New Bedford Career Center Elevate America

The Elevate America program announced today by Governor Patrick provides vouchers for free courses in Microsoft software programs from the local One Stop Career Centers to all MA residents except state employees and public workforce system employees, both state and private. Our Career Centers in partnership with the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board are excited to be able to provide these vouchers. Brenda Francis, Director of the Career Centers, indicated, “What a great opportunity for all citizens but especially our unemployed and our youth who can use this free training to improve their computer skills and better compete for future employment”.

The Career Centers are located in New Bedford at 618 Acushnet Avenue, in Wareham at 48 Marion Road, and for youth in the New Bedford Area at the Youth Annex, 5 Dover Street. Full details on available courses and necessary computer configuration are also available at the Career Centers.

The online courses are accessed via the internet, customers have a full year to complete them, and passing of the course exam results in Microsoft Certification. For those that do not have access to computers, a limited number are available for use at the Career Centers. For more information contact the Career Centers: New Bedford at 508-990-4000 and Wareham at 508-291-7062, and the Youth Annex 508-979-1700.