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The Johnstown Housing [Authority's Employment](https://www.jobspk.pro) and Training Program commemorated eight graduates of the program's 2nd mate who went into a new stage of life Friday.
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The event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township marked a clean slate for the graduates, who are set to look for additional education or work in the Johnstown area, said JHA Executive Director Mike Alberts.
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For the past four months, those registered in the program completed [courses](https://trans-staffordshire.org.uk) offered by a partnership amongst Penn Highlands, Johnstown Area Regional Industries and PA CareerLink.
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The program consisted of courses offered at Johnstown public real estate community spaces to eliminate individuals' transport barriers.
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The curriculum included dispute management, job search and interview abilities, Microsoft Word and Excel, and life skills management, along with expedition for a robotics bootcamp and trips of technology-based manufacturing companies including Kitron and Compass Systems.
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The event Friday commemorated the 8 graduates of the program while acknowledging dozens more who registered, but chose out after discovering work or other further education chances along the way.
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PHOTO GALLERY|Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program Graduation
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Bernice Sanders (best), of the Coopersdale area of Johnstown, celebrates after getting her Certificate of Completion throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://accountingworks.co.za) & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Jeanne Vandergrift (front), of the Dale area of Johnstown, celebrates with graduates after receiving her Certificate of Completion throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://www.linkedaut.it) & [Training Program](https://www.assistantcareer.com) graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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RJ Montague (ideal), of Johnstown, shakes hands with Johnstown Housing Authority (JHA) Executive Director Mike Alberts (center) while receiving their Certificate of Completion during the JHA Employment & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025. Searching, from delegated right, is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College President Steve Nunez and JARI President and CEO Linda Thomson.
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Marie Bradford, of the Oakhurst area of Johnstown, commemorates during the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://timviecvtnjob.com) & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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Dellia Gonzalez, of the Oakhurst section of Johnstown, with her daughter Dakota Marong, 3, applauds the graduates throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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JARI Workforce Development Director Dave [Grimaldi praises](https://lifestagescs.com) the individuals finishing the Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program during a graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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By Thomas Slusser +tslusser@tribdem.com!.?.! JARI Director of Workforce Development Dave Grimaldi stated members of the program's second friend have actually progressed to further education at Penn Highlands or [employment](https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=11884102) other location schools for accreditation in fields including HVAC, emergency situation medicine and cybersecurity. The program is offered at no charge to participants and finished its very first friend in June. After Friday's graduation, 2 more friends are set up, Grimaldi said. The program was initiated by previous JARI Workforce Development Director Debra Balog and +
PA CareerLink Cambria County site administrator Jeff Dick."This was one of the very best ideas we have actually had for finding quality workers for employers in the area,"."We came up with the idea of dealing with our public housing systems due to the fact that many people had transport and childcare barriers that kept them from accessing resources beyond Johnstown's public housing." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pittsburgh Field Office Director Michael Horvath stated the program has assisted individuals"
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raise themselves up and get them connected. "He congratulated the graduates and the partners who made the program possible. The program has made HUD recognition as a best practice, an acknowledgment provided to one authority every year for especially improving the lives of its locals, Alberts said. The graduates got certificates and a standing ovation from friends and family in presence, in addition to Cambria County Commissioner Thomas Chernisky, Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce President Amy Bradley and representatives from U.S. Sen. John Fetterman's office. Fetterman, D-Pa., and previous U.S. Sen. Bob Casey were important in championing the program, JARI President Linda Thomson said. \ No newline at end of file