Provides paid, part-time work, with free on-site child care. Employees are trained in making gift baskets and a variety of gift items. Also offers computer skills training to women that have worked with the company for the 90 day probationary period.

Provides eligible individuals with career counseling, pre-vocational preparation, basic skills improvement, on-the-job training, occupational skills training and job search assistance.

Provides business planning and counseling, referrals and mentoring, workforce development, and financial options/counseling.

Offers an apprenticeship program in the construction crafts and building trades. Includes formal classroom instruction and paid on-the-job training. Requires a minimum of 300 hours of classroom training and 4000 hours of on-the-job training to be completed to graduate from progam. Apprenticeships typically are 2.5 years in length.

Offers educational, social, cultural, and recreational services; drug and alcohol prevention, youth development; job training, and other programs to meet needs of multi-generational participants.

Offers targeted training programs that prepare participants for employment in high-demand career sectors. Classes may be offered on-site at area businesses or at the main office. Topics covered include workplace reading and writing, workplace readiness, customer service, digital literacy and computer skills, and specialized skills training. Additional trainings include Community Health Worker (CHW), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

Offers apprenticeships, training through business practice firms, classroom training, internships, on-the-job training, and work experience opportunities that prepare people for specific types of employment.

Assists mature workers in re-entering the job market through employment training and placement.

Assist individuals with stabilizing their barriers to success and with developing skills that prepare them for employment. Program offers successful employment and personal skills development opportunities to help individuals improve their ability to "earn, keep, and grow" a steady family-supporting income. Customers are provided with case management and referred to other services such as skill and behavior assessment, support groups, life skills, GED instruction, counseling, substance abuse treatment, and others.

Offers carpentry skills training to youth ages 12 to 17. Instructor is a professional, union carpenter.

Provides career identification, real and virtual job shadowing, and work experiences for youth, ages 18-24. Youth are matched with a mentor for job shadowing and work experiences. These positions may be a paid or unpaid experience. Designed to help out of school youth acquire the personal attributes, knowledge, and skills needed to obtain a job and advance into the work-force.

Provides eligible individuals with career counseling, pre-vocational preparation, basic skills improvement, on-the-job training, occupational skills training and job search assistance.

Provides paid, $13 per hour weekly Lifeguard Skill Building lessons. The swimming training will be taught by Parks & Recreation, Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructors with support from Fab Youth Philly staff to pass the Lifeguard Certification Program.

Chester County OIC is a Certiport authorized testing center for Microsoft Office 2003 Specialist Certification exams. Microsoft Office Specialist (formerly also known as MOUS) exams use "live" or real applications to provide the most authentic evaluation of your knowledge, skills, and abilities. Certiportâs performance-based testing uses specialized examination software while simultaneously running the actual Office programs. Microsoft Office Specialist is the official Microsoft Office certification for desktop productivity. Certification is available in the programs listed below. Expert level certifications are offered for Word and Excel. Exams are available for Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003. Word Outlook(R) Excel PowerPoint(R)

Offers an array of employment support services including vocational evaluation and assessment; job shadowing and work-based learning experiences; placement and follow-on support, as well as customized training programs.

Provides young adults ages 17 to 24 who have disadvantages to employment with the chance to earn their GEDs, receive on-the-job training, and earn a wage while doing it.

Provides eligible individuals with career counseling, pre-vocational preparation, basic skills improvement, on-the-job training, occupational skills training and job search assistance.

Offers a free, one-year program that empowers young adults to reach their full potential and thrive in professional careers and higher education. Students spend six months learning in-demand technical and professional skills before applying their skills during a six-month corporate internship. Throughout the program, students complete coursework that may be eligible for college credits and receive access to services and supports to promote their success.

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

Encourages and supports individuals to develop appropriate work habits, attitudes, and skills in a structured and supervised setting. While performing contract work, individuals learn task completion, safety in the workplace, problem solving, following directions, and dependability. Individuals earn a commensurate wage for their work and receive a paycheck every two weeks. There are also opportunities to participate in career classes geared toward readying individuals to move on to competitive employment in the community.

Offers eight-week pre-apprenticeship program designed to help individuals build the skill necessary to obtain good-paying careers in the building and construction trades, manufacturing, and the energy sectors. Pre-apprentices earn six industry-recognized certifications. Successful graduates are guaranteed interviews with several local unions for entry into their apprenticeship programs. Graduates are guaranteed entry into Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Western District.

Provides employment training to people aged 21 to 50+ who are diagnosed with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.

Programs that identify public or private sector employers that are willing to take on trainees who learn to perform the tasks that are associated with their position at the work site using the actual tools, equipment, documents and materials that they will use when fully trained. OJT trainees work under the supervision of skilled employees who serve as instructors following a training plan established by the employee, the employer and an external agency, if matching wages are being paid by that agency; and are engaged in productive work and earn a wage as they are trained. Employers may be offered cash training reimbursements (subsidized wages) or other incentives to hire difficult-to-employ individuals and are generally expected to hire the trainees upon successful completion of the training.

Offers earn-while-you-learn Apprentice Training for the Electrical Industry (ATEI), that combines on-the-job training (OTJ) and classroom training. Assigns new apprentices to a signatory employer and earn a paycheck while attending weekly related instruction and learning on-the job.

Offers an employment readiness, job coaching, and technical training program twice per year. Training includes technical skills such as design, small hand tools proficiency, and entry level machinist training. Participants also have the opportunity to improve their soft skills through mock interviews and help with building resumes.