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Where can I train for a job or career in the area?
Advanced Welding Institute: Begin or advance a welding career.
Black River Innovation Campus: Skills to be a remote worker or freelancer.
Center for Financial Training and Education Alliance: specialized and affordable training in:
- Banking Today
- Business skills
- Compliance
- Technology
- And more
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education: High school credentials, ESL, skills building, literacy, financial literacy.
Community College of Vermont, Morrisville (CCV):
- Early college, apprenticeship, associate degrees, nursing.
- Certificates in many career paths.
- Credential trainings: health & human services, manufacturing, professional studies, childcare.
- Customized trainings for employers, including registered apprenticeships.
- More here on precise skills training.
Community Kitchen Academy (CKA): the skills to work in food service
- 7 weeks, full time
- (802) 477-5121, jbuttendorf@capstonevt.org
- Free to income eligible students. Job placement.
Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Vermont Tech, customized trainings for employers and hands-on training for individuals and businesses in:
- Agriculture & food systems
- Business
- Career & Technical teacher
- Electrical & plumbing
- Green training
- Healthcare
- Human resources
- Manufacturing
Department of Labor apprenticeships
- Plumbing, electrical, and more
- Sarah.Forman@vermont.gov
Ed2Go (through GMTCC): Online, affordable, quick courses to improve skills for the workplace.
Green Mountain Technology and Career Center (GMTCC): Career and Technical programs from GMTCC:
- Construction
- HVAC
- Electrical Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Forestry and Land Management
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Creative Media and Design
- Computer Networking and Cyber Security
- Culinary Arts
- Business Administration
- Allied Health
Adult Education programs from GMTCC:
- Licensed Nursing Assistant certification
- HVAC NORA Bronze certification
- Computer Networking and CompTia A+ certification
- Welding certification
Northern Vermont University (NVU):
- Bachelor degrees
- Certificates in: accounting, small business management, sustainability, advanced graduate studies
- Center for Professional Studies: new or enhanced skills in highly desired fields
- Construction
- HVAC
- Weatherization
- Career readiness
- Manufacturing
- Office administration
- Much more
Upskill Vermont: free professional training for eligible Vermonters
Vermont Adult Career & Technical Education:
- Agriculture & natural resources
- Computer & office tech
- Culinary arts
- Health sciences
- Manufacturing
- Professional skills
- Skilled trades
- Transportation & heavy equipment
Vermont Med Ed: Training for careers in healthcare.
Vermont State Library Universal Classes: A large catalogue of online classes in a wide variety of topics.
Vermont Training Program: workforce grants for pre-employment training, training for new hires, and training for incumbent workers.
- For women: training in construction, employment & career services
- For young women: multiple youth programs.
Vermont Tech:
Career-focused technical and professional education to prepare students for immediate workplace success and continued learning. Some highlights:
Working Land trainings here, such as:
- Food systems trainings: butchering basics and much more
- Natural Resources and Wood Products
- Manufacturing: welding, solidworks & CNC machining, more
Industrial Maintenance Apprenticeship, fully grant funded, college credit in:
- engineering
- electrical circuits
- programmable logic controllers
- more
Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship fully grant funded, college credit in:
- manufacturing processes
- design communication/solid works
- computer aided technology
- more
Healthcare: on demand and in person, various levels of training:
- Patient care technician
- Phlebotomy
- Dental Assistant
- Medical interpreter
- More
Online IT Bootcamps: for careers in Information Technology
Northlands Job Corps Center
- Earn a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Get trained in a high-paying career.
- For youth ages 16-24.
Funding
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC): Grants for college and career training. Help applying for financial aid.
HireAbility: Career help for Vermonters with disabilities.
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act: Department of Labor
Scholarship for Adult Career Technical Education
Free courses
If your job was affected by COVID-19: no cost trainings at Vermont State Colleges.
Free UVM and CCV courses in digital economy, healthcare, and leadership and management. Courses listed here.
Driver’s Education
Vermont Adult Career & Technical Education: commercial, forklift, heavy equipment, aviation
Information Technology
CompTIA Certifications: to begin or advance a career in Information Technology (IT)
MyFutureVT: career advice, training, and support.
