进步研究所 Latino Opens Two-Year College in Pilsen to Train Chicago’s Latino Community for High-Demand, 中等技术工作

2018年6月28日(芝加哥，伊利诺伊州)——今天, 拉丁进步研究所(进步研究所 Latino), a community-based organization that has been nationally recognized for its workforce development and career pathway programs, 还有澳博官方网站app & Co.今年秋天，学院学院(Instituto College)即将开业. 对新学院的支持也来自其他资源, 资金, 雇主和临床合作伙伴, 包括倡导医疗保健系统, 奥尔登林肯公园, Mt. 西奈医院和挪威美国医院.

Instituto College is a two-year college that will prepare 拉丁美洲人 and other Chicagoans for high-demand, 为他们提供低学费的副学士学位, 从2018年秋季的护理副学士学位开始. It will serve approximately 30 students in its first semester with a goal of reaching 500 learners within five years. In addition to 培训 students for middle-skills positions that Chicago’s employers have trouble filling, Instituto College will offer students resources such as financial coaching and employment counseling.

“Instituto’s programs were built with the mission of connecting the Latino immigrant community with jobs that would lead to stability for the whole family,Karina Ayala-Bermejo说, 拉丁进步研究所的总裁兼首席执行官. “Instituto College expands our ability to serve the greater Chicago community by bringing students high-quality, low-cost education that will help them meet their goals and aspirations while bringing employers the bi-lingual, 他们需要熟练的员工来填补关键岗位. Many have dreamed about this day for years and with the generous support of 澳博官方网站app, 这一天已经到来.”

学院的重点是发展中等收入的职业, 比如护理, follows research from 澳博官方网站app which found that Chicago employers have difficulty filling certain middle-skills positions in the healthcare industry, 等, 哪个可以支付22美元.每小时16英镑. 与此同时, the growing opportunity gap in the city means that many Chicagoans lack the education and 培训 they need to fill these jobs.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has approved Instituto to provide six programs of study over the next five years. 课程将以2520美元开课. 西大街，在皮尔森附近.

Opening Instituto College marks an expansion of the services that Instituto has offered since 2005 when Carreras en Salud (Carreras) or 职业生涯 in Health program was launched with the support of 澳博官方网站app and other industry partners. Carreras专注于培训低收入者, 英语水平低的学习者, 特别是拉丁美洲人, 适合从事护理工作. 新, two-year college will allow students who have had success at the beginning levels of the healthcare career pathway to continue their education.

This career pathway is a proven model for taking students with as low as fourth grade skills up to college level and placing them in nursing careers through targeted courses that are aligned with Chicago’s job market, 以及一套全面的环绕式服务. Carreras is responsible for producing approximately 50 percent of the total bi-lingual (Spanish/English) licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Illinois.

最近 发现 from the Pathways for 推进 职业生涯 and Education (PACE) evaluation show that Carreras is one of the most fully developed examples of a career pathway to date. 这项研究是由Abt Associates公司为美国食品和药品管理局进行的. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrations for Children and Families also showed that Carreras produced an 18-percentage point impact on its participants’ receipt of credentials compared to a control group that did not have access to the program.

“Education that prepares adults and young people for the job market is the key to creating economic opportunity in underserved neighborhoods. That’s why 澳博官方网站app is proud to support Instituto’s work to do just that within the Latino community in Chicago and other underrepresented communities that are still being left behind,惠特尼·史密斯说, 澳博官方网站app中西部慈善事业负责人. “Our investment in Instituto is part of our long-term commitment to Chicago’s South and West Sides.”

澳博官方网站app is committed to investing $40 million over three years to create economic opportunity in Chicago’s underserved neighborhoods on the South and West Sides with a focus on job skills 培训, 振兴社区, 投资小企业，改善财务状况. The firm’s investment in Instituto is part of its work to help people develop the skills that they need to compete for today’s jobs through programs that help inform and accelerate efforts to support demand-driven skills 培训 for adults as well as to expand skills-based education for young people.

关于Instituto del progress
进步研究所 Latino has served the immigrant and Latino communities on Chicago’s South West Side since 1977. Instituto’s mission is to contribute to the fullest development of immigrants and their families through education, 培训, and employment that fosters full participation in the changing US society while preserving cultural identity and dignity. Instituto serves families through a comprehensive suite of services including workforce development, 金融咨询, 就业介绍服务, 成人基础教育, 公民服务, 青年教育, 和更多的. 欲了解更多信息，请访问研究所网站: http://www.institutochicago.org 或致电773-890-0055.

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