INITIATIVES

Summer 2010 in the South Shore region brings new opportunities to adults seeking to upgrade their education and improve their marketable skills. Federal and state funding will also provide jobs for a targeted group of youth in the region.

• Summer Jobs for Youth – More than 100 youth that meet specific educational and income criteria will be going to work this summer in a wide variety of jobs throughout the region. As well as gain hands-on work experience, youth will learn how to apply for a job, what is required for success on the job and what skills will help them get and keep their next job.


• GED Pilot Program – A group of 16 adults who need to obtain their GED to either keep their current job or to get a new job are part of a pilot program at the Quincy Career Center. Classes are both technology based and teacher led to give adults who may have had difficulty obtaining their high school diploma the best possible chance to overcome past barriers to learning and get that credential that is a requirement in today’s workplace.


• The Health Work Alliance – Quincy College will welcome 26 adults into four different healthcare related programs. The Health Work Alliance is a federally funded partnership between Quincy College, the South Shore Workforce Investment Board and several healthcare organizations in the region to help adults obtain certifications in Billing and Coding, Phlebotomy, Exercise Science and as Surgical Technicians.


• Elevate America is a national partnership with Microsoft that will open the doors to free Microsoft training to over 2600 individuals throughout the state. Training vouchers are obtained through the Career Centers and can be used for the most basic on-line computer literacy training all the way to advanced courses for IT professionals.