Brookdale & AP School District Launches New Program
Free Youth GED and Career Pathways Program begins in January
The collaboration between the Asbury Park School District and Brookdale Community College continues with the new year launch of a free general education development [GED] certification and career training program, officials announced Monday.
Entitled the Youth GED and Career Pathways Program, teens and young adults will receive comprehensive training for the GED exam as well as assistance in starting a new career.
“This is just another example of the programming that the Asbury Park School District offers the community in an effort to help them ‘Build a Brighter Future’ while expanding their career options,” said Sancha K. Gray [at right], the school district’s director of curriculum and instruction.
The free program is open to local residents between the ages of 16 and 24 and will be based out of the newly remodeled Dorothy McNish Parent Center on Prospect Avenue, where the district offers support programs [i.e. ESL and computer education] to help parents.
Applications are now being accepted for the January launch, officials said.
“We are extremely excited to partner with the Asbury Park School District and offer this valuable, comprehensive program to city residents,” Brookdale Adult Basic Education director Linda Roma said. “Together we will work to provide quality education, new job training and rewarding career opportunities to students in a collaborative, engaging setting.”
Sponsored by the Monmouth County Division of Workforce Development, the Asbury Park program is the third GED and career pathways program to open in Monmouth County. Brookdale currently co-hosts similar programs at the college’s Higher Education Centers in Long Branch and Neptune.
This year, the school district and Brookdale launched a College Promise and Dream Academy Early College Program [above], that offers students the opportunity to earn an associate degree in conjunction with their high school diploma at time of graduation.
For admissions information, call 732-224-2828 or email jtieso@brookdalecc.edu.
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