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"Advancing women's success in the workplace by building their economic and personal independence."
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The Women's Employment and Resource Center (WERC) helping women succeed for over 22 years!
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The Women's Employment and Resource Center is a private, not-for-profit
organization that works to advance women's success in the workplace by building
their economic and personal independence.
The Center
has provided quality workforce
development services to over 4,800 women since 1988, helping them to
successfully find or improve their employment and their
quality of life.
Program participants
receive career counseling, computer skills, workforce
preparation training, job placement, and ongoing supportive
follow-up. They leave the program with enhanced
qualifications, skills, self-confidence, and a deep
commitment to achieving excellence in their chosen
workplace.
The Center, primarily funded through the NYS Department of Labor's
Displaced Homemaker Program, serves between 200 and 300 women per year from the
Capital Region of New York State, including Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga,
Columbia, and Greene counties.
Successes
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Over 2,500 career readiness and computer training services provided yearly.
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300 students receive career and computer training, assistance with finding employment and referrals to community resources.
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68 % find or upgrade their employment.
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Program participants’ average wage is $11.25 per hour with benefits.
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85 % of graduates continue to retain their employment.
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Participants leave the program with enhanced qualifications, self-confidence and commitment to excellence in their chosen workplace.
Companies who hired WERC graduates include:
Albany Medical Center, Bellevue Women’s
Hospital, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, CDTA, CSC, Davis
Vision, DeCresente Beverages, Empire Blue Cross, Farm Family,
First Health, Greyhound Publishing, NYS Assembly, OGS-NYS,
Unity House, Value Options, and Women's Employment &
Resource Center
Congratulations to all the
WERC graduates
who are on the path to success!
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ALL
SERVICES ARE FREE
Women's Employment & Resource Center
Phone: (518) 462-7600 ext. 184
Albany Location: 175 Central Avenue, 3rd Fl., Albany, NY 12206
Troy Location: 255 River Street, Lower Level, Troy, NY 12180
E-mail WERC
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