The programs differ, however, in the populations served and in the structure of the training offered. Nearly 70 percent of the programs target youth, while 60 percent are aimed at adults. Some of the programs surveyed rely primarily on classroom instruction, including Added Chance, in Chicago, and jobs for America's Graduates, which has a national network of local affiliates. Other programs provide a mix of classroom and experiential learning. The Factory program, operated by the Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center in Chicago, devotes the first half of each day of training to individualized academic instruction and the second half to vocational education and hands-on skills training.
Several programs offer training in both technical skills and soft skills.
Goodwill Industries of Lane County, Oregon, offers training in soft skills to complement its vocational training for welfare recipients and other low- income adults. For example, in the training for production and manufacturing jobs Goodwill includes instruction in teamwork skills, while training for telephone and customer services emphasizes the development of cognitive and communication skills. The daily training routine for welfare recipients at IndEx, Inc., in Tulsa, Oklahoma, includes four hours of work experience plus four hours of customized classroom education. Most follow-up services are available for at least a month, although some are provided for much longer periods. The Center for Employment and Training in San Jose, California, which has trained the unemployed and underemployed since 1967, places no time limit on these services.