Free/Subsidized Classes for Unemployed & Underemployed
These grant-funded short-term programs lead directly to a job, and are offered at no cost to participants.
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Accelerated Career English (ACE) Program
Improve your English language skills to prepare for the next step in your career!
Culinary & Hospitality/ESOL
Training in job skills and language skills for individuals whose first language is not English.
Job Readiness & Training
A free program that offers you support from job prep to placement.
Jump Start
Short-term training programs and job placement.
Line Cook Training
Cooks! Food prep workers! Are you ready to take your skills and career to the next level?
Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide/ESOL
Holyoke Works and HCC are offering classes for non-native speakers of English to improve language and math skills, and prepare to pass the MA Nurse Aide Certification Test.
SNAP Path to Work
Individuals receiving non-cash SNAP benefits through the MA Department of Transitional Assistance are eligible to apply. Programs are free and include advising & employment support services.