Real skills. Real paychecks. Real laptops.

Tech for Teens is an intensive summer program for Rensselaer County youth. Teens earn a paycheck through the Rensselaer County Summer Youth Employment Program while building skills that last: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, resume writing, web design, and coding. Every student who completes the summer takes home a refurbished laptop of their own.

Three teens presenting to the room at the Teen Tech Center while the rest of the group listens.

How it works

When

Five weeks each summer, July to August, weekdays 9 am to 3 pm

Where

TAUM, 392 Second Street, Troy

Who

Rensselaer County teens, ages 14 to 18

Cost

Free, and you get paid through the county’s Summer Youth Employment Program

Bonus

Keep the refurbished laptop you train on

Applications open each spring. They go through the Rensselaer County Summer Youth Employment Program, not through us, so watch their page when the time comes. Call (518) 274-5920 x202 if you are not sure where to start.

Want to share your skills with the next generation? Mentor with Tech for Teens.