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.

Provides services that include pre-job guidance, job training, ex-offender programs, mentoring and coaching on parenting issues such as the navigation of child custody, child support, visitation and parenting plans. Facilitates fatherhood workshops in both community and correctional settings.

Trains underserved Philadelphians for clean energy jobs with national credentials and room for advancement. Operates five hands-on training labs in energy auditing, commercial and residential HVAC, heat pumps, gas line mechanic, and green construction and renovation. Offers career development and job placement services.

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.

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.

Combines hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate internships to prepare students for success in professional careers and higher education.

Provides the following services to adult job-seekers with disabilities: career, skills and interest assessments and exploration, community based work assessments, individualized training plans, job coaching, resume development, job search assistance, interview preparations and mock interview practice, job retention services, accommodations requests.

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

Helps ex-offenders to develop skills for re-entry into the workforce. Also provides help getting the necessary identification documentation for employment.

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.

Prepares participants for entry-level employment in manufacturing careers, seamless entry into the Industrial Maintenance Mechanic Registered Apprenticeship Program, or continued education. Covers hydraulics, industrial electricity, mechanical components, and programmable logic controls. Offers career counseling, resume development, interview preparation, and job finding help. Readies graduates for PMMI Mechatronics Level 1 and ACT National Career Readiness certification exams.

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.

Offers a six-month workforce development program that focuses on neighborhood beautification work. Operates on a full-time schedule (37.5 hours per week) with one day per week of classroom training in soft skills training and the remaining four days assisting with neighborhood beautification tasks throughout the city. Participants will have the opportunity to be hired in a full time civil service capacity at the completion of the workforce development program. Rate of pay $17 per hour.

A stipend is paid for on-the-job training in the actual work of operating an organic CSA farm. Internships are seasonal positions usually offered in the summer.

The Wyoming County Family Resource Center Educator's Lab provides Early Childhood Educators and Parents with equipment to create materials they can use with their children. A variety of die cuts and a die cut machine, laminator, and a binding machine are available for use. Educational resources and videos can now be found on the HANDS webpage.

Provides free year-round education, employment, and empowerment services in Philadelphia for youth and young adults ages 16 to 24 who are out of school or work. Helps young people take the next step toward a career through holistic, individualized educational, employment, and empowerment support. Offers classes are in-person Monday through Friday, in morning and afternoon sessions.

Provides paid training opportunities while seeking employment.

Provides individuals with limited English-language and employment skills as well as those lacking educational credentials receive literacy education, English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, civics and citizenship classes, access to and support in the use of technology, support in transitioning to postsecondary education or employment, life skills, and counseling and case management.

Provides English language instruction, academic support and enrichment, literacy instruction, project-based learning, and exposure to arts and culture. Also offers academic support, physical activity, and cross-cultural experiences.

Provides a program designed to re-integrate veterans to college through three-phases. Phase I: Participants will complete a ten-week paid research experience, complete a team project, learn 21st century skills in workshops, and prepare to begin classes at a local college. Phase II: Participants will continue to refine their academic interests and apply for a formal program at the University of Pittsburgh or an institution of their choice. Phase III: Participants will enroll in a university and prepare to graduate from the ELeVATE program.

Offers a free certification training and employment program in healthcare professions. Provides an eight-week training course for earning national certification in Phlebotomy and Medical Assistance. Classes are five days per week with a mix of lecture and lab work covering clinical and administrative skills needed for employment at hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, blood banks, health care clinics, urgent care sites, and other healthcare centers.

Prepares participants for entry-level employment in the advanced manufacturing industry. Teaches skills including reading comprehension, mathematics, critical thinking, troubleshooting, problem solving, interpersonal skills, resume preparation, and using job search tools. Learning opportunities include meeting employer partners, guest speakers, and visiting factory and shop locations of potential employers.

Offers an electrician training program in three, hybrid (Zoom and in-person), 10-week courses. Courses take place one night per week and addresses electrical safety, theory, tools, circuits, equipment, materials/wiring, and calculations. Six weeks per course offer optional in-person, hands-on performance tasks at real time service calls where students apply learning and do the work. Training is appropriate for beginning careers in residential, commercial, industrial, and lineman jobs.