Participants, all of whom have nursing or other related degrees from their home countries, study medical ESL and job readiness skills at JVS and then enroll in the refresher course at City College's John Adams campus. There they study current nursing methodology and bring their skills up to date and up to US standards so they can then compete successfully for nursing positions in the San Francisco Bay Area. This program is offered through funding received from the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the San Francisco Private Industry Council, as well as the Gerson Bakar Foundation and the Mount Zion Health Fund. The Cisco Networking Technology program at JVS can help you start or advance your career in PC technology and computer networking. Hands-on experience in cable splicing and remote routing is also provided.
Participants receive college credit upon successful completion of training.
Following completion of training, JVS staff will assist program graduates to find and keep well-paying jobs and advance further in their careers. This program is offered through funding received from the James Irvine Foundation. CalWORKs, PAES, refugee, and dislocated worker referrals welcomed. The program also places participants in internships towards the end of the training cycle. Graduates then get help finding and keeping office jobs using the computer and communications skills they have learned.