News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Project Self-Sufficiency will offer a free, 8-week training program for women, including lessons in computer skills, job search methods, and interview techniques, along with on-the-job training at a community work site on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., from July 12 th – September 1 st .   All classes will take place at the agency’s campus which is located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.   Work sites will be located throughout the county and hours will be dependent upon the employer’s needs.   The comprehensive Summer Office Skills program prepares participants to seek entry-level office administrative positions.   In addition to 40 hours of computer skills training, participants will receive 20 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of work experience at a community employment site, which will further prepare participants for success in the job market.   The time in the classroom is devoted to careering instruction, life skills ...

Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), will launch April 8th.   The 16-week HOW Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and has been reconfigured for a hybrid of in-person and virtual experiences, due to the ongoing public health crisis.   Curriculum prepares women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.   Classes will operate Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. through July 29 th .   In-person instruction will take place at the agency’s campus, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.     Women who take part in the agency’s HOW program can expect 80 hours of computer skills training, including instruction in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other applications.    Normally, the HOW program also includes 40 hou...

Plans for resuming two popular training and education programs are underway at Project Self-Sufficiency; based on available public health data, the Higher Opportunities for Women program aimed at women returning to the workforce will start in August, while the New Jersey Youth Corps high school diploma program for young adults will return in September.   In-person education and training are planned, but both programs are poised to resume virtual status if warranted by the ongoing public health crisis. The 16-week Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW) Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction to prepare women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.     Women who take part in the agency’s HOW program can expect instruction in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other applications.   Coursework also features workplace navigation, life skills training, resume prepara...