Training Programs

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Offshore Wind Professional Certificate & Scholarship Opportunity

The Clean Energy Extension – with support from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center – is offering several full-tuition scholarships for CEE’s Offshore Wind Professional Certificate program. The scholarship value is approximately $6,000, which covers the full cost of the three courses.

2024-10-10T14:06:58-04:00October 10th, 2024|

Marine Technician Training

Learn to be a Marine Technician! What is a Marine Technician? A marine technician, also known as a marine mechanic, specializes in the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of various types of marine equipment and vessels. They work on a range of watercraft, including boats, yachts, and ships, ensuring these vessels operate safely and efficiently.

2024-10-03T13:01:45-04:00October 3rd, 2024|

Marine Technician Training (Registration Closed)

Learn to be a Marine Technician! What is a Marine Technician? A marine technician, also known as a marine mechanic, specializes in the maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of various types of marine equipment and vessels. They work on a range of watercraft, including boats, yachts, and ships, ensuring these vessels operate safely and efficiently.

2024-10-03T13:03:41-04:00June 7th, 2024|

Earn your Emergency Medical Technician Certificate at no cost!

This is an in-depth course in basic life support intended for individuals who are income eligible or unemployed or and interested in pursuing a career in medical services. The course meets or exceeds current National EMS Guidelines and has Massachusetts OEMS approval. Students will earn 6 college credits upon program completion.

2024-08-14T10:31:30-04:00May 29th, 2024|

Jumpstart Your Career in Energy Efficiency

Join the more than two million Americans in the largest sector in the U.S. clean economy. Start your career in weatherization and gain hands-on industry experience by applying for the Clean Energy Pathways program, a full-time, paid, three-month internship that aims to boost the energy efficiency workforce.

2024-06-07T14:29:00-04:00May 21st, 2024|

Free ESOL Adult Classes Available

Shining Lights is a free ESOL (English for speakers of another language) program offered by The City of New Bedford, offering Adult Basic English classes for Beginning-level and Intermedia-level adult students. Shining Lights Program is a 32-Weeks program from September through May. Classes are offered in the morning or evening. In addition to English lessons, Shining Lights also offers life- skills seminars (e.g., Tenant & Consumer Rights), as well as History & Civics workshops and Citizenship preparation.

2023-12-15T15:03:25-05:00December 15th, 2023|

News Release US Department of Labor Awards $800K to Support Disaster-Relief Jobs, Training in Massachusetts to Continue State’s Opioid Crisis Response

WASHINGTON – To support efforts to address Massachusetts’ continuing opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $800,000 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to support employment and training services and disaster-relief jobs for workers in Bristol and Plymouth counties.

2023-08-29T15:18:30-04:00July 19th, 2023|
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