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Mayor George Pabey and the City of East Chicago have created a new and innovative Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Program specifically designed to assist residents looking to develop careers in the 21st Century.   Enriching Lives Through Opportunity
In School Program
Worked with six businesses (Mittal, bp, Praxair, Safety Kleen, NIPSCO, and Union Tank) to create a 24- college credit hour manufacturing and technology certificate for high school students to better prepare them for work or higher education initiatives. Worked with Center for Workforce Innovations to implement a work ethics program that is endorsed by the companies involved and East Chicago Central High School. Students entering the program their Junior year, can/will graduate with 24 college credits and a certificate in the Work Ethics Program. This certificate and the credits will merit them interviews with the companies affiliated with some of the companies. MIT Program Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Free college classes through Ivy Tech Community College During Junior and Senior years of high school Graduate HS with 24 college credits Successful completion of this program will merit interviews with some of the local employers upon graduation from High School College credits are transferable to other colleges Purdue University Calumet Indiana University Northwest Calumet College Entrepreneurial Program Facilitated meetings between Ivy Tech, NW Indiana Small Business Development Center, School City of East Chicago, Workforce Development and the City of East Chicago HR Department to provide summer entrepreneurial program for 18 students. Out of School Program. The office for the Out of School Program is located at 4525 Indianapolis Boulevard. Serve/refer residents 18+ seeking:
Indiana Plan’s Construction Training Program provides 80 hours of curriculum that include:
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