Free or Reduced Cost Training Programs

Open job trainings can be found online or through local career centers. Once you have found a training that interests you, you can contact a job coach or the provider to learn more.

Transitional Postsecondary Education

The Reentry Campus Program empowers currently and formerly incarcerated individuals by providing affordable access to accredited postsecondary education and certificate programs, aligning seamlessly with the reentry process. This intensive program serves 40 participants aiming for 30 to earn postsecondary credentials or credits in a human services career pathway.

ReEntry Campus Program

Veterans Pathways to Prosperity (VPP)

OSDRI empowers unemployed and underemployed veterans by connecting them with quality employment opportunities. These pathways offer competitive incomes and/or opportunities for personal development through education and training. The organization emphasizes collaborative efforts between clients and case managers.

Operation Stand Down RI

Warehouse Training Program

The twelve-week Warehouse Training Program provides all the entry-level and career advancement skills needed to succeed in the warehouse field.

Goodwill Industries of Southern New England

We Are Manufacturing 2023

We Make RI is a 501 (c)(3) organization, dedicated to helping unemployed Rhode Islanders start on the right path to a career. We Make RI focuses on manufacturing careers in: General Manufacturing, Industrial Sewing, Material Handling, and Polishing. 

University of Rhode Island Research Foundation DBA Polaris MEP

Workplace ESOL

Progreso Latino's ESOL classes empower hospitality workers to advance their careers. These classes offer sector-specific English instruction tailored to individual goals and flexible schedules, with two semesters available per grant cycle.

Progreso Latino

Works Wonders (Youth)

Works Wonders is a workforce development program built by youth, for youth. As a participant in Works Wonders®, you’ll receive:

Foster Forward