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NetworkRI Centers netWORKri is a unique collaboration of employment and training centers dedicated to address the workforce development needs of job seekers and employers in the state of Rhode Island. Most of these resources are available for FREE.
Services available for job seekers at netWORKri centers include: Job and Career Resource Room (internet computers, faxes, telephones, copy mac- hines, books, newspapers, and more) Resume writing assistance Information about local, state, and na tional labor markets Job listings Hiring requirements Job referral and placement Information on quality of education and training programs Initial screening for training eligibility Skill testing and assessment Job search workshops and courses Assistance filing unemployment insur- ance claims netWORKri staff are committed to providing center customers with prompt, courteous and appropriate employment, training and educational services and information. All netWORKri personnel recognize the importance of fostering continuous improvement through training and teamwork, remembering that providing the optimum level of customer service, in a competent manner is the ultimate goal of the system. Staff of the individual partnering agencies will be responsible for the delivery of services to their respective programs. Shared responsibilities of all netWORKri staff include such basic customer-focused activities as greeting and directing customers, answering the telephone, supplying basic information on all available center services (either in person or by telephone), assisting in facilitation and use of the resource rooms, and referring customers to off-site services. Here is a list of NetWORKri Centers. They are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pawtucket Center 175 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 722-3100 Providence Center One Reservoir Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 (401) 462-8900 East Bay Center 470 Metacom Avenue, Warren, RI 02885 (401)245-9300 Wakefield Center 4808 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 (401) 789-9723 West Warwick Center 1330 Main Street, West Warwick, RI 02893 (401) 828-8382 Woonsocket Center 219 Pond Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895 (401) 762-9010 See www.networkri.org for more information.
Rhode Island College Office of Outreach Programs provide training, support services, employment skills training and job placement to unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers. They also provide skill training to fit employers' needs, and English Language and Foreign Language Learning programs. Office of Outreach Programs 600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, East Campus, Building 8 Providence, Rhode Island 02908 Phone: 401-456-8698 Website: -www.ric.edu/outreach This office offers: Project TRAMA Training Responsible Adults as Medical Assistants 24 weeks/30 hours per week plus open lab. Medical Assistant Courses; n medical terminology n medical third-party billing n clinical testing techniques n Microsoft Office n internships Project TRAIT Training Responsible Adults as Insurance Technicians 26 weeks/ 30 hours per week of course work and internships. Insurance Technicians Courses: insurance terminology general principals of insurance personal insurance (i.e. home, auto, etc.) commercial insurance (i.e. business owner's, commercial auto, worker's compensation, general liability) manual computer rating customer service skills Two-week preparation for RI Producer's exam. Project TRABAC Training Responsible Adults to be Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks 24 weeks/30 hours per week of course work. Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks Courses: n introduction to bookkeeping & accounting payroll procedures business math/calculators computerized accounting: QuickBooks business writing computer skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, attitudinal & employment counseling office skills & keyboarding employability skills: applications, resumes, cover letters, job search & in- terviewing Internet communication & life-coping skills Rhode Island communities have many agencies that provide adult basic education, GED classes and job readiness programs. For a complete listing of programs in your area, go to the website for the Rhode Isalnd Workforce Literacy Collaborative: www.riwlc.org/adultlearners For employers looking for agencies that will provide education to improve the skills of employees go to www.riwlc.org/employers The website has listings of agencies in communities throughout Rhode Island. Community College of Rhode Island offers certificate courses for those looking to upgrade their skills or change careers. These courses are available at the address listed below: Division of Life Long Learning - CCRI 1 Hilton St., Providence, Rhode Island 02905 Phone: 401-455-6059 Website: www.ccri.edu/lifelong GED Centers The following is a listing of Adult Area Learning Centers in Rhode Island and the communities they serve. All of these centers have GED preparation classes and administer the GED examination, unliess indicated differently. The GED is offered in Spanish at three testing center. Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center 10 John Clarke Road, Middletown, RI 02850 Phone: 401-847-7171 Services: GED preparation and GED testing Serves: Newport, Portsmouth, Middletown, Tiverton and Little Compton Bristol County Adult Learning Center 689 Main Street, Warren, RI 02809 Phone: 401-245-3392 Services: Ged preparation and GED testing Serves: Bristol and Warren Cranston Adult Learning Center 41 Heath Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910 Phone: 401-7858166 Services: GED preparation and GED testing Serves: Cranston, Coventry and Scituate RI Regional Adult Learning Center 162 Main Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Phone: (401-762-3841 Services: GED preparation ONLY Serves: Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, Lincoln, Smithfield, Cumberland Washington County Adult Learning Center Steadman Government Center Tower Hill Road, Wakefield, RI 02879 Phone: 401-783-0293 Services: GED preparation and GED testing Serves: South Kingstown, Narragansett, Westerly, Exeter-West Greenwich, Charlestown, Hopkinton and Richmond Warwick Adult Learning Center 575 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: 401-734-3158 Services: GED preparation and GED testing Serves: Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich and North Kingstown East Providence Martin Junior High School 111 Brown Street, East Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401-437-7865 Services: GED preparation and GED testing Lincoln CCRI Flanagan Campus Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 Phone: 401-333-7070 Services: GED preparation and GED testing, Spanish test offered Providence RI Dept. of Elementary& Secondary Education 255 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401-277-4600 Services: GED testing ONLY Providence CCRI Providence Campus One Hilton Street, Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 401-455-6019 Services: GED preparation and GED testing, Spanish test offered Woonsocket Woonsocket High School 777 Case Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Phone: 401-767-4887 Services: GED preparation and GED testing In addition to adult education programs offered by various state agencies, Rhode Island is fortunate to have many community-based organizations that provide outstanding education and training programs. These grassroots organizations are sensitive to the needs of adult learners and are an excellent resource. Below is a list that highlights just a few of Rhode Island's many community organizations that provide adult basic education, GED preparation, and/or job readiness programs. Cranston Adult Learning Center 41 Heath Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: 401-785-8166 Warwick Adult Learning Center 575 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: 401-734-3156 Providence Adult Learning Center YMCA 170 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903 Phone: 401-331-0766 Washington Adult Learning Center 689 Main Street, Warren, RI 02885 Phone: 401-245-3393 Dorcas Place 270 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 401-274-8666 Genesis Center 670 Potters Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 781-6110 Institute for Labor Studies & Research 99 Bald Hill Road Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 Phone: 401-463-9900 International Institute of Rhode Island 645 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 Phone: 401-784-6530 Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island 260 West Exchange Street, Suite 106 Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-861-0815 Mentor, Inc., dba Project RIRAL 162 Main Street, Suite 404 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-762-3841 Progreso Latino Inc. 626 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863 Phone: 401-728-5920 For those students who wish to purue a high school diploma as well as learn a trade, Rhode Island has several regional career and technical centers. Students attending these career and technical centers earn a regular high school diploma as well as technical or trade skills. Chariho Area Career & Technical Center 459 Switch Road Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02894 Phone: 401-365-6869 Website: www.chariho.k12.ri.us
Adult education information: 401-315-2671 Cranston Area Career & Technical Center 100 Metropolitan Avenue Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 Phone: 401-785-8070 East Providence Area Career & Technical Ctr. 1998 Pawtucket Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 Phone: 401-435-7815 Wm. M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical H.S. Jenckes Hill Road Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 Phone: 401-728-1500, ext. 300 Newport Area Career & Technical Center 15 Wickham Raod Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Phone: 401-849-3608 James L. Hanley Career & Technical Center 91 Fricker Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-456-9101 Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island 260 West Exchange Street, Suite 106 Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-861-0815 Mentor, Inc., dba Project RIRAL 162 Main Street, Suite 404 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-762-3841 Progreso Latino Inc. 626 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863 Phone: 401-728-5920 For those students who wish to purue a high school diploma as well as learn a trade, Rhode Island has several regional career and technical centers. Students attending these career and technical centers earn a regular high school diploma as well as technical or trade skills. Chariho Area Career & Technical Center 459 Switch Road Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02894 Phone: 401-365-6869 Website: