Final Project Welcome Sessions Begin 11/7
The final sessions of the Project Welcome program begin on November 7th. Project Welcome is a free training program offered through Kingsborough Community College and is supported by Council Member Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. To learn more about the program and how to enroll, please view the flyer.
Coney Island Development NYCHA
Resident Training Academy 2011-201
Pest Control Technician Training & Placement Track
The CIDC is pleased to announce an upcoming, free 6-week full-time training preparing NYCHA residents for the New York State Pest Control Technician Certification exam. Starting October 31st, the training covers 30 plus hours of Pest Control Training by a certified instructor and customized skills training designed for transitioning into employment and achieving success in the workplace. Trainees who complete the training and pass the certification exam will receive job placement assistance for Pest Control Technicians positions at NYCHA.
For more information, please see the following:
NRTA Pest Control Training Track Flyer (2011-12) (PDF, 1.70 MB)
NRTA Pest Control (PDF, 39 KB)
Investing in South Brooklyn
CIDC aims to recreate Coney Island as an important economic engine in South Brooklyn that will leverage more than $2.3B in private investment and generate about $2B in tax revenues for the city.
This investment, in concert with the new rezoning framework, allows for the creation of thousands of jobs - about 9,000 construction jobs and about 2,000 permanent jobs.
JOB ACCESS
CIDC is working with the Brooklyn Workforce1 Center to develop a strategy for job access for local residents prior to development. Workforce1 will connect local jobseekers to jobs and training and will also connect both existing and future local businesses to training and employees.
Visit Small Business Services to learn more about the Workforce1 Center.
Last summer, Coney Island Development Corporation (CIDC), in partnership with the Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, sponsored a series of five specialized Job Readiness Workshops to prepare Coney Island residents for the community’s first large-scale Career Opportunities Fair which was held on August 1, 2008. The CIDC is continuing to expand on these efforts to provide additional resources and opportunities to Coney Island residents.
