Before Beginning Your Internship, We Help Prepare You for the Workplace!
Before beginning their paid internships, teens receive 30+ hours of skills training, mentorship, and career support. Through our AZYF Academy program, we ensure that every intern is properly prepared, supported, and ready to add value to their new employer from day one.
Awards & Certificates
As part of the AZYF Academy, interns will receive two prestigious recognitions for their skill development.
Northern Arizona University
Essential Skills Badge
Through by completing the AZYF academy before beginning their internships, our interns earn this badge through Northern Arizona University. This achievement recognizes the practical workplace skills needed to succeed on the job that our interns develop. It highlights strengths in communication, teamwork, professionalism, problem solving, time management, and adaptability, giving students a credential that reflects both training and real-world application.
National Work Readiness Council
Essential Soft Skills Credential
Our interns earn the Essential Soft Skills Credential through National Workforce Readiness Council, an independent credential that verifies essential workplace readiness skills through a proctored assessment. By completing the AZYF Academy, this national recognition signals that students have developed the communication, professionalism, teamwork, and critical thinking skills that employers look for across industries.