www.chariho.k12.ri.us Adult education information: 401-315-2671 Cranston Area Career & Technical Center 100 Metropolitan Avenue Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 Phone: 401-785-8070 East Providence Area Career & Technical Ctr. 1998 Pawtucket Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 Phone: 401-435-7815 Wm. M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical H.S. Jenckes Hill Road Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 Phone: 401-728-1500, ext. 300 Newport Area Career & Technical Center 15 Wickham Raod Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Phone: 401-849-3608 James L. Hanley Career & Technical Center 91 Fricker Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-456-9101 Statewide: Metropolitan Area Career & Technical Ctr. 80 Washington Street, Room 436 Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-277-5048 Warwick Area Career & Technical Center 575 Centerville Road, Building 5 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886-4341 Phone: 401-734-3150 Website: www.warwickschools.org Woonsocket Area Career & Technical Center 400 Aylsworth Avenue Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-767-4662 The State of Rhode Island, through TheWorkforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island, has developed programs located in communities throughout the state. Many of these teenagers are out of school or ready to drop out of school. They, their parents and school guidance counselors are seeking programs that will train them and give them skills to get better paying jobs in their communities. The following are youth programs that are available throughout the state. Each program provides tutoring and GED programs for students working towards high school completion. they all have work training, internships / work experience and job placement services. For further information, contact Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island. Their website is: www.griworkforce.com/youthproviders.html Family Resources Community Action 245 Main Street Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-766-0900 Website: www.famresri.org Serves: Woonsocket, Cumberland, Lincoln, North Smithfield & Burriville Mentor Inc. dba Project RIRAL 162 Main Street, Suite 404 Woonsocket , Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-762-3841 Serves: East Providence, Central Falls, Woonsocket & Pawtucket YouthBuild Providence is a pre-apprenticeship and academic program for young people ages 18 to 24. The program combines academic study, leadership training and hands-on training in construction. Youth Build 144 Delaine Street Providence , Rhode Island 02909 Phone: 401-273-7528 ; 401-273-5790 National Website: www.youthbuild.org Local Website www.provplan.org
SER Jobs for Progress is an umbrella organization in Pawtucket that administers YouthBuild Pawtucket and Non-traditional Careers for Women. Like YouthBuild Providence, the program provides academic study, leadership training, and hands-on training in construction. SER Jobs for Progress, Pawtucket YouthBuild and Non-Traditional Careers for Women 101 Main Street, Suite 303 Pawtucket , Rhode Island 02860 Phone: 401 -724-1820 E-mail: ser#4@verizon.net Rhode Island communities have many agencies that provide adult basic education, GED classes and job-readiness programs. For complete listing of programs in your area, go to the website for the Rhode Island Workforce Literacy Collaborative. On the website are listings for individuals seeking programs for adult learners: www.riwlc.org/adultlearners Employers looking for agencies that provide education to improve the skills of employees, should check: www.riwlc.org/employers CCRI offers certificate courses for those looking to upgrade their skills or change careers. Course catalogues are available from: CCRI Division of Life Long Learning 1 Hilton Street Providence, Rhode Island 02905 Website: www.ccri.edu/lifelong E-mail: lmgell@ccri.edu Rhode Island has several Regional Career and Technical Centers, where students can earn a high school diploma and learn technical and/or trade skills. Charhio Area Career & Technical Center 459 Switch Road Wood River Junction, Rhode Island 02894 Phone: 401-364-6869 Website: www.chariho.k12.ri.us For adult education information: 410-315-2871 Cranston Area Career & Technical Center 100 Metropolitan Avenue Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 Phone: 401-785-8070 East Providence Area Career & Technical Center 1998 Pawtucket Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island 02914 Phone: 401-435-7815 Davies Career & Technical High School 50 Jenckes Hill Road Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 Phone: 401-728-1500 Newport Area Career & Technical Center 15 Wickham Road Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Phone: 401-849-3608 Website: www.newportrischools.org/nactc/nactcweb.html James L. Hanley Career & Technical Center 91 Fricker Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-456-9101 Metropolitan Area Career & Technical Center 80 Washington Street, Room 436 Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: 401-277-5048 Warwick Area Career & Technical Center 575 Centerville Road, Building 5 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886-4341 Phone: 401-734-3150 Website: www.warwickschools.org Woonsocket Area Career & Technical Center 400 Aylsworth Avenue Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Phone: 401-767-4662
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