Events

Molari Employment Services Open House

Career Development Center Events

Molari Employment Services & Healthcare Services

OPEN HOUSE

January 14

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

80 Center Street, Pittsfield MA

Immediate Openings:

CNA/PCA/HHA

THE POSITIONS BELOW REQUIRE 6 MONTHS EXPERIENCE

Administrative Assistants
Accounting and Finance
Medical Assistants
Customer Service
Manufacturing
Engineering
Computer Technology
Certified Welding
NEW JOBS AVAILABLE DAILY

 

Youth Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship/BCC South

Career Development Center Events

Schumacher Center and BerkShares will be partnering with Railroad Street Youth Project and Berkshire Community College’s South County Center to offer an Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship to South County youth ages 14-25 this winter. Berkshire Community College’s South County Center will host the eight-week long course in one of its state-of-the-art classrooms starting January 20th.

As many of us know, the Berkshire region’s economy has undergone a transformation over the last generation and more. What had been an economy grounded in manufacturing now tends towards the service sector. A combination of low-wage jobs and high housing costs has made it especially difficult to retain the area’s youth. The County’s population is declining and the median age of Berkshire residents is now 45.

At the same time, however, Berkshire County has a thriving independent business community with many examples of successful small or medium-sized businesses and many experienced business people. The Berkshires also have an abundance of renewable natural resources — hardwood forests, rivers and agriculture — all of which can provide energy and inputs to make the things people need and want. The Entrepreneurial Apprenticeship will focus on the following question: “What kind of businesses can young people start in the Berkshires by harnessing the available human and natural resources in a sustainable way?” The course will emphasize opportunities for import replacement in the essential areas of food, clothing, energy, transportation and shelter.

Throughout the course guest speakers from the local business community will offer stories from their own experience as inspiration to the budding entrepreneurs participating in the program. Other local business experts will present on particular subjects, such as marketing and bookkeeping. Yet others will serve as mentors to the participants as they develop their business ideas.

By offering training for entrepreneurship, this business-planning course will dovetail with R.S.Y.P.’s existing Apprenticeship programs, which offer high school students real-world experience in a number of different fields. The course will culminate in March with a public presentation of business plans where each participant will be awarded 200 BerkShares.

If you or someone you know is interested in participating please contact Jocelyn Vassos at R.S.Y.P. by email or at 413.528.2475 ext. 905 before January 16th.

Veteran Rep from Berkshire Works, South County office hours

Career Development Center Events

Starting on January 7, I am scheduled to start going back to the Great Barrington satellite to meet with any vets who would like my services. If anyone has a veteran they want to refer to me, I would be more than glad to work with them. My schedule is going to be changing some starting next week. Monday and Thursdays I will be in the Pittsfield office from 8AM to 4PM, Friday I will be available from 9AM to 4PM. Wednesdays I will be at the North Adams City Hall office starting at 8. Then once school opens after the holidays (Jan 7?) I will be at the Great Barrington office from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Any questions or comments please feel free to email me or call me at the number below.

Thanks
Dave Nash
Vet Rep
BerkshireWorks
160 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-2220 ext 211