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New York -
Resources
General
Resource Materials and
Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support
General
The New York State
Education Department's mission is to raise the
knowledge, skills, and opportunity of all the people in New
York. Its Office of the Professions oversees
professional regulation by preparing licensed professionals and
by ensuring their continuous development.
URL: http://www.op.nysed.gov/
The Workforce
Preparation & Continuing Education Office of the New York
State Education Department lists adult education
resources, learning standards for career
development and occupational studies as
well as information on GED tests.
URL: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/home.html
Workforce Development
in New York State is a comprehensive site listing
eligible training providers and locations of One Stops/Providers
in New York State as well as other partner links for employee
development.
URL: http://www.wdsny.org/
The New York City
Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC), an association
of workforce development practitioners, provides high quality
education, training and employment services to unemployed and
underemployed New Yorkers. The Coalition provides staff
development, research and technical assistance to member
organizations.
URL: http://www.nycetc.org
Resource
Materials and Providers
The New York State
Literacy Hotline staff provide initial counseling and
appropriate referrals to those seeking services in adult
education programs and those wishing to volunteer throughout the
state of New York. They also provide
information about free adult education programs in your area.
URL: http://www.albany.edu/twoyear/L2hotline.html
The
Literacy Volunteers library is a resource with
over 3,600 items to help tutors and students in the Rochester,
NY area. Tutor-training workshops are offered in the areas
of basic literacy and English as a Second Language.
URL: http://www.literacyrochester.org/resources.htm
Search the Workforce
Development in New York State website for thousands of
educational programs, classroom courses, distance learning
opportunities, web-and computer-based training and
apprenticeship programs to find training opportunities and
providers that best suit your needs.
URL: http://www.wdsny.org/provider/
TrainingTheWorkforce.Com,
Inc. designs and delivers employment-related training
to individuals seeking to improve their work-related
skills. Customized training is offered to employers
and public education and training agencies in addition to
professional development programs for instructors.
URL: http://www.trainingtheworkforce.com
The Literacy Assistance
Center provides essential referral, training, information
and technical assistance services to hundreds of adult and youth
literacy programs in New York. The site provides information on
adult basic education, English literacy, GED and employment.
URL: http://www.lacnyc.org
Labor
Market Information
The Business Council
of New York State, Inc. provides links to regional
Chambers of Commerce in New York State. The
Council's Education and Job Training Committee conducts
research and has a monthly newsletter.
URL: http://www.bcnys.org
The Public Policy
Institute of New York State, Inc. conducts studies,
lectures and conferences and produces research reports that
address key state policy issues, including education and
training. In addition to reports, the web site also
includes links to other local and national research
organizations.
URL: http://www.ppinys.org/
Learning
Support
Greece Community Education
Services, located in Greece, New York, a suburb of
Rochester, New York, offers many courses for adults and children
year round. Earn your high school equivalency diploma through
one of its GED Test preparation options. All GED preparation
programs are free.
URL: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/commed/
Literacy Volunteers of
America - New York State, Inc. (LVA-NYS), a nonprofit
educational organization, has been developing inservice training
and providing technical assistance and support to local
affiliate programs in New York since 1974. Its training
and management services enable local groups to provide quality
Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language tutoring.
URL: http://www.lvanys.org
The New York State
Library offers free tutorials on using its various
tools and databases, as well as links to find the public library
nearest you in the State of New York. An online catalog
allows you to request materials electronically. You can
also access links to other education-related web sites.
URL: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/index.html
New York State Higher
Education Services Corporation expands educational
opportunity and achievement by coordinating New York state's
financial aid programs; provides quality services to students,
governments, higher education institutions, and businesses.
URL: http://www.hesc.com/
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Last updated: Apr. 15, 2004. |