Focus:Hope offers job training programs

With an extraordinary record of success training and credentialing students for successful careers with employers across Southeast Michigan, Focus: HOPE’s Job Training department works hard to provide high quality work readiness and pre-apprenticeship programs in a range of in-demand career fields including: • IT Pathways • DTE Tree Trim Academy • Construction Pre-Apprenticeship • Logistics & Transportation • Industrial Manufacturing Our workforce development programs prepare individuals for successful careers. We offer a holistic approach to individuals looking to jumpstart their careers and support throughout their training and after with our alumni services. New Workforce Development Initiatives Tree Trim Academy: In partnership with DTE Energy and IBEW, Focus: HOPE launched a seven-week tree trimming program in 2021. The program is designed to provide training in work readiness, tree trimming protocols, and truck driver training. After successful completion of the seven-week program, students are selected for the tree trimming apprenticeship program with DTE Energy. Construction Training Pathways: This new 10-week boot camp includes 5 weeks of work readiness with Focus: HOPE followed by 5 weeks of hands-on training with the Carpenters Union. This program provides work readiness related to construction fields including but not limited to carpentry, leading to occupation specific training and job placement. Participants in this program have opportunities to participate in advanced training and apprenticeships. Center for Working Families: As a Greater Detroit Centers for Working Families site, we focus on the financial bottom line for low-to-moderate income individuals and families. This means changing people’s financial behavior in a way that encourages them to make a long-term commitment to increasing income, decreasing expenses, and acquiring assets. Focus: HOPE’s Center for Working Families served over 442 participants in 2021, with an average net worth increase of $26,000. Major 2021 highlights include clients purchasing their own homes and cars, and significantly improving their credit scores.

To learn more about Focus: HOPE’s Job Training programs and to apply visit us online at focushope.edu/job-training.

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