Apprenticeships & Career Training

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• 🎓 CUNY, all five boroughsWorkforce Training @ CUNY →Short-term career courses, certificates, and microcredentials at LaGuardia, BMCC, Queensborough, City Tech, Bronx Community College, College of Staten Island, and across CUNY.
• 🔧 Trade & vocational schoolsTrade & Vocational Schools →Co-op Tech, free adult career classes, union pre-apprenticeships, and licensed trade schools in and near NYC, all in one place.
• 🧭 Explore careers & trainingNew Visions Career Directory ↗Search opportunities based on your interests. Paid and career exploration programs available across NYC.
• 🛠️ ApprenticeshipsNY State Registered Apprenticeships ↗Earn a paycheck while you learn a skilled trade through on-the-job training and classroom instruction, usually at no cost to you. Ages 18+, or 16–17 with parental approval. Training lasts 1–6 years depending on the trade.
• 🏗️ Free NYC training programsNYC SBS Industrial & Construction Training ↗No-cost training for jobs in manufacturing, construction, transportation and warehousing, and automotive repair, including ApprenticeNYC, HVAC pre-apprenticeship, and Construction Site Safety Training.
• 🍳 Free NYC training programsNYC SBS Food Service Training ↗City programs for foodservice careers, including First Course NYC, eight weeks of free culinary training followed by a paid restaurant-kitchen apprenticeship.
• 🥖 Free NYC training programsHot Bread Kitchen ↗Free culinary training, job placement, and small food business support in NYC’s food industry, plus help with childcare, housing, benefits, and more. Programs run all year at locations across NYC, and you can apply any time.
• 🎬 Free NYC training programs"Made in NY" PA Training ↗Free four-week training for entry-level production assistant jobs in film and TV, from Brooklyn Workforce Innovations. For NYC residents 18+ who are not enrolled in school. Next cycle starts January 11, 2027.
• 📝 Ages 14–17Get Your Working Papers →Under 18? You need working papers (an employment certificate) to work in New York. Step-by-step instructions, what to bring, and the application form.
• 🧑‍💼 Job search helpNYC Workforce1 Career Centers ↗Free help finding and preparing for a job: career counseling, workshops, résumé and cover letter help, interview advice, job referrals, and connections to training. Centers in all five boroughs.
• 📍 Job search helpdiscoverDYCD Program Search ↗Search a map of free NYC Department of Youth & Community Development programs near you, including jobs and internships, educational services, youth and afterschool programs, and immigrant services.
• 💼 Job search helpNYPL JobNow ↗Live online job coaching every day from 2–11 pm, resume help, interview practice, and job search tools. Log in with your NYPL library card number.

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