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Resource Guide for Chittenden County Businesses - Employment & Training Programs

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Burlington Technical Center
Description: The Burlington Technical Center serves juniors and seniors from area high schools and adults who have taken the first step towards a career in one of thirteen program areas including: Auto Body Repair; Automotive Science and Technology; Aviation Technology; Computer Systems (CISCO Networking); Culinary/Professional Foods; Design-Build;  Design and Illustration; Electronic Recording Arts; Human Services/Early Childhood Education; Mechanical Engineering and Design Technology; Medical and Sports Sciences; Principles of Engineering; Architecture and Construction; and Welding/Metal Fabrication.  Students acquire the tools and knowledge to get a head start on making their dreams a reality.  They gain important career skills that give them the edge when applying for jobs or further education.
Address: 52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 864-8424
Fax: (802) 864-8521
Contact Name: Sandy Simonds
Center for Technology at Essex
Description: The Center for Technology, Essex offers technical training programs for high school students and adults with and without diplomas. These programs meet rigorous state academic standards as well as industry certification standards. They also include career exploration, preparation, and technological literacy in a respectful learning environment. Sample classes include:
• Certified Welding Classes
• Natural Gas Certification and Recertification Courses
• ASE Certification Automotive Classes
• ADA Accredited Dental Assisting Program
• Health Information Management Certification
• Construction Technology
• Professional Foods
• Advanced Cosmetology Classes
• Refrigerant Certification
• CAD Courses
• Facilities Operations Courses
Address: 3 Educational Drive
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Phone: (802) 879-4832
Fax: (802) 879-5593
Contact Name: Kathleen Archer
Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (CVAHEC)
Description: Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center supports the recruitment, retention and continuing education of health professionals in underserved areas; assesses community needs, and designs relevant educational opportunities. CVAHEC facilitates the creation of a vibrant network of students, health professionals, and community members.
Address: 152 Fairfield Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: (802) 527-1474
Fax: (802) 527-1632
Email: cvahec@cvahec.org 
Contact Name: Robert Trachtenberg
Champlain Vocational Services (CVS)
Description: Founded in 1967, CVS provides job training and employment opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities through a Supported Employment Program. Our Program helps people with a variety of challenges seek, train for, achieve, and maintain competitive jobs in their communities. Supported Employment candidates participate in a vocational assessment to determine interests, skills and their need for one-to-one support at the job site.
Address: 77 Hegeman Avenue 
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: (802) 655-0511
Fax: (802) 655-5207
Contact Name: Paul Dickin
Child Care Resource (CCR)
Description: Child Care Resource offers training to individuals over 18 years old seeking to enter the child care profession and provides assistance to parents and legal guardians in finding and paying for childcare. CCR also assists employers in helping their employees deal with child and dependent care issues.
Address: 181 Commerce Street
Williston, VT 05495
Phone: (802) 863-3367, x131
Fax: (802) 527-1632
Contact Name: Michelle Parent
The Good News Garage
Description: The Good News Garage offers aspiring mechanics a unique training opportunity: a six-month course designed to prepare them for entry-level job placement via apprentice-style training. The Good News Garage reconditions donated cars and makes them available to low-income individuals who can’t otherwise afford reliable transportation.
Address: 331 North Winooski Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 864-3667 or 1-877-448-3288
Email: info@goodnewsgarage.org
Northern New England Tradeswomen (NNETW)
Description: Northern New England Tradeswomen (NNETW)
Northern New England Tradeswomen (NNETW) trains educates, supports, and advocates for girls and  women interested in exploring or pursuing employment in the trades or technical fields. Its programs include Step Up for Women, Step IT Up, and WomenBuild.

Step Up for Women
We piloted Step Up in 1985 to train women for non-traditional employment opportunities that offer a true path to economic self-sufficiency. In over sixteen years of continuous programming, over 85% of participants have found employment – primarily in the skilled trades. Cited as a national model job training program, Step Up has been replicated in cities throughout the United States.

Each Step Up “semester” spans nine weeks and engages
participants in an intensive series of activities to meet the
following goals:
• Building physical strength through weight and
cardiovascular training.
• Building self-confidence.
• Developing entry-level technical skills specific to several trades.
• Developing skills and attitudes that are critical to success in work in its many forms.

Graduates go on to pursue successful careers as carpenters, automotive technicians, electricians, welders, plumbers, controls technicians, heavy equipment operators, and sheet metal fabricators.

Step IT Up
Step IT Up is a joint project of Northern New England Tradeswomen and CyberSkills/Vermont, which brings significant experience in accessible information technology training that leads directly to jobs. Each session of Step IT Up prepares 8-10 adult women of limited financial means for entry-level jobs in information technology (IT) careers in which women are persistently under-represented, that pay a livable wage and that offer significant opportunities for professional advancement. The program is modeled on Step Up for Women. Step IT Up consists of two main components: computer instruction, delivered by CyberSkills/Vermont, and Women’s Resources, the job-readiness element crucial to the success of the program, provided by NNETW. The program offers each participant 220 hours of instruction.

