State of the State

New York State’s 57th Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her second State of the State address on Tuesday, January 9th. This year’s theme is “Our Future, Our New York."

The State of the State Book is HERE

Key highlights courtesy NYATEP is HERE

Businesses: Our New York College Apprenticeship Network (NYCAN) Grant Can Help You Upskill Your Workforce

The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida (WDB/HMO) has partnered with the NYCAN (NY College Apprenticeship Network) grant to reimburse on-the-job training costs for advanced manufacturing companies that have less than 50 employees and a registered apprentice program. 

Wages can be reimbursed at 50% up to $25 an hour for six months of on-the-job training (OJT) with minimum paperwork.

The undirected funding provides many benefits for small to medium-sized manufacturing companies and ensures the apprentice is trained in accordance with the company’s standards and procedures.

If you would like to know how your company can take advantage of this funding or know of a company that would benefit, please contact Meghan McBennett at [email protected]. 

ATTENTION BUSINESSES! Are you having a hard time finding or retaining employees? FOR-DO CAN HELP!

"We are seeking recovery friendly Chenango, Delaware and Otsego County businesses from all industries who need dedicated, hard-working individuals to join their team. Through FOR-DO’s Rural Recovery Development Opportunities and Career Services program, employers gain not only quality employees, but employees who are supported by a recovery coach and our partner organizations at CDO Workforce and Chenango Health Network. Together we ensure a successful employer-employee experience."

If you are a person in recovery and are looking to participate in this program, or if you are a business looking to become a Recovery Friendly Workplace, contact Brendan Murphy at 607-386-2235 or [email protected].

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Learning/Training Grant Programs for Job Seekers and Incentives for Businesses

Many of these programs are available in up to 17 counties across New York State! There are business incentives and training opportunities in Manufacturing, IT/Cybersecurity, Heathcare and more...

Go Here to See our Learning/Training Grant Programs

And Contact Us to Find out how we can help!

CDO Workforce Job Search Workshops

STRUGGLING TO FIND OR LAND A JOB? DON'T MISS THIS!

Norwich, February 8th, at 2pm. Learn More

Oneonta, February 15th, at 2pm. Learn More

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You may be eligible for funding!

Training offered includes Project Excite funded IT Certifications as well as healthcare related instruction funded by our Rural Healthcare grant!

To learn more about IT funded certifications, email: Project Excite at [email protected]

To learn more about funded healthcare instruction, email Jennifer McGauley at [email protected]

Opportunity for individuals to earn certification in the following Business and IT Programs - Costs covered by the Project Excite Grant! 

This program is 100% funded by Project Excite, a United States Department of Labor H-1B One Workforce Grant. Individuals who are at least 18 years old, with at least a high school level education, and are NYS residents are able to be funded up to $3,000 per person toward earning certifications in the IT field, to be completed no later than May 2024. 

The following courses and their certifications offered at SUNY Delhi are all 100% online and are all eligible for this grant! Interested individuals should fill out the H-1B Grant Program Registration and, once approved, we will contact you and register you for your selected course. Visit https://www.delhi.edu/ceps/project-excite/index.php for full course descriptions, prerequisites, and requirements.

To start the enrollment process, register online for the Project Excite (IT/Cybersecurity Training Funding) Grant: www.joinprojectexcite.com 

Please contact the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Studies with any questions about this excellent opportunity! 607-746-4545 or email Project Excite at [email protected]

Project Excite Funded Training Available:

• Certified Ethical Hacker 
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• CompTIA Certification Training Network+, Security+
• CompTIA Certification Training: A+ Network +, Security+
• CompTIA A+ with ITIL Foundation Certification
• Information Security Training
• IC3 Digital Literacy GS5 (Vouchers Included) 
• CompTIA Project+ (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA IT Fundamentals (Voucher Included) ** 
• CompTIA Certification Training: ITF+ and A+ (Vouchers Included) ** 
• Cisco CCNA Certification Training (Voucher Included) ** 
• Certified Network Defender (CND) (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (Voucher Included) ** 
• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner (Voucher Included) ** 
• Certified AWS SysOps Administrator (Voucher Included) 
• Certified AWS Developer (Voucher Included) 
• Certified AWS Solutions Architect (Voucher Included) 
• AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Voucher Included) 
• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator (Voucher Included) 
• AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (Voucher Included) 
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (Voucher Included) 
• Certified Java Developer (Voucher Included) ** 
• CompTIA A+ Certification Training (Vouchers Included) ** 
• CompTIA Network+ Certification Training (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA Security+ Certification Training (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Training (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA A+ with ITIL 4 Foundation (Vouchers Included) 
• IT Foundations Bundle (Vouchers Included) ** 
• CompTIA Linux+ (Voucher Included) 
• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) (Voucher Included) 
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 
• CompTIA CySA+ Training Boot Camp
• CompTIA Security+ Training Boot Camp
• CompTIA A+ Training Boot Camp **
• CompTIA Network+ Training Boot Camp

** Training is appropriate for students without IT work experience.

This program is 100% funded by a United States Department of Labor H1-B One Workforce Grant of $3,206,002. This product was created by the recipient and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, expressed or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability or ownership. This product is copyrighted by the institution that created it.

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The North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund is offering a pre-apprenticeship program in February 2024, for those interested in a career as a union carpenter. This is an opportunity for high school seniors, recent graduates and community members to learn a skilled trade and carve a successful career path with great wages, benefits, and advancement opportunities. This is a free program providing an introduction to carpentry at training facilities across NYS. This opportunity can lead to a four-year apprenticeship program with the Carpenters’ union. There are limited spaces available in the program and we encourage those who may be interested to promptly apply.

Qualified Candidate Requirements:

1. 17 years of age or older.
2. High school graduate or equivalent recognized by local school authorities. (2024 graduates may apply)
3. Physically able to perform work (heavy lifting, heights, weather elements).
4. Standing and stooping for prolonged periods of time.
5. Reliable transportation to and from training. 

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