Looking to train for a new career, get your GED, take a language course, learn English, update your computer skills or learn a skilled trade? Monroe County BOCES, Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES and/or Genesee Valley Educational Partnership can help. In addition, the Center for Workforce Development offers training courses and part-time classes that may be of assistance to you.
View a list of available apprenticeships, complete with requirements and contact information, sorted by region. NOTE: You should also consider working with your local One-Stop Career Center to get information about training opportunities available in your area.
Get involved in education and training programs that enable you to secure entry level employment within a specific industry in the Albany area and to advance over time in that industry.
Serving Albany’s West Hill, Arbor Hill and South End neighborhoods, CareerLinks Services offers one-on-one help with career counseling, interviewing skills, resume writing, job placement, job retention and support, training, internships, mentoring and self-esteem workshops.
Whether you are interested in English and math instruction, career and technical education, employment services or developing skills that can lead to employment, the Office of Adult and Career Education Services of the Rochester City School District is here to help.
The City of Rochester has compiled a list of employment resources, including Providing Real Incentive to Maintain Employment (PRIME). Click here for more information. The City of Rochester also provides a resource list for job searches and job training.
Additionally, the Urban League of Rochester operates a career training center that specializes in helping low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Disadvantaged women face a catch-22 when trying to enter the workforce. Without a job, how can you afford a suit? But without a suit, how can you get a job? Dress for Success offers disadvantaged women a suit for when she has a job interview and additional apparel–up to a week’s worth of clothing–when she becomes employed. Call (518) 463-3175.
ARISE offers a supported employment program that helps individuals with disabilities attain employment. In addition, Access to Independence of Cortland County, Inc. works with people with disabilities to promote full inclusion in social, economic, educational and legal rights.
If you or someone you know is homeless in the Rochester area, Project ReDirect (a service of The Salvation Army) may be able to help. Project ReDirect helps individuals find a place to live and offers vocational counseling and employment training to help people maintain a steady job and keep their homes. Learn more about Project ReDirect’s support services, job placement services, employment preparation training, GED learning and support groups here.
The Veterans Outreach Center of Rochester seeks to help veterans reenter the workforce through programs and services such as career counseling, skills assessment, resume assistance, job readiness and occupational skills training, career development and placement services, employer recruitment activities and more.
The New York State Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals With Disabilities (VESID) offers a compiled list of statewide employment resources for those with disabilities and for employers. This includes information on independent living, paths to employment and federal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Do you need help in reading, writing and math? Do you want to try a home study program? Get your high school equivalency diploma (GED) with help from the Adult Literacy/GED preparation program at Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Herkimer-Essex BOCES now. Or, call (518) 581-3310 for information on exam dates and more.
Do you need a GED diploma, or do you need to learn how to speak English? Classes are free for all adults ages 21 and over. Washington Irving offers day and evening classes as well as study-at-home options. Call (518) 370-8230 for more information.
Explore a sample of jobs in New York State’s green economy, from solar and wind power to biofuels and smart grid technology.
If you are unemployed and between the ages of 18 and 24, and not currently attending school, you are eligible to work one-on-one with an Iroquois Health Center Coordinator to find a training program matching local employment needs. Read this brochure for contact information in order to get started.
New York State agencies and departments have many resources available to help working families make ends meet. This portal offers a gateway into information on: work support programs that you may be eligible for, food stamps, nutrition programs, home energy assistance, weatherization assistance, child support, tax credits, job placement, social security, unemployment assistance, housing, student loans, education assistance and much, much more.
Every hour, someone in the state of New York needs essential services, but people often don’t know where to turn. The United Way encourages people to pick up the phone and dial 2-1-1 (or 3-1-1 in the New York City area) to get answers and assistance. Dial now, or click here to locate the 2-1-1 service in your area.
Online resources are not particularly helpful unless you have relatively consistent access to a computer with an Internet connection. If you do not have suitable Internet access, your local public library can help. Find your local public library within the New York State public library system and begin making use of this valuable, free resource today.
Explore occupations, identify your strengths, search education and training databases and more on New York Job Zone.
Learn more about your legal rights in employment, unemployment and employment discrimination. To find legal assistance available in your area, visit LawHelp.org/NY and click on ‘Workers Rights.’ En Espanol: ayudalegalny.org y clik ‘Derechos del Trabajador.’
This online portal from the New York State Department of Labor includes information on careers, training, assistance and more.
See these important tips from the New York State Department of Labor on how to prepare for your job interview.
New York’s public library systems and public libraries offer job information, resources, and referrals for New Yorkers and people looking to work in New York State, as well as help with job training, consumer protection and family finance resources. Click here to find employment/job information links from a map of public libraries in New York State.
Help During Hard Times
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Connect2Work provides unemployed or underemployed individuals with job readiness, skills training and position placement as well as any other resources needed to overcome obstacles to employment.
Learn about the 599 training program, which allows unemployment recipients to receive assistance while attending a training course or program that has been approved by the New York State Department of Labor.
Whether you have a disability, receive public assistance, dropped out of high school, are a convicted offender or lack significant work experience, Career Systems of Rochester is designed to deliver services that can help you, such academic and vocational assessment, remedial education, life skills counseling, employment readiness training, structured job-related counseling, job placement services and follow-up services. Click here for contact information.
Welfare-to-Work program participants: Action for a Better Community, Inc. (ABC) offers job readiness training and job placement with follow-up. Click here to learn more.
Whether you want to start a second career, gain workforce training or are looking for a customized answer to your business’ needs, the Workforce Development Institute at Hudson Valley Community College has a solution for you.
CNY Works is a local, not-for-profit organization focusing on Central New York which brings businesses, job seekers and training providers together with the goal of providing skilled workers for every business and employment for every job seeker.
Several educational institutions offer workforce training and development opportunities in Rochester, including Finger Lakes Community College, Monroe Community College, the Rochester Institute of Technology Dislocated Workers Program, SUNY-Rochester’s Educational Opportunity Center and Greece Community Education.
