Free Training Opportunities

Thanks to a grant from the Texas Workforce Commission, Galveston College is able to offer a new Quickstart + program designed to help people learn foundational skills in the fast-growing HVAC and electrical industries. The hybrid program runs for 8 weeks, and you will be presented with the basics of a trade, including safety procedures, proper tool usage, regulations, codes and more. This program is designed for people to learn the basics of a trade and start making money right away.

We not only offer job training, but career counseling and safety certifications with both NCCER and OSHA as well. Tuition is covered for everyone accepted into the program. However, if you are accepted into the program, you will need to purchase your own steel toe boots and personal protective clothing.

An individual applying to the Quickstart + program must: • Be 18 years of age or older. • Present proof of age, such as driver license or birth certificate. • Be a United States citizen or certified to work in the United States. A Social Security card or original I-9 documentation is required. • If male, you must meet the Selective Service registration requirement. Most males have already registered and can print out the registration verification form by visiting: https://www.sss.gov/Home/Verification. • Must have a working computer and internet access. • Must have steel toe boots and proper PPE. Following acceptance into the program, the applicant must meet with Galveston College’s Grant Navigator Sharon Pagan at Spagan@gc.edu or 409-944-1410 and bring required documents listed above. Funding source: Foundational Skills for Construction Career Pathways Grant # 2820sdf003 FREE 8-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAMS

Galveston College has announced an innovative training partnership that will enable the college to offer free workforce training to clients of local social-service agencies and others in need of marketable skills.

Generously funded by the Moody Permanent Endowment Fund, this training opportunity is aimed at helping unemployed and disadvantaged segments of our community. Classes will run in the evenings once target enrollments are reached.

For more information on the training opportunities at Galveston College, please contact Sharon Pagan at spagan@gc.edu or (409) 944-1410, or visit GC.EDU/FREE