Workshops

Workforce1 Career Centers offer a variety of workshops designed to prepare jobseekers for new careers. Generally, you have to sign up for a workshop to reserve a space (your Career Advisor or a resource room staff member can help you).

Workshops offered by Workforce1 Career Centers include:

• Computer skills assessments
• Microsoft Office applications including  Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Job fairs and job searches
• Resume and cover letter preparation
• Networking classes
• Identifying job skills and abilities
• Interviewing skills
• Understanding and using job training vouchers (also known as Individual Training Accounts)
• Dress for Success tips
• How to access health insurance

Click here to find a schedule of available workshops at each Workforce1 Career Center.

GED and ESL Classes

Many companies look for education in the background of their job applicants.   Employers want to be sure that their workers have essential reading, writing, and communication skills. Workforce1 Career Centers can help you get your GED, or if English is not your first language we can help through English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. We are here to help you get the credentials you need to prove you are ready for a successful new career.  Talk to your Career Advisor about signing up for GED or ESL classes.

Vouchers for Job Training

At this stage you may also be eligible for an Individual Training Account (ITA), a voucher that will help you cover the cost of job training.

To be eligible for an ITA voucher you must:

• Be unemployed or seeking a job that will pay you enough to live independently
• Have completed an orientation session and registered for services at a Workforce 1 Career Center
• Have an Individual Education Plan you developed with a career counselor
• Meet the training course pre-requisites (for example, you must have a valid Driver’s License if you want to take a Commercial Driver’s License training course)

You can take classes that:

• Prepare you for a job in an area where companies are hiring (click here to see the current list of growth industries in NYC. You may be able to choose a training course for a job not on the list of growth industries. Talk to your Career Advisor and together select an appropriate course).
• Is taught by an approved training provider.  Visit the list of approved training providers to determine which provider is right for you.  You can search for job training classes by provider, by location, or by type of training.
• Have a proven track record of placing Training Grant jobseekers in jobs upon completion of a training course.  To see current course completion and job placement rates for potential training providers, visit the Training Grant Provider Report Card.

ITA vouchers can be used to pay for:

• Tuition
• Processing fees
• Software
• Uniforms
• Registration fees
• Testing fees
• Tools
• Books

They may only be used at the school you have selected.

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