Workforce Development/Career Training

Mainstream, the Institute for Mature Adults, offers two training options designed for mature adults who are looking for work, switching fields or getting back into the job market and need to increase their computer skills.

QuickBooks & Job Search Training
A 75-hour course over 5 weeks that provides 15 hours of job search training and 60 hours of bookkeeping training. The training includes 30 hours of business math and introductory accounting principals and 30 hours of basic QuickBooks. This program is especially for mature adults 50⁺who are looking for employment, have some computer experience and interested in jobs such as Bookkeeper, Accountant, Administrative Assistant, Accounting Assistant or Billing Assistant. Applicants who are accepted into this program must attend an orientation session. This program is sponsored by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Act.

Operation Talent Bank  - Excel, PowerPoint and Job Search Skills
Offered twice a semester, this is a 30-hour course over 3 weeks that provides 15 hours of job search training and 15 hours of computer training. The computer training includes the basics of PowerPoint, Excel and how to use the Internet to find a job. This program is designed for mature adults who are comfortable using MS Word and Windows and has an emphasis on issues affecting women who are switching jobs or re-entering the workforce. This program is sponsored by the Westchester County Office for Women.

For more information or to find out if you qualify for either of these programs, call 914-606-6659.  

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