Project Transition
Displaced Homemaker Retraining
Over the past 24 years, Project Transition has helped more than
8,000 Displaced Homemakers gain marketable skills.
Project Transition at Westchester Community College has been a leader since 1987 in helping Displaced Homemakers from Westchester and Putnam counties to enter or re-enter the paid workforce. The program provides services to displaced homemakers who are divorced, widowed, separated, or whose spouses have become disabled or unemployed.
NEW FROM PROJECT TRANSITION!
BECOME A CERTIFIED MICROSOFT
OFFICE SPECIALIST IN WORD AND EXCEL
Call now for a class
that begins October 31, 2011 and ends December 6, 2011
- Must have previous experience using computer applications, strong
basic operational skills on a Windows-based computer, solid file
management skills, and a commitment to developing expertise in using
Word and Excel
- Certification Exam Fee of $170
- Graduates of Project Transition are eligible
- Click here
for more information
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Project Transition provides… |
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Project
Transition graduate. Now employed as a
Bookkeeper for a construction company in
Lincolndale. |
- Computer software
training
- Career decision
counseling
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Work readiness coaching
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Job search and placement
services
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Extensive information and
referral services
For information
about eligibility requirements and space
availability, please contact:
Marika Scotti at 914 606-6825 or email at
Marika.Scotti@sunywcc.edu
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Training programs include…
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Intensive computer classes from 60-80 hours over 6-8 weeks
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Supportive classroom instruction
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Computer lab time
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Lab techs to help students practice their skills
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18-20 hours of career strategies
workshops, including job search
Courses are offered free for those
who meet both our eligibility requirements as well as prerequisites for
training programs.
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Funding provided by the NYS Department of Labor,
Workforce WIA, and the Office of Temporary
and Disability Assistance.
Westchester Community College is sponsored locally by the County of Westchester, affiliated with the State University of New York. |
Dislocated Worker Retraining
Unemployed Worker
Are you unemployed? You may qualify to take free computer and business
classes at Westchester Community College to gain marketable skills to re-enter today’s workforce. Call
the Westchester County Office of Employment and Training at 914-995-3910 for eligibility
information. Tell them you are interested in taking courses at Westchester
Community College.
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Project Transition graduate. Now employed as a Member Services Representative for Quorum Federal Credit Union.
Computer Training Program
Now Recruiting!
Space is Limited.
Call Now
for a class that starts
November 1, 2011
and ends on
December 2, 2011
at the Valhalla Main Campus.
Click
here for more information
Thompson & Bender Made $500 Donation to Project Transition
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