Free Job Training Opportunities Available with SOME
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“The SOME Center for Employment Training (CET) is a licensed post-secondary vocational school. We offer free, hands-on training in the healthcare and building trades fields. In addition to providing technical instruction—in areas such as CPR, First Aid, Heating and Venting—we also train our students in the soft skills they need to land a job.
We help them build their résumés, and we teach them how to write a cover letter and excel in an interview. Graduates of our CET program earn on average $20/hour, more than DC’s minimum wage. All students have access to our other services, including healthcare, transportation support, clothing support, and food support. We apply our Whole Person approach to training and education, creating an environment where our students can move themselves out of poverty and into living wage careers.”
A high school diploma or GED is not required, and the CET program is open to applicants with criminal histories.