Check with the JVS Events Calendar for monthly listings. JVS offers a number of free short term training classes to upgrade or increase marketable work skills. Assistance with job placement is provided upon successful completion. An extensive corps of JVS volunteers provide opportunities for new Americans to acculturate through practicing conversational English, mock interviewing with human resource or other business professionals and participating in seminars relevant to their career areas. Truman College provides highly qualified adult educators through Chicago City Colleges' Adult Skills Learning Program.
Classes are non-credit and without charge.
Entering students are tested for their English language level and placed in an appropriate class. A babysitting service is available on site for children ages two to five while their parents attend during the daytime. JVS specializes in assisting individuals with disabilities to secure and maintain competitive employment in the community. The JVS team of career specialists provides support, job search guidance, customized job placement and strategies to succeed in the workplace. JVS offers a number of short term training classes to upgrade or increse marketable work skills.