at Hopeworks. There is always a need for mentors. Consider joining the Hopeworks Mentoring Program. Click on the links below for more information.