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

Provides services that help adults with disabilities find and keep the right job, as well as train companies to find, train and supervise people with disabilities.

Provides job readiness skills training, job development, follow-up, and job coaches at employment site.

Provides a five-module program designed to equip teens and young adults with essential life skills for greater independence. Tailored to meet real-life needs, each module focuses on practical areas: banking, cooking, household management, job readiness, and core life skills.

Offers a 24-week, earn-and-learn, pre-apprenticeship program in digital marketing for high school juniors and seniors. Pays a stipend of $12 per hour. Provides training in digital marketing skills featuring hands-on, creative learning; access to educational, career, and socioemotional counseling; one-on-one mentoring; a pathway to an industry-standard credential; and job or apprenticeship placement assistance or post-secondary program enrollment assistance for graduates of the program.

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).

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.

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.

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. Offers other services to eligible individuals with disabilities, both directly and through a network of approved vendors. Assigns a case manager or counselor to each client.

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

Allows students to earn fully-accredited Associates degrees in one of these majors: Animal Center Management, Behavioral Health Science, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, and Human Services. Offers evening classes two nights per week. No SAT required.

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 energy sectors. Students receive six industry-recognized certifications and life skills 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 workforce development program for adults experiencing a variety of barriers to employment while providing cost effective outsourced labor solutions to customers, including packaging, assembly, kitting, shrink-wrapping, and mailing.

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.

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.

Provides highly individualized services for people with developmental disabilities to achieve their highest quality of life, enjoy new life experiences and build skills that allow for greater independence.

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.

Provides opportunities for teens and young adults to obtain long-term skills that lead to sustainable employment through paid internships and work experience through the YEAH network.

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.

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

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.

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

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)