our training partners specialize in launching new careers and updating career skills.
trades orientation program [TOP]
opening the door to construction careers
• TOP is a free, one-year, training program for people looking to start a career in the construction trades.
• 80% of graduates go on to employment or admission into an apprenticeship program, where they earn while they perfect their skills.
• applications are only accepted three times a year.
• applications are being accepted through October 22, 2021. the next application period will open on March 8, 2022.
- Have questions? Call 408-809-2137 or email arisha@wpusa.org
pg&e PowerPathway entry to utilities operations
opening the door to utilities and construction careers
a customized, 300-hour pre-apprenticeship and career preparation course that will strengthen your candidacy for the electric utility and construction industries.
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• coursework includes technical, job-specific, and soft skills training to effectively compete for entry-level field jobs in electric operations.
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• 82% of pg&e PowerPathway graduates go on to work in the utility-construction industry with 56% of graduates employed at pg&e.
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powerpathways program is provided by work2future with funding from the US Department of Labor through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, in partnership with PG&E, the Community College Center for Economic Mobility, and San Jose City College.
classroom training
work2future offers more than 150 professional certificate programs in in-demand occupations and high-growth industries.
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
Accounting
Administrative
Business Analysis
Entrepreneurship
Marketing and Sales
Project Management
CONSTRUCTION
HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY