Vocational Training Employment Program participants go through an application and screening process to qualify as candidates. Once qualified, participants are selected to continue through the process by attending a six-hour workshop and orientation to the various trades. The workshops consist of basic fundamentals of the trade with emphasis on work habits, safety on the job, attitude and proper use of basic tools. Participants have the advantage of learning about union representation, benefits, out of work lists and dispatching. The ideal candidate should have an interest in pursuing a vocational trade as their career plan.
Program represents the nest steps facing the challenges of welfare reform.
The ultimate objective of each customer is achieving economic self-sufficiency. The program recognizes that job retention and success are effective when the family is stable and its environment supportive. Through strengthening a families' knowledge and access to resources, parents will become self-directed. The Center for Training and Careers will serve as the lead agency in partnership. Gardner Family Health Care Corp. To ensure a stable transition the program will also provide the WtW customer ongoing case management.