WomenBuild
WomenBuild consists of two full-time carpentry crews led by master level carpenters and offers paid employment to women who seek intensive training and experience in building, renovation and construction. Since 1994, WomenBuild participants have built or rehabilitated homes for low- to moderate-income families, renovated nonprofit offices, constructed bus shelters throughout Chittenden County, built garages, decks and additions, replaced siding, and more. Program partners include the Burlington and Rutland Community Land Trust, the Vermont Department of Employment and Training, the Vermont Agency of Human Services, and private funders.

From a short-term, project-driven effort, WomenBuild has evolved into a year-round, self-sustaining program. Each crew includes two slots for carpentry apprenticeships registered with the State. Crew members are also able to participate in weekly theoretical instruction.

Address: 51 Park Street
Essex, VT 05452
Phone: (802) 878-0004
Fax: (802) 878-0050
Email: info@nnetw.org
Contact Name: Mimi Wong
ReCycle North 
Description: ReCycle North provides hands-on technical training, career development skills, and job search support in four areas: computer systems technology, customer service/retail management, major appliance repair, and office administration. They offer a six-month, full time, apprentice-style program or a part-time individualized work experience program. Information sessions to learn more about the training programs are offered every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. and by appointment.
Address: 266 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 658-4143 x16
Fax: (802) 658-0543
Contact Name: Bethany Johnson
Transition II, Inc. 
Description: Transition II, Inc. offers competitive job placement and consulting services to individuals with disabilities, and by doing so, has provided the Vermont business community with quality employees for over 20 years. The organization matches business needs with the skills and interests of individuals with disabilities, providing support and consultation for a successful working relationship.

Services available to individuals and Vermont businesses include high school transition planning, identification of career interests, job skills and learning styles, assessment of individual business needs, developing interviewing skills, designing resumes, job accommodation and modification, and ongoing consultation to employers and their employees.

Address: Delehanty Hall, Suite 111
208 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

Phone: (802) 846-7007
Fax: (802) 846-7282
Contact Name: Kara Artus
Vermont Adult Learning
Description: Vermont Adult Learning is a private nonprofit and the largest provider of adult education and essential skills programs in the state. We offer a number of free programs to provide under-educated adults, age 16 and older, the opportunity to become fully participating workers, parents, and citizens.

Programs include:
• Adult Essential Skills (AES) and Literacy (Reading,
Writing, Math);
• English for Speakers of Other Languages classes (ESOL)
• General Educational Development (GED)/
Vermont Adult Diploma Program
• FUTURES & Getting Ready to Work, career and
life planning workshops for PATH clients.
• Bridge to College – In conjunction with CCV

Address: Delehanty Hall, Suite 111
208 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 846-7245
Contact Name: Cynthia Mills
Vermont Associates for Training and Development
Description: Founded in 1983, Vermont Associates for Training and Development, Inc. has been successfully meeting the employment and training needs of the mature worker in 12 locations statewide through a variety of programs. Vermont Associates specializes in developing training opportunities that meet the employment & training needs of the individual. Vermont Associates provides career counseling, resume preparation, interviewing techniques, training opportunities, career credentialing, computer training, and job hunting workshops. Persons participating in the program receive a training stipend and services at no cost.
Address: 132 North Main Street
PO Box 107
St. Albans, VT 05478

Phone: (800) 439-3307, (802) 524-3200
Fax: (802) 524-9933
Contact Name: Patrick Bradley
Vermont Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation (VABIR)
Description: The Vermont Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation (VABIR) is dedicated to matching job seekers with disabilities and employers within our community. With offices in various locations throughout Vermont, VABIR provides free employment and consultation services to workers with disabilities and interested businesses.
Address: 1 Main Street, Suite 60
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: (802) 655-7215
Fax: (802) 655-7216
Email: vabir@aol.com 
Contact Name: Hugh Bradshaw
Vermont Construction Careers Council (VC3)
Description: VC3’s mission is to attract people to construction and provide industry-specific training to create a stable, highly skilled workforce. VC3 is an accredited sponsor for the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), delivering cost-effective, standardized training using the NCCER curriculum. The performance-based curriculum is designed to improve productivity and workplace performance. VC3 currently offers classes in 5 trades as well as a supervisor’s certificate training program.

VC3 also offers a nationally certified Craft Skills Assessment for journey-level workers as well as interactive training by CD-ROM. An affiliate of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce Business-Education Partnership,VC3 is a self-sustaining partnership of Vermont’s major construction trade organizations and vocational-technical centers.

