Tuition-free · 100% online · Ages 14–25 · By partner referral
Participants learn small-business bookkeeping and accounting fundamentals — recording transactions, invoicing, expense tracking, reconciliations, and cash-flow management — using the software tools small businesses actually run on. Instruction is applied: participants keep a working set of books as they learn.
Program goal: Each participant can maintain a basic set of books and perform entry-level bookkeeping and accounting-clerk work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
| Occupation / SOC | 43-3031 (Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks) |
|---|---|
| Length | Approximately 24 weeks |
| Clock hours | Approximately 240–400 clock hours |
| Method of instruction | 100% online — live instructor-led sessions, supervised build labs, and supervised internship-style projects |
| Cost to participant | $0 — tuition-free (financed by a party other than the student) |
| Occupational alignment | Aligned to an occupation on the Workforce Solutions Capital Area Approved Training Occupations list (effective May 5, 2025) |
The Foundation does not solicit or enroll members of the general public. Enrollment is limited to participants referred under partner agreements.
Nothing. The program is tuition-free to every participant — $0, financed by a party other than the student.
Yes. Live instructor-led sessions, supervised build labs, and internship-style projects — attended from anywhere with reliable internet and a computer.
By referral from a partner organization under a written agreement with the Foundation. Participants under 18 enroll with parental or guardian consent. Agencies: email fosteryouthinitiative@azgari.org.
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