“Accretive Health is proof that the program works. Chicago Career Tech sources and screens participants, providing us with strong, adaptable candidates to train in a brand new industry, while allowing participants to reinvent themselves and learn marketable skills.”
Duane Lisowski
Vice President of Operations at Accretive Health
Chicago Career Tech is an innovative talent resource for local businesses and nonprofits that strives to close the workforce skills gap.
From Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups and nonprofits, organizations that participate in the Chicago Career Tech program get the talented and trained participants they need. Partners empower unemployed Chicagoans by helping them gain new skills and a competitive advantage in today’s job market through hands-on learning and networking opportunities.
All participants are screened though PeopleScout and TalentWise prior to their placement in the program. There is no financial cost to organizations for partnering with Chicago Career Tech. While common and welcome, business partners are not required to offer employment to participants at the program’s completion.
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Join the 225+ businesses and nonprofits that partner with Chicago Career Tech. Exciting, hands-on learning host opportunities are available now for the next class. Partner requirements include:
- Hosting one or more participants on-site, Monday-Wednesday, for three to six months
- Providing hands-on learning in one of the program’s career training tracks
- Direct supervision of participant(s)
Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about becoming a hands-on learning partner.
Contact: E-mail biz@chicagocareertech.com or call (312)-201-4503.
Hiring? Click here to learn how Chicago Career Tech can help.
