Workforce Development

This comprehensive training program provides students with the essential skills needed for a successful career in banking. Participants will learn about cash handling, customer service, counterfeit currency detection, check fundamentals, compliance, safety and security procedures. Additionally, the program emphasizes job readiness skills through resume and cover letter writing, communication training, online job search strategies, and interviewing techniques, providing students with a solid foundation and a clear career growth path in the banking industry.

Are you a Lawrence Public Schools’ parent? Would you like to work in the Lawrence Public Schools as a paraeducator (teacher’s assistant)? Then this is the program for you! The Para-educator program is a nine-month program. The first semester provides classroom instruction and job readiness training. During the second semester (January – May), participants gain hands-on experience through a paid classroom internship and take two free college credit courses at Northern Essex Community College. 

This program is designed to equip you with the skills necessary to succeed as a medical customer service representative, regardless of your prior experience. The curriculum includes 4 weeks of classroom instruction, focusing on both job-specific skills and job readiness skills, such as resume and cover letter writing and interviewing techniques. Following the classroom instruction, you will participate in a 4-week paid internship at our medical partner site, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC).

Looking for a beginner’s guide to computer basics? Our six-week Spanish language program, “Digital Skills for Life,” provides a comprehensive introduction to essential computer and internet skills. Participants will learn about:

• Computer Hardware and Software: Gain a foundational understanding of computer components and how to use various software programs.
• Internet Navigation: Develop skills to effectively and safely browse the internet, find information, and utilize online resources.
• Email and Virtual Platforms: Learn how to create and manage an email account, send and receive messages, and navigate virtual communication platforms.

The program goes beyond these basics to explore a wide range of digital topics, empowering participants to confidently navigate the digital world.

¿Buscas una guía básica para principiantes sobre informática? Nuestro programa de español de seis semanas, “Habilidades Digitales para la Vida”, ofrece una introducción completa a las habilidades esenciales de informática e internet. Los participantes aprenderán sobre:

• Hardware y software: Adquieran conocimientos básicos sobre los componentes informáticos y cómo usar diversos programas.
• Navegación en internet: Desarrollen habilidades para navegar por internet de forma eficaz y segura, encontrar información y utilizar recursos en línea.
• Correo electrónico y plataformas virtuales: Aprendan a crear y administrar una cuenta de correo electrónico, enviar y recibir mensajes, y navegar por plataformas de comunicación virtual.

El programa va más allá de estos conceptos básicos para explorar una amplia gama de temas digitales, capacitando a los participantes para desenvolverse con confianza en el mundo digital.

We offer two levels of English classes – beginner and intermediate.