Address: Vermont Construction Careers Council
P.O. Box 649
Montpelier, VT 05601
Phone: (802) 223-0603
Fax: (802) 223-4257
Email: info@vtconstructioncareers.org
Contact Name: Amber Kelley, Program Manager, VC3
Vermont Department of Employment and Training
Description: The Department of Employment & Training provides the funding for skills training through a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction. Employers can participate in a variety of apprenticeship programs that train workers. The employer pays the salary of the trainee and then DET reimburses the employer for the training for that individual.
Address: 59-63 Pearl Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 658-0323
Fax: (802) 863-7539
Contact Name: Ann-Marie Nichols
Vermont Healthcare Information Technology Education Center, Inc. (VERMONT HITEC)
Description: The Vermont Healthcare Information Technology Education Center (HITEC) is a non-profit corporation that educates Vermonters in the field of healthcare information technology. Programs are designed to provide successful graduates with guaranteed job offers. Vermont HITEC currently offers two programs: the Vermont Medical Transcription Education Consortium Program (MTEC) and the Vermont Information Technology Apprenticeship Readiness Program (ITAR).

Vermont Medical Transcription Education
Consortium Program (MTEC)

The Vermont MTEC Program provides a free 8-month education and training for medical transcription to unemployed and underemployed Vermonters. Successful graduates are offered full-time, work-at-home positions. To date, 81 of the 101 enrollees have been employed to date.

Vermont Information Technology Apprenticeship
Readiness Program (ITAR)

The Vermont ITAR Program provides Vermonters with the opportunity to be educated and mentored in the field of software programmer/analyst careers. Free 8-week education sessions prepare students to participate in paid apprenticeship positions with sponsoring employers.

The Vermont HITEC program models are applicable to information technology careers and companies.

Address: 300 Interstate Corporate Center
P.O. Box 1548
Williston, VT 05495
Phone: (802) 872-0660
Fax: (802) 872-0661
Contact Name: Julie A. Davis, Executive Director
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP)
Description: Established to provide a local response to the global refugee crisis, the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program (VRRP) has helped thousands of refugees and asylees resettle in Vermont. VRRP is the only refugee resettlement agency in Vermont and is a field office of Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA), the largest non-sectarian voluntary agency in the United States.

VRRP provides a wide range of services to refugees including case management, cash assistance, employment, English as a Second Language training, refugee mental health and social adjustment services, interpreter and translator referral services and community education programs, through the following program • Reception and Placement Services (R&P);
• Project PROGRESS (Providing Refugees Opportunities Gained through Resources for Economic and Social Self-sufficiency);
• Project HEAL (Healthy Emotional Adjustment to Living)
• Vermont Interpreting and Translating Services (VITS).
Contact our offices in Colchester and /or Barre if you are:
• An employer interested in providing job opportunities to refugees and asylees;
• A landlord with housing available;
• A volunteer.

Chittenden County Address: 1700 Hegeman Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446

Phone:  (802) 655-1963
Fax:     (802) 655-4020

Washington County Address: 15 Cottage Street
Barre, VT 05641

Phone:  (802) 479-7547
Fax:  (802) 479-7548

Email: vrrp@vrrp.org 
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC)
Description: The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) is a public, nonprofit corporation created by the Legislature in 1965 to provide Vermonters with the information and financing they need to pursue education or training beyond high school. VSAC is unusual among agencies of its kind because it provides “one-stop” delivery of higher education services, including
• career, college, and financial aid information and counseling;
• state grants for full-time, part-time, and non-degree study;
• administration of, or information about, dozens of scholarships available to Vermont students;
• low-interest federal education loans for students and parents, as well as supplemental financing and debt management counseling;
• summer employment programs for eligible students;
• the Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan, Vermont's "529 plan".

While most of VSAC’s 350 employees work at the agency’s offices in the Champlain Mill in Winooski, outreach counselors work from their homes to serve both young students and adults.

Visit the VSAC Resource Center or log on to www.vsac.org to browse the wealth of materials available from VSAC. Materials may be borrowed directly at the Resource Center or through inter-library loan at public libraries throughout the state.

Address: PO Box 2000 - Champlain Mill
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: (802) 655-9602
1-800-642-3177
Email: info@vsac.org
Vocational Rehabilitation
Description: Vocational Rehabilitation, a division of the Vermont Department of Aging and Disabilities, helps Vermonters with disabilities to be employed and to live successfully in their communities. They offer a broad range of services including career exploration, problem-solving, networking resources, education and training, transportation assistance, worksite accommodation, adaptive equipment, transition services, and job placement. There is also funding available to help clients start and enhance their businesses.

Supported Employment
Supported Employment has given Vermonters with severe disabilities the opportunity to be employed in real jobs for competitive wages. Supported employment funds direct on and off-site support for people with severe disabilities in real, competitive work. In Vermont, the overwhelming majority of people receiving employment supports through community agencies are supported in real jobs, for competitive wages, in their own communities.

Address: 108 Cherry Street, Suite 201
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 863-7500
Contact Name: Richard Hutchins
YouthBuild Burlington
Description: YouthBuild is a full-time job training, education, and leadership development program for young adults (18-24) who have dropped out of high school. Youths learn construction and other job skills, study for a GED or further education, and earn a stipend.
Address: 294 N. Winooski Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 651-9890 ext. 202
Contact Name: Dante Napolitano, Program Manager

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