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The Johnstown Housing Authority's Employment and Training Program commemorated eight graduates of the program's 2nd cohort who got in a brand-new phase of life Friday.
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The ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township marked a clean slate for the graduates, who are set to look for additional or work in the Johnstown area, stated JHA Executive Director Mike Alberts.
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For the past 4 months, those enrolled in the program completed courses provided by a collaboration among Penn Highlands, Johnstown Area Regional Industries and PA CareerLink.
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The program included courses offered at Johnstown public housing neighborhood spaces to eliminate individuals' transport barriers.
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The curriculum included dispute management, job search and interview skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, and life abilities management, [employment](http://forum.altaycoins.com/profile.php?id=1079403) as well as field journeys for a robotics bootcamp and tours of technology-based production business consisting of Kitron and Compass Systems.
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The ceremony Friday celebrated the 8 graduates of the program while acknowledging lots more who enrolled, but opted out after finding work or other additional education opportunities along the method.
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Bernice Sanders (best), of the Coopersdale section of Johnstown, commemorates after receiving her Certificate of Completion during the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://pakfindjob.com) & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Jeanne Vandergrift (front), of the Dale section of Johnstown, commemorates with graduates after getting her Certificate of Completion throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://2workinoz.com.au) & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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RJ Montague (ideal), of Johnstown, shakes hands with Johnstown Housing Authority (JHA) Executive Director Mike Alberts (center) while getting their Certificate of Completion throughout the JHA Employment & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025. Searching, from left to right, is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College President Steve Nunez and JARI President and CEO Linda Thomson.
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Marie Bradford, of the Oakhurst section of Johnstown, commemorates throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Dellia Gonzalez, of the Oakhurst section of Johnstown, with her daughter Dakota Marong, 3, applauds the graduates throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://zikorah.com) & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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JARI Workforce Development Director Dave Grimaldi congratulates the participants finishing the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://pakalljobs.live) & Training Program throughout a graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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By Thomas Slusser +tslusser@tribdem.com!.?.! JARI Director of Workforce Development Dave Grimaldi said members of the program's 2nd associate have actually advanced to more education at Penn Highlands or other area schools for accreditation in fields consisting of HVAC, emergency medication and cybersecurity. The program is provided at no charge to individuals and graduated its first associate in June. After Friday's graduation, two more friends are set up, Grimaldi said. The program was initiated by former JARI Workforce Development Director Debra Balog and +
PA CareerLink Cambria County site administrator Jeff Dick."This was one of the best concepts we've had for discovering quality workers for companies in the area,"Balog stated."We came up with the idea of working with our public housing units due to the fact that lots of people had transport and child care barriers that kept them from accessing resources outside of Johnstown's public housing." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pittsburgh Field Office Director Michael Horvath said the program has actually assisted individuals"
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raise themselves up and get them connected. "He praised the graduates and the collaborators who made the program possible. The program has earned HUD recognition as a best practice, an acknowledgment offered to one authority yearly for specifically bettering the lives of its residents, Alberts said. The graduates got certificates and a standing ovation from friends and family in presence, in addition to Cambria County Commissioner Thomas Chernisky, Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce President Amy Bradley and representatives from U.S. Sen. John Fetterman's office. Fetterman, D-Pa., and previous U.S. Sen. Bob Casey were important in championing the program, JARI President Linda Thomson said. \ No newline at end of file