Job Skills Training
What is Job Training?
Job training is instruction on skills and methods of performing work. It can be short or long, specific or generic, highly complex or relatively simple. For example, Mark already has a driving license, but it is restricted to passenger cars. He wants to be a school bus driver, so he needs to go to truck and bus driving school.
What are Different Types of Training?
Some career goals will require you to have previous knowledge and/or skills before you start the job. Skills training can target general areas such as basic computer knowledge or English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, or more career-specific skills such as food service, maintenance, truck driving or accounting.
When Should I Get Job Training?
- If you have trouble getting job interviews, perhaps your skills need to be updated.
- If you are pursuing a new job which requires a skill that you do not have.
- If you can obtain certification or licensing that will make you stand out among job applicants.
- If specific certification or educational levels are required for the jobs or industry in which you want to work.
- If you feel that your career advancement has slowed down.
- If you work in an industry that is fast changing or highly competitive.
Where Can I Get Job Training?
- Training is available in a variety of public and private settings including schools, one-stop career centers, trade unions, vocational rehabilitation providers, or the government.
- Basic computer training along with adult basic education and ESL classes are sometimes offered free or at low-cost in the community at public libraries and schools, economic development organizations, and subsidized housing properties.
- One-Stop Career Centers may offer free basic computer and Internet training. One-Stops also may have other training funds available. Inquire at your local career center
- If you are eligible for their services, state disability agencies such as the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) can help you find the training you need to meet your employment goal. MRC may also be able to help pay for college tuition and supplies.
- Other state disability agencies such as the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) may also help you learn more about training opportunities.
- Extensive training is sometimes offered on-the-job, as part of your employer’s orientation process or as your job advances.
For Further Information:
http://www.detma.org/wstraining.htm
http://www.careeronestop.org/TRAINING/TrainingEduHome.asp
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Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities Grant (MI-CEO).
For additional information and resources visit one of the other three grant websites:
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Employers- www.ForEmployers.com/
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This grant is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA #93-768) and administered by UMASS Medical School, Center for Health Policy and Research; UMASS Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion; and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information visit: www.MI-CEO.org
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