Career Services
Start a Career in Manufacturing September 4
Brooklyn Navy Yard Employment Center offers this FREE program that provides 5 weeks of training in skills manufacturing employers are looking for, plus job placement assistance.
Course work includes:
- Construction Blueprinting Reading
- Tool Usuage/Small Engine Repair
- Forklift & OSHA Certification
- Basic Electrical
- Math and Measurement
- Resume Assistance
- Customer Service
- Interviewing Skills
To apply you must meet ALL of the requirements below:
- 18 years or older
- Be either unemployed or underemployed
- NYC Resident
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
- Available full-time (Mon.-Fri., 9 am - 5 pm)
- Consent to a drug screening
- Able to pass a reading and math test at the 6th grade level
- Brooklyn and NYCHA residents strongly encouraged to apply
To apply, attend an information session on Friday, September 4, at 2 pm.
- No RSVP Necessary
- Latecomers will not be admitted
- Bring ID, Social Security Card and Resume
Location: Brooklyn Navy Yard Employment Center, BLDG 92, 63 Flushing Avenue @ Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
For more information, call Rebecca Marriott (347) 987-3920 or email rmarriott@bwiny.org
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