Free or Reduced Cost Training Programs

The ANTP program responds to the critical need for culturally-competent and linguistically appropriate health care for low-income Rhode Islanders. The ANTP sessions are planned and organized by the Navegantes (CHWs) currently employed at CEHC.

Learn all the skills to become an oyster farmer. You could become an apprentice, which leads to a captain's license. Credentials in boating safety and food safety, allergens, and alcohol are provided.

Learn to become an Autobody Technician in a 360-hour training program offered by the New England Institute of Technology and operated in collaboration with the  Auto Body Association of Rhode Island and its member employers. This is an 18.5 week training program conducted Monday through Thursday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm.

Learn to become an Automotive Technician in a 350-hour training program offered by the New England Institute of Technology and operated in collaboration with the RI Automobile Dealers Association and member employers. This is 17.5 week training program conducted Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 9:00 PM.

The RI Biotech Boot Camp offers a solution that meet's industry's needs for an immediate and industry-trained talent pool. The Boot Camp is designed to be a win-win-win.

Amos House's Workforce Essential Skills program provides education, training, and certification to prepare adults for employment in Culinary Arts, Building Trades, Customer Service, CDL/Trucking & Manufacturing

Building Green Futures is an apprenticeship readiness program through which young adults gain “employability skills” through exposure to career paths in green and plant-based industries via service learning.

Earn your Captain's License in this intensive two-week class. You gain the knowledge needed to pass your captain's class and the support to apply for your mariner credential.

Skills for Rhode Island’s Future (SkillsRI) provides tangible jobs to those in need. Businesses are committed to hiring through Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, giving job seekers presented by SkillsRI a competitive advantage. The team at Skills for Rhode Island’s Future will guide and provide you with support throughout the hiring process.

Genesis Center administers training, support services, and a stipend to start down the path to a rewarding career as a Certified Nursing Assistant, or CNA. Participants learn online and get hands-on experience in this 12-week program.