AIRE (Application, Interview, Resume & Essay)

Who: Youth ages 11-18 (age as of Jan 1, 2017)
Cost: FREE
Deadline to submit packets – Wednesday, May 7th
Why: Makes you eligible to be selected to attend national events such as National Congress,
National Conference, and International Leadership Conference.

AIRE (Application, Interview, Resume and Essay) is a workforce development and college prep
program. Want to know more about AIRE??? Contact the office to schedule and AIRE overview
session.

Youth are eligible participate in this program in one of two ways:
Option 1: Youth participate in this program by completing the
AIRE program portfolio (online PDF) and submit it for review by
our AIRE judges. All participants submitting an AIRE portfolio will be
invited to participate in either the competitive portfolio review (open
to youth ages 14-18) or in the non-competitive portfolio review (open to
youth ages 11-13), which takes place annually during NC 4-H Congress.
Youth participating in the competitive AIRE review process are eligible to
be selected to attend national events such as National Congress, National
Conference, and International Leadership Conference.

Option 2: Youth participate in this program by completing the AIRE program portfolio (online
PDF) as self-study and/or as part of their local 4-H program. Option 2: Does not require the
participant to submit their AIRE portfolio for review.
Requirements for the AIRE packet submission are listed on the Application Cover Sheet. Please
note that the packets are due to the office by Wednesday, May7th. *AIRE Interviews will take
place on Monday, July 31, 2017 (during NC 4-H Congress).

Prep and Application Packet 

2017 AIRE Mock Application (non-competitive youth ages 11-13) |