Workforce Training in the IT Sector
I hope all is well, and that you’ve been enjoying the great late spring weather we’ve been having!
I’m writing to touch base with you about terrific workforce training in the IT sector, offered by Tech Foundry. As you may know, I’ve made a career change (back) into the nonprofit sector, leading Tech Foundry, our region’s IT-focused workforce development organization. I’ve been impressed by the content and, more importantly, impact of the Tech Foundry program in the 2 months I’ve been on board; I’m writing today in the hope that we can reconnect about continued collaboration.
Specifically, with an unprecedented number of open jobs in the technology sector, Tech Foundry would like to work with your organization and the people you serve to connect them to training, work experience and job placement in IT.
This fall, we’re doubling our training capacity, with 50 slots available for students for our program starting in late August. The application is open on our website: https://thetechfoundry.org/the-program/apply-now/ . Our flyer and links to our information session calendar can be found here: Learn More – Tech Foundry (thetechfoundry.org).
We’ll also send some materials to you in hard copy. We hope you’ll help us spread the word – and will also refer potential students to us.
More about Tech Foundry’s program:
- Our 18-week program (14 weeks of classes, 4 of internship) will be offered hybrid, with a mix of online and in-person classes and activities, in morning and afternoon timeslots, enabling people to work.
- Graduates will earn a Tech Foundry certificate, as well as Google IT credentials and a full semester’s worth of credits at HCC.
- Tech Foundry works to build a warm, supportive and collaborative culture, including providing coaching and mentoring during and after the program, as well as internship and job placement.
- Average starting wage of our graduates is $38-40K/year, with most earning between $50-60K within 2 years. Our IT certification is one of the fastest ways to access a stable, living wage job with opportunities for ongoing career growth!
Either my colleague Marie-Ange Delimon or I will call you in the coming week to follow-up; in the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me at tricia@thetechfoundry.org, or at 413.276.0609 if you have any questions or need more information.
Thanks for your consideration.
Best regards,
Tricia Canavan
CEO
Girls Inc. Position
HVAC Training for Youth 18 to 25
It’s MassHire Springfield YouthWorks Career Center with another amazing training for youth 18-25! MassSave has announced a HVAC training specifically for youth 18-25! Young adults participating in this program will join the more than two million Americans in the largest sector in the U.S. clean economy. Gain hands-on industry experience by enrolling in the Clean Energy Pathways program to start your career in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) or weatherization.
About the Program
• A three-month, fully paid, 40 hours per week internship with a reputable contractor.
• Wages starting at $20.00 per hour. ( for entire 3 months of training).
• Access to additional certifications and professional development opportunities.
• Job placement assistance provided either with current employer or with another reputable contractor.
Program Requirements
• Must be a Massachusetts resident between the ages of 18–25.
• Must live in Springfield ( surrounding areas) or Worcester.
• Must pass a background check and drug screening.
• Priority will be given to applicants with prior HVAC experience/training or that have an interest in weatherization.
The Clean Energy Pathways program aims to boost the energy efficiency workforce. In MassSave’s first cohort was training youth 18-25 to become Weatherization Technicians. I am proud to say MassHire Springfield YouthWorks Career Center has three young adults ages 20 who have officially completed this program as of June 10, 2022 and will be working as full time weatherization technicians at companies here in Western Mass. Their average salary for the year will be $40,000!
To learn more information & to apply to the HVAC program click on this link - https://masshirespringfield.org/masssave/. Though the deadline is June 14, 2022. The deadline has been extend for a couple of days for this area. If you and or the potential participant has any questions, please give me a call or send an email.
Phylis D. Gedeon
Youth Program Coordinator
pgedeon@MassHireSpringfield.org
95 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA 01103
MassHireSpringfield.org
Phone: 413.858.2818
Fax: 413.858.2830
About the Program
• A three-month, fully paid, 40 hours per week internship with a reputable contractor.
• Wages starting at $20.00 per hour. ( for entire 3 months of training).
• Access to additional certifications and professional development opportunities.
