Add JHA Employment, Training Program Celebrates Brand-new Graduates
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<br>The [Johnstown Housing](https://prsrecruit.com) Authority's Employment and Training Program commemorated eight graduates of the program's 2nd friend who got in a new stage of life Friday.<br>
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<br>The event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township marked a clean slate for the graduates, who are set to look for more education or [employment](https://www.roednetwork.com) in the Johnstown location, said JHA Executive Director Mike Alberts.<br>
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<br>For [employment](https://raovatonline.org/author/ardenplumme/) the past four months, those registered in the program completed courses provided by a partnership among Penn Highlands, Johnstown Area Regional Industries and PA CareerLink.<br>
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<br>The of courses supplied at Johnstown public housing neighborhood spaces to remove participants' transportation barriers.<br>
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<br>The curriculum consisted of conflict management, job search and interview skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, and life skills management, as well as expedition for a robotics bootcamp and tours of technology-based manufacturing business including Kitron and Compass Systems.<br>
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<br>The ceremony Friday celebrated the eight graduates of the program while acknowledging lots more who registered, however pulled out after finding work or other further education chances along the way.<br>
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<br>PHOTO GALLERY|Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://www.ajirazetu.tz) & Training Program Graduation<br>
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<br>Bernice Sanders (ideal), of the Coopersdale area of Johnstown, commemorates after receiving her Certificate of Completion during the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://ttemployment.com) & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.<br>
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<br>Jeanne Vandergrift (front), of the Dale area of Johnstown, commemorates with graduates after getting her Certificate of Completion during the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](http://grainfather.co.uk) & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.<br>
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<br>RJ Montague (best), of Johnstown, shakes hands with Johnstown Housing Authority (JHA) Executive Director [employment](https://funsilo.date/wiki/User:CharlaKersey85) 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 left to right, is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College President Steve Nunez and JARI President and CEO Linda Thomson.<br>
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<br>Marie Bradford, of the Oakhurst section of Johnstown, [employment](https://edujobs.itpcrm.net/employer/telecomgurus/) celebrates during the Johnstown Housing Authority [Employment](https://www.thehappyservicecompany.com) & Training Program graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland [employment](https://walnutstaffing.com/employer/uspublicsafetyjobs) Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.<br>
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<br>Dellia Gonzalez, of the Oakhurst section of Johnstown, with her daughter Dakota Marong, 3, praises the graduates throughout the Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program graduation ceremony at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.<br>
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<br>JARI Workforce Development Director Dave Grimaldi congratulates the participants completing the Johnstown Housing Authority Employment & Training Program during a graduation event at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland Township on Friday, January 31, 2025.<br>
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<br>By Thomas Slusser
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tslusser@tribdem.com!.?.! JARI Director of Workforce Development Dave Grimaldi stated members of the program's second mate have actually advanced to more education at Penn Highlands or other location schools for certification in fields consisting of HVAC, emergency situation medicine and cybersecurity. The program is offered at no charge to participants and graduated its first associate in June. After Friday's graduation, 2 more friends are scheduled, Grimaldi stated. The program was started by previous JARI Workforce Development Director Debra Balog and
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<br>PA CareerLink Cambria County website administrator Jeff Dick."This was among the very best concepts we have actually had for discovering quality workers for companies in the location,"Balog stated."We came up with the concept of dealing with our public real estate systems since lots of individuals had transport and kid care barriers that kept them from accessing resources beyond Johnstown's public real estate." U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Pittsburgh Field Office Director Michael Horvath said the program has assisted people"<br>
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<br>lift themselves up and get them linked. "He congratulated the graduates and the partners who made the program possible. The program has earned HUD acknowledgment as a best practice, a recognition provided to one authority each year for especially improving the lives of its homeowners, Alberts stated. The graduates received certificates and a standing ovation from friends and family in participation, along with Cambria County Commissioner Thomas Chernisky, Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce President Amy Bradley and representatives from U.S. Sen. John Fetterman's workplace. Fetterman, D-Pa., and previous U.S. Sen. Bob Casey contributed in promoting the program, JARI President Linda Thomson said.
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