News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW ), will launch February 2oth.   The 16-week HOW Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and on-the-job experience.   Curriculum prepares women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.   Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the agency’s campus, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.   Open Houses about the Higher Opportunities for Women program will be held at 1:00 p.m., February 9 th and 16 th .   Interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 or visit https://www.projectselfsufficiency.org/higher-opportunities-for-women to enroll.   Women who take part in the agency’s HOW program can expect 80 hours of computer skills training, including instruction ...

  Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW ), will launch October 3rd.   The 16-week HOW Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and on-the-job experience.   Curriculum prepares women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.   Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the agency’s campus, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.   Open Houses about the Higher Opportunities for Women program will be held at 10:00 a.m., September 22 nd and September 25 th ; 1:00 p.m., September 29 th ; and 5:00 p.m., September 21 st and September 27 th . Interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 or visit https://www.projectselfsufficiency.org/higher-opportunities-for-women to enroll.   Women who take part in the agenc...

  Spaces are still available in Project Self-Sufficiency’s “Higher Opportunities for Women” employment skills training program as well as in the agency’s New Jersey Youth Corps program for high school dropouts. Both programs are free; eligible applicants are invited to call Project Self-Sufficiency, 973-940-3500, or enroll online at www.projectselfsufficiency.org .   In-person training takes place at the agency’s Newton campus, 127 Mill Street. Classes for both programs will begin at the end of February.     With the New Jersey Youth Corps, high school dropouts can boost their literacy skills, prepare for the high school equivalency exam, obtain on-the-job work experience, and transition into a career, college, or the military.   Participants in the New Jersey Youth Corps must be Sussex or Warren County residents, aged 16 – 25.   The program includes assessments, testing, employability skills training, life skills workshops, academic instruction, com...