Upper Valley Services can provide you with career support, including job placement trainin g and and financial and benefit planning. They can help whether you are just starting your career exploration or looking for a new opportunity.
Upper Valley Services can help you find a job that matches your strength and interests. They will work with employers in your community to create and employment support plans.
The Northern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is one of two regional AHEC centers in Vermont. AHEC supports health care workers and helps you to explore careers in health care.
This regional AHEC offers health careers exploration and science enrichment opportunities for students in grades 5 through 12. It also offers supportive programs for students studying health professions at different education levels. For health professionals, programs include education loan repayment, support for instructors, and continuing education.
HERO (Health Exploration Resources & Opportunities) Mentoring is a free online program for high school students interested in health science. Mentors are medical students at the University of Vermont who lead activities, and provide tutoring and advising.
This program is for students who live in northern Vermont. Applications ususally open in August and close in September each year.
Capstone Community Action provides a variety of supports to Vermonters who earn low to moderate incomes. Their Micro Business Development Program is available to help you at any stage of your self-employment journey. At Capstone Community Action, you can:
Capstone Community Action works with Vermonters who live in all towns of Washington, Orange, and Lamoille Counties; Granville and Hancock in Addison County; Pittsfield in Rutland County; Barnard, Bethel, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, and Stockbridge in Windsor County.
Central Vermont Adult Education can teach you basic math, reading, writing, and computer skills. Improving these skills can help you access career and education opportunities. These skills will also help you in your daily life.
The Adult Diploma Program (ADP) is a new program that replaces Vermont’s High School Completion Program. This program is for Vermont residents ages 16 and older who are not currently enrolled in school who do not have a high school diploma. You will work with Central Vermont Adult Education to create an Adult Education Learning Plan, and take classes at Central Vermont Adult Education.
Details of this program, including which high schools will participate, are still being finalized. Contact Central Vermont Adult Education to see if you can begin taking classes now
This program is open to adults with a GED and to those with a high school diploma from a foreign country.
Improving your written and speaking English language skills can help you with your education, your job, your community life, and more. Vermont residents ages 16 and older can learn or improve their English by taking free classes from beginner through high school levels.
Central Vermont Adult Basic Education centers are in Barre, Montpelier, Bradford, Randolph, and Morrisville.
The General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is a credential that is considered to be equal to a high school diploma. It shows that you have the same knowledge as someone who graduated from high school. Earning a GED involves taking four tests: math, reasoning through language arts (RLA)/writing, science, and social studies. Central Vermont Adult Education can provide you with preparation for these tests.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
Students learn food science theory and develop real world skills in our commercial kitchen, preparing for careers as chefs, restauranteurs, personal chefs, nutritionists, and bakers. Internships and River Bend Inn focus on restaurant management, cooking methods, food safety, nutrition and teamwork. Our program will prepare students with a complete restaurant experience. Students discover their own creative talents as they learn to combine ingredients and develop their own palate.
This program includes the following credential(s): National Restaurant Association ServSafe Certificates: Food handler and Manager.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
21st Century students explore how visual imagery works in digital platforms such as game making, programming, character creation, creative writing, graphic design, and various forms of animation. Students incorporate elements and principles of art to produce rich content which will then be marketed and promoted on the internet.
This program includes the following credential(s): ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.