Pro Action Employment and Training is
committed to building a complete
employment and training resource that helps
individuals overcome
employment barriers and helps local employers meet
their staffing needs.
Links to additional resources are listed at the bottom of this page.
Literacy Volunteers of
America - Steuben County:
LVA-SC is a nationally accredited program that
provides one-to-one instruction in Basic Reading and for English
Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). LVA-SC offers services to
Steuben County adults 16 or older who are out of school and read below a
high school level. LVA-SC's trained volunteer tutors utilize a
learner-centered approach in which learners actively determine the
focues of their study. Achievement of Learners' self-determined
goals helps learners to find jobs or earn higher wages, participate in
children's learning, read letters, directions, and schedules, get a
driver's permit or license, and complete applications. LVA-SC is
committed to empowering learners to achieve greater self-sufficiency,
personal satisfaction, and self-esteem through improved reading,
writing, conversational, and life literacy skills. An accredited
affiliate of ProLiteracy America, LVA-SC is supported by funds from the
United Way of the Southern Tier, Inc.,
the NYS Department of Education, corporate and foundation grants, and
private donations.
Youth Employment Services (YES!):
YES! Careers: combines job skills training with "real world" experience to provide eligible youth with a strong foundation on which to build a successful career. Participants attend pre-employment skills training to develop an understanding of what employers expect on such issues as initiative, reliability, attendance, dress and hygiene, teamwork, and many other job skills. Participants are then placed into an actual job with a local employer who will reinforce the same skills. While participating in YES! Careers, each youth earns the current minimum wage and receives a bi-weekly paycheck. YES! Careers is funded by CSS Workforce New York and the US and NYS Departments of Labor.
A Partnership for Youth (APY): Schuyler, Chemung, and Steuben Project: assists eligible youth to build educational, employment, and life skills in order to increase employment opportunities and overall life success. Services/activities offered through the project include, but are not limited to: intensive case management, tutoring and study skills training, GED preparation, summer employment opportunities, paid and unpaid work experience, and leadership development opportunities. This comprehensive youth program is operated by Pro Action's Employment and Training and Family Development departments in collaboration with Catholic Charities of Schuyler and Chemung, the Youth Bureaus of Schuyler, Chemung, and Steuben Counties, and CSS Workforce New York.
Youth Employment Specialist: assists all youth ages 14-21 in accessing the services of the Career Center. The youth are offered free resume preparation, guidance in completing job applications, job search assistance, supportive service referral, and much more. The Youth Employment Specialist services are made possible by the AmeriCorps Kids First Initiative and CSS Workforce New York.
For more information about
Education, Vocational Training, and
Employment & Career Opportunities, contact any of these resources:
Chemung-Schuyler-Steuben Workforce Development
Corning
Community College
New York State
Department of Education
New York State
Department of Labor
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Steuben-Allegany
BOCES
Steuben County Division for Youth
United Way of
the Southern Tier, Inc.