Career Readiness
Meeting Students Basic Needs and Keeping Them Enrolled During COVID-19 - Webinar by Angelina Lorenzo at UA Central
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Career Readiness
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Year Up- Free series available for all - Year Up is bringing together community leaders to host live-stream discussions on major topics affecting opportunity youth. Topics range from workers’ rights/unemployment benefits to mental health to digital inclusion and beyond. You can see the full series here.
Interested in Year UP?
Profile of Student Who Should Apply to the Program
Student Stories – a library of student success stories featuring NY students
Coop Tech - Please apply to Coop Tech today! They are accepting applications now and will enroll on a first come first serve basis!
What Trades can you study at Coop Tech?
Building Trades: Building Maintenance, Carpentry, Electrical Installation, Plumbing, Solar Electric, Welding, Residential Construction
Healthcare: Certified Nurse Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding,Medical Office Management, Visual Tech
Information Technology: A+, Web Design, Cisco Networking, Graphic Design
Service Industries: Automotive, Culinary, Barbering, Natural Hair Styling
What you will need to apply:
Student will need to think about what session to apply to
Morning (8:30 AM-11:00 AM) or (12:30 PM-3:00 PM)
Depending on what campus you would like to join, you will be able to select the trade of your interest.
Essay: Why have you decided to apply to Coop Tech? What made you choose your course selections? How will this course help you on your career path? (Part of the application.
Per Scholas - Per Scholas provides tuition-free training for adults from often overlooked communities. Each pathway incorporates technical skills training that results in industry-recognized certifications and a career development program that equips students with a job search toolkit, time management skills, and interview preparation
Training in: Network Support, Cloud Support, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Application Development, Data Engineering
Outcomes: Industry-standard certifications, including CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA A+, Network+, AWS Solutions Architect, Cisco CCNA Cyber Ops, and career onramps.
NPower - NPower creates pathways to economic prosperity by launching digital careers for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities.With two locations within the city, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, NPower New York provides tuition-FREE technology training and certifications to young adult job seekers, offering an alternative fast-track to tech jobs with employers committed to hiring diverse IT talent.
APPLY HERE: Below are the sectors you can select
NIMC TRAINING - NMIC’s workforce training programs allow students to earn credentials that are recognized nationally. The fields we train in are all identified as “career pathways” fields in New York City, meaning they are growing and offer a clear path for advancement.
Trainings include:
YouthBuild- vocational, educational, and leadership development program for young adults that provides participants with 10 months of intensive services
Train & Earn- A vocational and educational training program for young adults that helps participants advance their skill-set and find work. Participants receive 3-6 months of intensive services and a year of follow-up support
Intern & Earn- A paid work readiness program that provides participants with 12 weeks of paid orientation, training and work followed by 9 months of follow-up services including assistance for placement in permanent jobs, training programs, and educational opportunities.
Working Papers
Parents/guardians and minors can still complete the AT-17 Application for Employment Certificate form and email the completed form to the school or district issuing official. A PDF version of the AT-17 Application for Employment Certificate form, which can be completed and signed electronically, is available on NYSED’s Employment of Minors website. After the form is submitted, the issuing school-level official will schedule a video conference (Microsoft Teams or Google Meet) with the minor, and if required, the parent or guardian; required documentation will be shared during the video conference. Information on working papers is available on the DOE webpage for families
As for the doctor visit, medical practitioners are still taking work-related visits, suggestions would be a virtual meeting with your primary physician or going to an urgent care facility.
Principals or designated school officials issuing the employment certificate can then complete the working card, sign it, and mail it to the minor. The minor should sign the card upon receipt. The requirement that the minor sign the card in the presence of the issuing official is temporarily waived for the duration of New York’s COVID-19-related school closures. Issuing officials must continue to use approved employment certificate cards. The NYSED Employment Certificating Officers Manual includes guidance on the revocation of employment certificates for appropriate cause (e.g., interference with school attendance).
Information on ordering working papers is available on InfoHub. School-based officials issuing working papers should consult with their principal for ordering supplies (e.g., employment certificate cards and stamps), and logistics. An exception has been granted for schools to directly reimburse their own staff through the small item purchase process (SIPP) for COVID-19-related expenses due to this state mandate.