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Digital NEST Connect ● Transform ● Create

What is the NEST? Digital NEST CONNECTS youth to a skill-building community that TRANSFORMS them into professionals who can CREATE successful careers, innovative solutions, and prosperous communities

How we develop those skills All education at the NEST is hands-on and based on doing projects. Career Focus Areas Contributing Member bizzNEST Groups CMGs CFAs Consultanc y Volunteer hours Field Trips Work Experience Soft Skills Meetups Trainings Graphic Design (Logos, Connect Crew (PPL) Flyers, Business Cards) E-Unit (PPL) PPL Websites Tech Squad (WIT) WIT Videos Media Creators (DAT) DAT

Contributing Member Groups Connects youth to hands on professional experiences that transform them into empowered individuals that can create a thriving learning environment. Connect Crew Tech Squad Media Creators E-unit Community IT Department Communications Event Coordinators Management Department

Career Focus Area or Departments Workplace/Life Digital Arts + Tech Web + Information Tech Skills PPL (People, DAT WIT Projects + Creativity Thinking Curiosity Graphic Design Patience Leadership) Teamwork & Collaboration Photography Computational Thinking Problem solving Video Production Web Design & Development Growth mindset Music Production Coding Project Management Project Management for Information Technology (IT) Using productivity software creatives Public speaking Resume-writing Personal branding Design thinking Good interview skills

How long does it take to become competitive in the workforce? It generally takes around 2 yrs, plus ~1 yr experience in bizzNEST People, Projects + Digital Arts + Tech Web + Information Tech Leadership DAT WIT PPL Year 1 Fall- Summer Year 1 Spring- Fall Year 1 Fall -Summer Take most of your trainings Take most of your trainings Coordinate events for NEST + work on a summer and partners, work on production Year 2 Spring -Fall NESTflight Take your remaining trainings + Year 2 Fall- Summer get practice clients Year 2 Fall-Summer Take your remaining Fall- Work in bizzNEST! Lead a team on event trainings + lead a summer coordination for the NEST, production partners and NESTflight Fall- Work in bizzNEST!

Solid Partnerships in Watsonville K-12 PVUSD- Pajaro Valley High School District Community College Cabrillo College Industry Launch Brigade- Web development company Looker- Web-based data platform

bizzNEST & Other projects People, Projects + Digital Arts + Tech Web + Information Tech Leadership DAT WIT PPL Coverage of Watsonville Impactathons Watsonville Film Festival Film Festival YVPT Live @ the NEST Service with a Smile Games: NEST Salinas Bday! NESTflight: Loteria Oscura April 14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =po9oErv3NxE Websites: https://www.bluewater.limo/

Members who got gigs PPL Trainees

Members who got gigs DAT Trainees

Members who got gigs WIT Trainees

Members who got gigs Former CMGers

Members who got gigs Work at the NEST now Monica Villanueva Jane Tobias Diana Hernandez Community Curator DAT Coordinator Front Desk

Members who got gigs Former NEST staff

Members who got gigs Straight to bizzNEST or a job hookup through the NEST

Members who got gigs Hustlers who opened their own business We got them connected to SCORE and they got business advice that helped them out!

Pedagogy & Challenges Soft Skills are the base of everything.

Challenges Time Retention Baseline soft skills Trainer training Progress tracking

Baseline soft skills, Trainer training, Progress tracking Cultivating soft skills is about giving feedback about others’ behavior and receiving feedback about your own. Upon giving and receiving feedback, both parties work on improving using a specific practice. The feedback loop is the system that holds everyone accountable. Energy Attitude Follow- Coping Skills through