PROVIDENCE – City, education and labor officials announced Wednesday a jobs training effort for more than 100 city residents.
Under a partnership, Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston, netWORKri and the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, Laborers International Union of North America Local 1033 and the Providence Public Schools will jointly offer free training and preparation for 100 teacher assistant positions within the Providence schools. The instruction they offer will prepare applicants for state certification and the paraprofessional exam (the latter, if they do not already hold an associates degree or higher.)
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The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA,) through Workforce Solutions of Providence/ Cranston, will be the source of local funding for WIA-eligible clients; and Local 1033 will fund training and tutoring for those who are qualified candidates but are not WIA-eligible. NetWORKri will provide recruitment and assessment of area residents.
Applicants must be 18 years and older, completed high school or passed the GED, and meet other criteria such as a criminal background check. They will be given free classroom instruction and preparation for state certification testing, throughout the early summer. Qualified candidates can begin working by the start of the school year – Aug. 28.
Those applicants who do not already possess an associates degree or higher, will also be required to pass a paraprofessional exam, which will measure reading, writing and mathematical skills. Additional free tutoring will also be available, as required.
Successful candidates hired by the Providence School Department will earn $12.50 per hour and up; will be hired for full-time employment – 30 hours a week, 10 months a year; receive health care and other benefits, and become members of Local 1033. Up to 100 will be hired for employment in the fall as teacher assistants, as many as 30 more will be hired as substitutes, and the balance – if any – may qualify for positions in other communities.
