NRI Career Academy’s FREE 8-week Workforce Development Program delivers relevant industry skills training, job readiness training, resume writing, interviewing techniques, job search assistance, and case management to help you overcome any obstacles to success.

Make a difference and start your career journey! Become a Direct Support Professional (DSP) and empower people with disabilities to live their best lives through their daily activities, both at home and in the community.

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OpenDoors empowers formerly incarcerated individuals to reintegrate into society through comprehensive support services and truck driving training. These services include:

Our personalized Personal Care Attendant training caters to your individual learning pace. This ensures you comfortably absorb and demonstrate the necessary skills to excel in your role.

Genesis Center administers training, support services, and a stipend to start down the path to a rewarding career as a Pharmacy Technician. Participants learn online and get hands-on experience in this 10-week program. Genesis Center works with local employers to help you get a job after graduation and is here to support you every step of the way.

The Refugee Dream Center provides workforce development training and wrap-around services to help refugees secure employment. Breaking Barriers cultural brokers offer support with coordination, translation, and transportation.

RemoteWorks will serve 10 individuals who have been unemployed due to challenges posed by the pandemic, with a specific focus on individuals with disabilities and people of color. The need for trained remote workers is a turning point in the workforce history and this new landscape demands specialized training that prepares individuals to begin long-term career pathways.

The Rhode Island Makers Training Program offers a free 5-week welding training program. To prepare participants for the program's intensity, it includes a preliminary 40-hour work readiness boot camp, followed by over 100 hours of hands-on welding training.

The SENEDIA Defense Industry Partnership works to connect Rhode Islanders with high-skill, high-tech, high-wage careers in the RI Defense Industrial Base.

Launch your career in the financial securities industry with Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) training and certification. This program is ideal for those seeking an entry point into the field and covers: