A Distinction between Service and Employment Revised 22 September 1997. Annotated Bibliography 2. The most spirited debate at the conference centered on the extent to which national youth service should be considered an employment program for young people. Professor Michael Sherraden of Washington University, St. Louis led a focus group which agreed that high rates of youth unemployment were at least part of the rationale for establishing national service and a reason why some young people enter national service. This discussion also revealed differences in policies regarding completion of service.
Some programs offer pre-departure counseling in areas such as employment, training, and education.
Others do little more than give those who leave a certificate of completion. A Global Perspective , held at the Wingspread Conference Center, Wisconsin, 18-21 June 1992.