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Training Search Michigan Department of Career Development. Career Education Consumer Report. : List of educational providers approved for State-provided tuition vouchers available to low-income citizens. Apply at your local Michigan Works! Agency Michigan Proprietary Schools Michigan Department of Career Development.Search by location, program of study, etc. Top navigation bar has tab for list of closed schools. IPEDS College Opportunities Online National Center for Education Statistics. National search by location, program of study, type of school, etc. Michigan Virtual University - Professional Development Center If you are a student, teacher, faculty member, or employee in any Michigan K-12 school or non-profit college or university, you are eligible to receive free training through the Information Technology Training Initiative. The latest topics in information technology and workplace skills, including many software applications, provided by NETg and Skillsoft, leaders in the training field. Detroit Summer Youth Employment Program. Sponsored by City of Detroit Employment and Training. Applications available in most public schools during the month of February or pick up an application at 1300 Rosa Parks Blvd. (at Abbott Street). Sign on the outside of building says "Michigan Works!" (313) 628-2230. Persons outside Detroit, locate and contact your Michigan Works! Agency for summer program information. America's Literacy Directory National Institute for Literacy & Partners. Help learning to read and write. Database of literacy programs. Search by location. Operation Able of Michigan 4750 Woodward Avenue, Hannan House, Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 832-0922 Free computer training programs with various requirements to qualify. Classes also available on a fee basis. Focus: Hope 1200 Oakman Blvd., Detroit, MI 48238 (313) 494-4300 Free programs. Machinist Training Institute, Information Technologies Center, Fast Track and First Step programs to upgrade academic skills. Unionized Construction Apprentice Schools M.U.S.T. - Southeast Michigan's Unionized Construction Industry. Program descriptions and contact information. Detroit Urban League 9048 Linwood, Detroit, MI 48206 (313) 895-2500 Free employability skills training, counseling and placement. Detroit Manufacturing Training Center 1110 Rosedale Court, Bing Group Campus, Detroit, MI 48211 (313) 867-1666 Joint project of the Ford Motor Company and the Bing Group. Free. Must be a Family Independence Agency client or a Public Housing client to qualify. Jewish Vocational Services 4250 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 962-9675 Free employability skills training and counseling. Low income requirement. Detroit Job Corps Center 10401 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48214 (313) 821-7000 Free programs. Low-income requirement Ser Metro-Detroit 9215 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48210 (313) 846-2240 Free word processing and computer classes. Low-income requirement. Youth Opportunity Movement (YO) 4707 St. Antoine (inside Hutzel Hospital) 48201, Detroit, MI (313) 966-9000 Free word processing, medical billing, entrepreneurship, computer repair, construction, GED and more. Empowerment Zone residents, 14-21 years of age. Other locations. Part of SER Metro-Detroit. Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit (313) 964-3900 Operation Fast Break TWW & Associates, 1201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI (313 963-8382) An accelerated computer-assisted learning program that prepares students for career-entry jobs and/or college education. For anyone in need of higher skills to land a first job, qualify for a better job, or do better in school. An eight-hour a day program lasting eight weeks. Math and reading skills, introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, and basic computer functions, career direction and job-seeking skills. Funded by a grant to the City of Detroit from the Michigan Dept. of Career Development CareerWorks 1200 E. McNichols, Highland Park, MI 48203 (313) 867-3500 Tuition fees for technical training programs. Some sponsorships available. Oakland Builders Institute: Class schedules, course descriptions and information on how to register for the state builder's exam Warren/Conner Development Coalition 11148 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI 48213 (313) 571-2800 Free employability skills, customer service skills training and career counseling for eastside Detroit Empowerment Zone residents. Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. ClickOnCareers.com Explore careers, get training or find a job. Detroit Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Contact individual schools listed on Web page. Students must be twenty years of age or older and without a high school diploma to qualify for free classes. Wayne County Community College District Apply for financial aid. Oakland Community College: Workforce Development Services Southfield Campus and other locations (248) 232-4181. Free carpenter framing, CIS, Machine Tool, and pre-apprenticeship testing. For Information Technology programs, consult M-TEC Macomb Community College Apply for financial aid. Henry Ford Community College Apply for financial aid. Schoolcraft College Apply for financial aid. Wayne State University Word Processing Training Center Metropolitan Center for High Technology, 2727 Second Ave., Room 122, Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 964-4807 Free word processing and office administration program. Low-income requirement. Marygrove College ITEC Program 24901 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48075 (248) 358-8701 Unix, C, C++, OOP, CCNA (Cisco), A+ and Network Plus Programs . Accredited to accept federal financial aid grants. Michigan Community College Associataion Links to 28 Michigan Community College Web sites Michigan Four-Year Colleges and Universities