Provides youth and young adults ages 14 to 26 who are impacted by or perpetrators of gun violence with an opportunity to receive paid employment training, skills, and mentorship. Services includes paid job training with local businesses for 3 to 6 months, wraparound support services, job coaching, and monthly community events driven by youth to foster community cohesion.

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)

Provides youth with employment skills through job shadowing at local businesses, companies, and agencies. Participants earn stipends while developing on-the-job skills; applying academic skills in a work environment; and strengthening decision making and problem solving skills.

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 a resource navigation program with referrals to resources and support, systems navigation such as job training, employment assistance, health care, and behavioral health support.

Work crew job training is an important service that equips our clients with the skills they need to succeed in the workplace. Community work crews offer opportunities for experience off-site doing janitorial and light industrial work. In 2010 we employed over 80 people on our community work crews in housekeeping and light assembly for local business and government.

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.

Provides training and instruction required to obtain the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification and for a career in emergency medical services. Includes lab work, crisis communication training, mental health first aid training, professional development workshops, study sessions, and career exposure. Holds classes 3 days per week at All-State Career School and 2 days a week at Congreso's Education & Training Center. Program is full-time and runs 12 weeks.

Supports fathers and father figures through educational programs and career development assistance. Stipends are provided to enrolled clients who participate in sessions to help assist with transportation, food, or childcare expenses incurred while participating. Offers family outings, certificates and certifications, and provides information about and referrals to additional services.

Provides training and instruction required to obtain the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification and for a career in emergency medical services. Includes lab work, crisis communication training, mental health first aid training, professional development workshops, study sessions, and career exposure. Holds classes 3 days per week at All-State Career School and 2 days a week at Congreso's Education & Training Center. Program is full-time and runs 12 weeks.

Offers Registered Pre-Apprenticeship Machinist program of up to 600 hours of precision manufacturing skills training, third-party industry-recognized credentials, and job placement assistance with access to hundreds of companies located in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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.

Provides an intense job readiness program for qualified adults to gain employment in the clean energy sector.

Offers after-School Tutoring, Internship, Counseling, and Mentoring Program for Youth provides students from the Logan/Olney neighborhood schools, with academic enrichment, job training, employment mentoring, and leadership training.

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 four-year, year-round, educational and workforce development program for students in the 11th grade interested in information technology careers. Services include educational experiences, academic support, social-emotional skills training, instruction in software design, paid work experiences, and job placement assistance. Awards college credit to participants through partnership with Arizona State University.

Supports fathers and father figures through educational programs and career development assistance. Stipends are provided to enrolled clients who participate in sessions to help assist with transportation, food, or childcare expenses incurred while participating. Offers family outings, certificates and certifications, and provides information about and referrals to additional services.

Offers internships to graduate students in Psychology or Social Work programs. A graduate intern will receive extensive training on sexual assault, treatment issues, working with children, working with adults, and responding to crisis situations. This training occurs in September and is required.

Provides a business-directed training resulting in competitive employment for people with disabilities. Project for Freedom is a 10-week training program followed by a 2-week job shadow/internship experience. The training is focused on beginner to intermediate level computer skills, call center support, job search, and professional skills. Students are evaluated for employment opportunities based on both hard skills related to their potential profession and soft skills such as communication, interpersonal skills, work ethic, and leadership. The purpose of this program is placement in unsupported competitive employment. Goals include: Learning valuable customer service skills (NO collections/telemarketing), Windows 7, Microsoft Office, computer security, and more. Developing soft skills for workplace success: critical thinking, problem solving, communication, attitude, teamwork and ethics. Gain job hunting skills, develop a resume, polish interviewing and public speaking skills.

Provides career, occupation, and job training through Clinical Internships and Clinical Day Programs.

Offers on-the-job training, referrals for additional classroom training (if appropriate), and referrals to employers in the community who are seekng the skills you have or will acquire in the program. It can also offer assessment, testing and counseling if desired or needed. Training will be customized to meet your individual needs.

Provides paid job training, paid transitional employment, and career development support for people who are often excluded from the workforce. The training and experience are in the environmental sector - planting trees, building trails, caring for green infrastructure, and other related projects.

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.

Prepares teens to be effective babysitters through three different certificates (babysitter, pediatric first, first AID) which are on the School District of Philadelphia's approved list for ACT 158 Credits and can be used for graduation credits. The classes are taught by a Red Cross Certified Facilitator. Trainees are paid $100 for participation.

Provides a work activities center where individuals are trained by skilled professionals on a continual basis to comfortably handle a wide variety of contracts, and to cost-effectively provide business customers with a quality job that is delivered on time and on budget.