Training Grants Available for Eligible Unemployed Individuals
Targets Local High-Demand Industries
Batavia, NY (11/07/2017) — Genesee Community College is accepting applications for Finger Lakes Hired Employment Program. This initiative includes career guidance and job search support, as well as potential funding for tuition and more for eligible applicants.
The Finger Lakes Hired Employment Program (FLH), which established the grant, is part of a four-year, federally funded initiative operated in partnership with RochesterWorks! to place long-term unemployed individuals into local high-demand jobs. The FLH program stipulates that applicants must:
Have been out of work for six months (27 weeks) or more, or must be currently under-employed
Be pursuing an academic program in Advanced Manufacturing, Health Care, or Information Technology
Be on track to graduate the program by May 2018.
There are strict deadlines for training grant applicants. Individuals seeking assistance with non-credit courses must submit application and necessary documentation between now and January 5, 2018.
Through The BEST Center, GCC currently offers several certificate programs in the industries the FLH grant targets. In the healthcare arena, the Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program, Patient Access & Registration Professional Certificate Program and the Phlebotomy Certificate Program are currently available. In addition, on the job training opportunities are also available for newly hired employees in the areas of IT and Advanced Manufacturing.
There are also training grants opportunities for college credit-bearing courses for returning GCC students to complete their degree by May of 2018. Applications for this program are due by November 21, 2017. There are more than 15 potentially eligible academic degree programs available through GCC.
For assistance with the training grant application process contact: Andrew Gerber, liaison and case manager at (585) 343-0055 ext. 6002, or by email: algerber@genesee.edu, or Emily Cooper, education and employment specialist at 585-397-5807 or by email: ecooper@rochesterworks.org. For online details go The Finger Lakes Hired website: http://www.fingerlakeshired.com/
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Donna Rae Sutherland (585) 343-0055 x6616, DSutherland@genesee.eduShare this Story
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