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The Workforce Education and Business (WEB) Partnership is a community linking Nassau County School Districts – their students and fast-growing industries on Long Island.

Services Resources to School Districts:
o Presentations to Career Curriculum classes, College Career Fairs/Nights, Career Days, etc. on the career resources of HempsteadWorks — including:
o Summer Youth Employment Program summer paid work internships
o Financial support for post-secondary technical training leading to a post high school job
o In-school and Out-of-school youth employment programs
o NYS registered Apprenticeship programs
o CEO utilizes its Business contacts in the areas of Manufacturing, Healthcare, Biotech, Cleantech and Renewable Energy to advance ongoing relationships between these growth sectors and Town of Hempstead School Districts
o Develop School-Business Partnerships
o Specialty Career Days
o STEAM/STEM Symposiums
o Career based Guest Speakers
o HempsteadWorks Virtual Solution a Career Exploration Virtual Reality resource

Other Resources useful to graduating High School Students

  • Opportunities Long Island: a 240 hours apprenticeship training program preparing young adults for a career in union construction trades
  • Island Harvest Workforce Skills Development Institute:  grant funded training programs in Warehousing & Inventory, Repacking Operations, and Culinary Basics
  • NYSDOL United Way Power Up: Wind, Solar & Renewables Career Training. A free training program to prepare graduating students, or recent graduates, to obtain good jobs in the growing wind, solar and renewable energy industry. 
  • NYSDOL Registered Apprenticeships: A small, but growing, resource for graduating students on Long Island: https://dol.ny.gov/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-trades;
  • Nassau County Community College – Workforce Development Training: potential scholarships and assistance with certificate programs in areas such as: Data Analysis, Certified Personal Trainer, Pharmacy or Dialysis or Phlebotomy or EKG Technician, Commercial Driver’s License, etc.
  • Suffolk County Community College Advance Manufacturing Training Center: certificates in CNC operator, welding, IPC Certification, PLC/Industrial Automation, Mastercam, Soldering and Electronic Assembly.