• Job placement assistance provided either with current employer or with another reputable contractor.
Program Requirements
• Must be a Massachusetts resident between the ages of 18–25.
• Must live in Springfield ( surrounding areas) or Worcester.
• Must pass a background check and drug screening.
• Priority will be given to applicants with prior HVAC experience/training or that have an interest in weatherization.
The Clean Energy Pathways program aims to boost the energy efficiency workforce. In MassSave’s first cohort was training youth 18-25 to become Weatherization Technicians. I am proud to say MassHire Springfield YouthWorks Career Center has three young adults ages 20 who have officially completed this program as of June 10, 2022 and will be working as full time weatherization technicians at companies here in Western Mass. Their average salary for the year will be $40,000!
To learn more information & to apply to the HVAC program click on this link - https://masshirespringfield.org/masssave/. Though the deadline is June 14, 2022. The deadline has been extend for a couple of days for this area. If you and or the potential participant has any questions, please give me a call or send an email.
Phylis D. Gedeon
Youth Program Coordinator
pgedeon@MassHireSpringfield.org
95 Liberty Street
Springfield, MA 01103
MassHireSpringfield.org
Phone: 413.858.2818
Fax: 413.858.2830
Free ESOL CNA Program
Free ESOL CNA Program - Please Share!
Learn the knowledge and skills to become a nursing assistant or home health aide, while improving your English language skills, in this free program! Prepare to pass the MA Nurse Aide Certification Test and enter employment as a nurse aide or home health aide.
The program is three months long, and runs three times per year. Apply any time, and we'll get you ready for the next class session!
ELIGIBILITY
CONTACT
Please fill out this form for more information!
413.552.2500
workforce@hcc.edu
View a program flyer. If you'd like flyers, please let us know!
Classes will be held Monday-Friday 8:30AM-2:00PM.
Currently filling seats for a May 23rd start date and a September start date!
https://www.hcc.edu/courses-and-programs/workforce-development/free-job-training-programs/nurse-aide/home-health-aide/esol
Corinne R. Delaney, MSW
Education & Career Advisor
Workforce and Economic Development
Holyoke Community College
(508) 372-0084
https://www.hcc.edu/myhcc
https://www.hcc.edu/courses-and-programs/workforce-development/free-job-training-programs/nurse-aide/home-health-aide/esol Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON FREE AND SUBSIDIZED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, GO TO: www.hcc.edu/job-ready
Learn the knowledge and skills to become a nursing assistant or home health aide, while improving your English language skills, in this free program! Prepare to pass the MA Nurse Aide Certification Test and enter employment as a nurse aide or home health aide.
The program is three months long, and runs three times per year. Apply any time, and we'll get you ready for the next class session!
ELIGIBILITY
- High to intermediate/advanced English skills
- Able to pass CORI/SORI background check
- Must be ready to work in healthcare upon completion of the program, and be authorized to work in the U.S.
CONTACT
Please fill out this form for more information!
413.552.2500
workforce@hcc.edu
View a program flyer. If you'd like flyers, please let us know!
Classes will be held Monday-Friday 8:30AM-2:00PM.
Currently filling seats for a May 23rd start date and a September start date!
https://www.hcc.edu/courses-and-programs/workforce-development/free-job-training-programs/nurse-aide/home-health-aide/esol
Corinne R. Delaney, MSW
Education & Career Advisor
Workforce and Economic Development
Holyoke Community College
(508) 372-0084
https://www.hcc.edu/myhcc
https://www.hcc.edu/courses-and-programs/workforce-development/free-job-training-programs/nurse-aide/home-health-aide/esol Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON FREE AND SUBSIDIZED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS, GO TO: www.hcc.edu/job-ready
Training Program
Medical Assistant Training
Greetings!
MassHire Workforce Hampden County Workforce Board is offering free medical assistant training to individuals pursuing a career in Medical Assisting. Eligible, approved individuals can enroll in one of two certificate programs delivered at Holyoke Community College (HCC), and Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). Candidates must be unemployed or underemployed and have an interest in a career in healthcare. Eligibility for program enrollment includes some academic prerequisites; including proof of high school transcript, GED or HISET scores, immunizations and legal requirements; such as satisfactory CORI/SORI background checks and drug screening results, COVID, flu, chicken pox and Hepatitis B vaccines.
