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 only accepted twice a year in the spring and fall.
- Have questions? Call 408-809-2137 or email louise@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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coming late summer 2021
- speak to your career coach and watch this page for details.
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