July 01, 2010

Eugene, OR - Take This Job and Keep It! Take 2, the updated version of the classic job retention skills course for youth, is now available online on www.vstreet.com and on CD-ROM through www.sociallearning.com.

This version features a new host, more interactive exercises, and all new bonus segments. Like the original, it follows the animated teen, Boarder, as he lands his first real job and fumbles through his first days. Along the way he learns about positive communication, workplace conflict, strategies for getting to work on time, and more.

The original DVD version, Take This Job and Keep It! is still available for classroom and group use. Take 2 is intended for individual computer users and for online use.

VStreet.com is an online, comprehensive training site for youth in transition. It offers full-length interactive training on key topics like managing money, getting and keeping a job, shopping for a used car, finding an apartment, and reproductive health. It also contains eZines and social and artistic features. VStreet is used by schools, social service agencies, and juvenile justice facilities throughout the USA and Canada. Increasingly, foster parents are using VStreet.com to mentor teens in their care as they prepare to age out of the system.

Annual subscriptions are $24 each; group rates are available. Visit VStreet.com for a tour and more information. VStreet.com complies with Job Corps Career Soft Skills Standards & Competencies and Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment Domains.

VStreet.com is a division of Northwest Media, Inc. of Eugene, OR. Northwest Media also produces FosterParentCollege.com®, an online foster parent training site, and SocialLearning.com, an online store with over 13,000 products for the social services field.

For more information about this article, contact Lisa Siegle at press@northwestmedia.com.