Definitions:
An unemployed individual is defined as an individual who is not currently employed.
An underemployed individual is defined as an individual who is not working in a healthcare institution and earning less than a self-sustaining wage. As a guideline, the United States Department of Labor defines the 2020 Lower Living Standard Income Levels for the Boston-Brockton-Nashua Metro Statistical Area as $17,881 for a family of one; $29,304 for a family of two; $40,236 for a family of three; and $49,659 for a family of four.
Interested candidates can apply to enroll in the upcoming academic year, September 2022 through August 2023. The medical Assistant program full-time, begins in September and ends in August, the last two months of the training is an on the job training experience. Graduates of the program will earn 29 college credits, a cost equivalent of $9,000 - $11,000.
Please share this opportunity broadly.
Sincerely,
Peta-Gaye
Peta-Gaye Porter
Director of Healthcare Workforce Initiatives
1441 Main Street, First Floor
Springfield, MA
T 413.233.9856
F 413.755.1364
MassHireHCWB.com
MassHire Workforce Hampden County Workforce Board is offering free medical assistant training to individuals pursuing a career in Medical Assisting. Eligible, approved individuals can enroll in one of two certificate programs delivered at Holyoke Community College (HCC), and Springfield Technical Community College (STCC). Candidates must be unemployed or underemployed and have an interest in a career in healthcare. Eligibility for program enrollment includes some academic prerequisites; including proof of high school transcript, GED or HISET scores, immunizations and legal requirements; such as satisfactory CORI/SORI background checks and drug screening results, COVID, flu, chicken pox and Hepatitis B vaccines.
Definitions:
An unemployed individual is defined as an individual who is not currently employed.
An underemployed individual is defined as an individual who is not working in a healthcare institution and earning less than a self-sustaining wage. As a guideline, the United States Department of Labor defines the 2020 Lower Living Standard Income Levels for the Boston-Brockton-Nashua Metro Statistical Area as $17,881 for a family of one; $29,304 for a family of two; $40,236 for a family of three; and $49,659 for a family of four.
Interested candidates can apply to enroll in the upcoming academic year, September 2022 through August 2023. The medical Assistant program full-time, begins in September and ends in August, the last two months of the training is an on the job training experience. Graduates of the program will earn 29 college credits, a cost equivalent of $9,000 - $11,000.
Please share this opportunity broadly.
Sincerely,
Peta-Gaye
Peta-Gaye Porter
Director of Healthcare Workforce Initiatives
1441 Main Street, First Floor
Springfield, MA
T 413.233.9856
F 413.755.1364
MassHireHCWB.com
Full Time Recruiter for Migrant Education Program
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) is seeking a Full Time Recruiter for our Migrant Education Program’s (MMEP) Western Region. This position covers the four western counties and is based in our Springfield office. Here is the link to the job posting. Contact Emily Hoffman with Questions at: ehoffman@collaborative.org or 978.604.4935 (mobile).
Ideal person is someone who has a customer service/sales background and likes to go out and about in the communities and farms. They must be bilingual (Spanish/English), have their own car as reliable transportation for everyday work and be flexible in their schedule. This is a full time (40 hour week) position and we look at prior work experience more than formal education level as a requirement.
An essential function of the position includes developing and then working with a network of schools, agricultural and fishing employers/industries, local and state government agencies, and community based organizations as well as current and prior migratory families and youth to generate referrals of potential migrant students and youth. This person will be regularly participating in recruiting and outreach activities and will also be following up on referrals. Recruiters will participate in a range of efforts, including community based canvassing, attending and participating in community events.
