TRAINING AND FINANCIAL AID

• An extensive list of education and training providers (schools) are available for your review at New York State Workforce Training Providers site. You can search by geographical area, occupation, and educational level desired.



• Apprenticeship Opportunities - Apprenticeship is the process of learning a skilled occupation through both on-the-job training (Practical, paid experience) and learning the related technical knowledge in a classroom.
  
  
• There are a number of Financial Aid resources available to assist people in need of training. The Columbia Greene Career Center can provide you with information about WIA Title IB, VESID, Welfare to Work, TRA/NAFTA and PELL. For additional grants and scholarships check out the following sites:
  
  -Career Zone
  -Fastweb
  -Gov Benefits.gov
  -Federal Student Aid
  -Scholarship Help
  -Financial Aid Facts
  - New York State Higher Education Services Corporation



• There are two public educational institutions available in the two counties that offer services to adults.
  
  -Columbia Greene Community College
  -Questar III



• MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Open Courseware - Free On Line Classes, Non Credit Bearing & No Registration: http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

If you can't find something you are looking for, please contact the Columbia-Greene Career Center for more assistance, (518) 828-4181 ext. 5510,TDD/TTY (518) 828-1399 or e-mail us .