Just-A-Start Corporation

Address

1035 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02141

Phone

617-917 7052

Hours of Operation

Mon - Fri:

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Services Offered

Skills Training

Just-A-Start YouthBuild

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Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.

Service Description:

This comprehensive 10-month education and vocational training program provides academic remediation and enrichment leading to a HiSet certificate, intensive construction skills training leading to a construction industry recognized credentials including the HBI-PACT and OSHA certificates, and retail skills training leading to retail industry credentials including the Retail Industry Fundamentals (RIF) certificate. Participants participate in career readiness and life skills seminars throughout the duration of the program.

Academic instruction include, but not limited to:

Math
Humanities
Science
Academic readiness

The pursuit of a HiSET certificate requires participants pass tests in five core academic areas. The HiSet is awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Construction skills training includes, but not limited to:

Rehab and new construction skills & techniques
Green-standard construction methods
Pre-apprenticeship certificate training (PACT) Carpentry & Painting.

The pursuit of an industry recognized certificate-PACT involves intensive classroom, workshop and community-based construction site training. Training also includes OSHA (Occupational Health & Safety Administration) certification.

Training is designed to prepare students for employment in construction and construction-related jobs.

The retail skills track includes 18 hours of intensive classroom training in the NRF Foundation's RISE Up curriculum that leads to a credential in Retail Industry Fundamentals (RIF). Students who successfully earn this credential will be eligible to participate in 180 additional hours of on-the-job skills training through employers who can offer direct hands-on experience in retail and customer service roles.

Career readiness & Life skills seminar training include, but not limited to:

Social Emotional Learning
Leadership
Communication/Debate
Media Awareness
Career exploration & pathways (including PSE awareness & access)
Job readiness and job seeking techniques (e.g. resumes, interviewing, soft-skills)

This program may be offered remotely.

Participants:

Youth between the ages of 17-24, who have not completed high school. Participants must be a resident of the Metro North area, including: Chelsea, Cambridge, Somerville, Revere, Everett, and other surrounding communities.

Program Hours:

25 hours per week

Program Duration:

43 weeks (2 cycles)

Sample Schedule:

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Requirements:

CORI check, Immunizations/Health Records, Must be able to lift 50 pounds

Skills Training

JAS – Information Technologies Careers Program

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Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.

Service Description:

This 34 week intensive occupational skills training includes classroom academic technical instruction and exploration of the IT support occupation with partners/employers via tours and guest speakers. Career Readiness/Workforce preparation seminar will run concurrent throughout the duration of the full program.

Information & Technology training include, but not limited to:

IT Help Desk concepts
Operating systems and software
PC Computer Hardware & Support
Networking technologies
Customer Service training
Career Exploration & Readiness

Participants receive hands-on experience with troubleshooting & maintaining computers, software, networks and mobile devices.

Career Exploration and Readiness preparation include, but are not limited to:

History, language & culture of information technology industry
Employment and career pathways in the Information & Technology industry
Job readiness and job seeking techniques (e.g. resumes, interviewing, soft-skills)
Microsoft Office Suite & Google Apps

Participants will have the opportunity to take an industry recognized certificate exam at the end of the program, to earn CompTIA A+certification. Graduates are also eligible to apply for 16 college credits through a partnership with Bunker Hill Community College.

Program graduates can continue to receive weekly job seeking and placement support, through one-on-one meetings or small-group seminars focused on improving job seeking skills and identify positions for which they were trained and/or aligned with their career pathway. Support strives to enhance the participants' skills, increasing motivation and self-confidence to persevere in the job seeking process.

This program may be offered remotely.

Participants:

Participants must be at least 18 years of age and qualify as low to moderate-low family income, as established by HUD Federal Income Limits. Enrollment is open to residents of all geographic areas, but the program primarily serves residents of Boston and the Greater Metropolitan Boston area, including Cambridge, Somerville, Malden and surrounding towns. Participants must have a high school diploma or GED/HiSet Certificate and demonstrate academic readiness eligibility by scoring a minimum of 8.5 reading level and 10.5 math level as assessed by the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) administered during program intake/assessment.

Program Hours:

29 hours per week

Program Duration:

34 weeks (2 cycles)

Sample Schedule:

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Requirements:

CORI check, High school diploma/GED/HiSET

Skills Training

Biomedical Careers Program

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Possibly meets the ABAWD work requirement.

Service Description:

34 week intensive occupational skills training includes 20 weeks of classroom academic instruction, 14 weeks of laboratory skills training. Biotechnology job seminar and Career Exploration run concurrent throughout the duration of the full program. The laboratory skills training is located off-site at the Bunker Hill Community College.

Instruction & lab training include, but not limited to:

Fundamentals of Chemistry
Fundamentals of Biology
Biotechnology Seminar
Career Exploration

Lab skill training include, but not limited to:

Collecting, Organizing and Analyzing Data
Use of Liquid Measurements
Use of Centrifuge and Microfuge
Solution Preparation and use of pH Meter
Protein Quantitation and use of Spectrophotometer
DNA Electrophoresis
Restriction Analysis/DNA Fingerprinting
Bacterial Transformation
ELISA Immunoassay
Separation of Proteins by Column Chromatography
Use of Microscopes and the Hemocytometer

Biotechnology Job Seminar and Career Exploration training include, but are not limited to:

History, language & culture of biopharmaceutical industry
Employment and career pathways in the biomedical industry
Job readiness and job seeking techniques (e.g. resumes, interviewing, soft-skills)
Microsoft Office Suite & Google Apps

Frequent written reports and oral presentations are required to strengthen the student's communication skills and get them accustomed to public speaking. Examinations and quizzes are administered weekly to assess learned knowledge of presented material and determine need for remediation/tutoring intervention. Graduates are eligible to apply for up to 8 college credits of science elective through a prior learning assessment with Bunker Hill Community College.

This program may be offered remotely.

Participants:

Low income adults with a high school degree or GED.

Program Hours:

29 hours per week

Program Duration:

34 weeks (2 cycles)

Sample Schedule:

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Requirements:

CORI check, High school diploma/GED/HiSET

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http://www.justastart.org

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