Heather
Heather Warner, MPH (she/her/hers)
SPIFFY Coalition Manager
Collaborative for Educational Services
Department of Healthy Families and Communities
123 Hawley Street (office)
97 Hawley Street (mailing address)
Northampton, MA 01060
hwarner@collaborative.org
(413) 588-5583
Ideal person is someone who has a customer service/sales background and likes to go out and about in the communities and farms. They must be bilingual (Spanish/English), have their own car as reliable transportation for everyday work and be flexible in their schedule. This is a full time (40 hour week) position and we look at prior work experience more than formal education level as a requirement.
An essential function of the position includes developing and then working with a network of schools, agricultural and fishing employers/industries, local and state government agencies, and community based organizations as well as current and prior migratory families and youth to generate referrals of potential migrant students and youth. This person will be regularly participating in recruiting and outreach activities and will also be following up on referrals. Recruiters will participate in a range of efforts, including community based canvassing, attending and participating in community events.
Heather
Heather Warner, MPH (she/her/hers)
SPIFFY Coalition Manager
Collaborative for Educational Services
Department of Healthy Families and Communities
123 Hawley Street (office)
97 Hawley Street (mailing address)
Northampton, MA 01060
hwarner@collaborative.org
(413) 588-5583
Community Health Worker Apprenticeship Program
Hampden Prep
You might remember me from STCC Admissions or maybe from the Roadmap to STCC. As of June 21st, I am now the Assistant Director of the Springfield Adult Learning Center (SALC). In this new role, I still have the pleasure of working with you and the community. I am excited to work with you and your families in a different capacity.
I want to introduce you to a great program called Hampden Prep. This program helps individuals build more knowledge about technology to support a successful college career and open employment opportunities. This 8-week program is completely FREE! But it doesn't stop there you can also earn many certificates for FREE!
When you complete this program, you will be prepared and confident to pursue employment, a HiSET/GED, or a program that STCC
Please see the flyer attached, share it on social media and with your community. Feel free to contact me.
Humbly,
Jenary Merced (She/Her/Ella)
Assistant Director of the Springfield Adult Learning Center (SALC)
Learn & Explore SALC
Complete the Application Form for Classes
Register for and attend an assessment session
COVID-19 Updates
“Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
I want to introduce you to a great program called Hampden Prep. This program helps individuals build more knowledge about technology to support a successful college career and open employment opportunities. This 8-week program is completely FREE! But it doesn't stop there you can also earn many certificates for FREE!
When you complete this program, you will be prepared and confident to pursue employment, a HiSET/GED, or a program that STCC
Please see the flyer attached, share it on social media and with your community. Feel free to contact me.
Humbly,
Jenary Merced (She/Her/Ella)
Assistant Director of the Springfield Adult Learning Center (SALC)
Learn & Explore SALC
Complete the Application Form for Classes
Register for and attend an assessment session
COVID-19 Updates
“Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Free CDL Training
Medical Office Assistants
Free/Subsidized Classes for Unemployed and Underemployed at Holyoke Community College
The ACE Program at Holyoke Community College
The main goal of the ACE program is to build confidence in participants in terms of their English Language skills through classes that will target job readiness and career exploration. As you know, there are many people that come to the USA with great backgrounds, but because of their limited English speaking skills, they can't find jobs or go for a training program of their desire or experience.
Through this program HCC will be working with the participants in creating new opportunities for them in terms of jobs, career exploration, and/or training opportunities.
The best of all of this, THIS IS A FREE program with great support services for the participants. And it is online!!
What I want from you is to contact me for more information, and to see how you can help your customers to be part of this program. Please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. Please feel free to pass this flyer to your customers and other community contacts.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Ana I. Sanchez, MS
ACE Program Recruiter
Holyoke Community College
(863) 583-5370
Through this program HCC will be working with the participants in creating new opportunities for them in terms of jobs, career exploration, and/or training opportunities.
The best of all of this, THIS IS A FREE program with great support services for the participants. And it is online!!
What I want from you is to contact me for more information, and to see how you can help your customers to be part of this program. Please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. Please feel free to pass this flyer to your customers and other community contacts.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Ana I. Sanchez, MS
ACE Program Recruiter
Holyoke Community College
(863) 583-5370
