Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program
The Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program aims to assist individuals who are interested in obtaining certification in green jobs. Furthermore, the Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program provides on-the-job training and placement in a high-growth emerging industry.
Pathways is 100 percent funded by a $1,531,442 grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration through Goodwill Industries International.
Please read the information below to learn more about the Pathways Adult Training and Employment Program. Participants must reside in the following zip codes: 85003, 85006, 85007, 85008, 85034, 85040, 85041 and 85042.
Obtain Your Green Certification
Green Jobs contribute significantly to the preservation and restoration of the environment. Completing Pathways Training will prepare you with industry-recognized credentials, skills and competencies needed to work in green industries such as agriculture, building construction, forestry, manufacturing, renewable "solar" energy and transportation.
The benefit to completing a green certification allows you to:
- Obtain a job
- Become consultant or contractor
- Help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity
- Reduce energy, materials and water consumption through high-efficiency strategies
- De-carbonize the economy
- Minimize or avoid the production of waste and pollution
On-the-Job Training
On-the-Job Training (OJT) is an individualized, employer-specific training program, designed and conducted on the actual work site. The participant (applicant) receives the specific skill training needed to maintain full-time, unsubsidized placement.
Partners of the Pathways Adult Program with Goodwill of Central Arizona are community colleges, corporations and local business. The activities of OJT include exposing program participants to:
- Onsite training and working with sophisticated technologies and principles of sustainability in the workplace
- Facilities management, green construction, green business development, heating and cooling, energy auditing, weatherization and installation
Pre-Employment Training
Pre-Employment Training allows participants to obtain higher paying jobs with benefits, thus providing the participants with the opportunity to financially support themselves and their families. Training includes:
- Group Orientation
- Mock Interviews
- Resume Writing
Transitional Job Training
Transitional Jobs is an employment strategy that seeks to overcome employment barriers and transition participants with labor market barriers into work using wage-paid, short-term employment that combines real work, skill development and supportive services.
- Earn a paycheck
- Receive mentoring
Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Completing an industry specific Green Certification may allow you to be your own boss….
- Business Development
- Operate your own business
For more information, please send an e-mail to pathways@goodwillaz.org or contact a Career Advisor at 602.535.4122.
• Click HERE to fill out our Pathways Program Application.
RFP for Training Services
Goodwill of Central Arizona is seeking professionals to provide training services for our Pathways Program participants, please see attachments for Request for Proposals (RFP) instructions.
For more details regarding the RFP for Training Services, please click on the documents below:
• Request for Proposals - Purchase of Adult Education Services
• Annual Conflict of Interest Statement
• W-9 Request Form
