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hello and welcome to the bridges to
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college and careers information session
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for the substance addiction assistant
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pathway are you a caring and empathetic
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individual would you like to help others
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who are suffering from substance abuse
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disorder then this could be the right
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pathway for
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you so what is the Bridges to college
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and careers substance addiction
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assistant
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pathway this is a part-time program that
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helps participants prepare for enroll in
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and complete a short-term College
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certification students in this program
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receive career coaching and coaching in
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professionalism as well as a class in
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contextualized English they will then
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receive a smooth transition to Quincy
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college for their nine credit substance
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addiction assistant certificate program
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as well as academic support from our
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knowledgeable and compassionate JVS
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staff while taking their college
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courses students who successfully
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complete this program will receive
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career support in finding their first
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industry job from our empathetic and
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experienced
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staff all classes and meetings in this
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program are hybrid meaning classes will
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be remote via zoom and in person
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so who is eligible for the bridges to
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college and careers substance addiction
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assistant
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pathway candidates must have a high
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school diploma a GED or equivalent from
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anywhere in the world and it must be
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translated into English if it is not
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already candidates must possess
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intermediate or higher written and
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spoken English skills and they must be a
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US citizen permanent resident or green
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card holder
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or have been granted Refugee or asy
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status it is important that candidates
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for this program have empathy for or
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experience with those who have suffered
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with substance addiction
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disorder participants in this program
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are expected to have strong
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communication skills and to be
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thoughtful and respectful Above All Else
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lastly for funding purposes all
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candidates must be Massachusetts
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residents who live in the Reg of Boston
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Metro North Northshore
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Southshore Metro Southwest or marac
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Valley for a full list of eligible
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cities and towns please check the
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bridges to college and careers substance
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addiction assistant page on the JVS
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website so what do we provide with the
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bridges to college and careers substance
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addiction assistant
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pathway candidates get academic classes
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which include English and
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writing as well as classes on Career
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exploration and job Readiness including
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assistance with resume and cover letter
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writing and mock interviews to help
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students improve their in-person job
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interviewing skills candidates will also
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receive coaching on professionalism and
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courses to develop better email and
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communication skills all in a supportive
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and caring
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community so what is the time commitment
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expected with the
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program the substance addiction
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assistant pathway is a 19-week
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program the first four weeks of the
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program take place solely with
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JVS weeks 5 through 19 are split between
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classes with JVS and classes with Quincy
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College successful completion of the
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full 19-week program results in the
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student attaining their nine credit
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substance addiction assistant
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certification from Quincy College the
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JBS component of this program requires a
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time commitment of about 7 to 8 hours a
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week for the JVS component of the
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program students are expected to attend
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job Readiness and professionalism
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training for 2 hours a week on Tuesdays
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as well as English and writing classes
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for 2 hours a week on
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Thursdays in addition students are
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expected to attend all individual
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appointments with coaches and
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instructors for an additional 1 to two
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hours per week students are also
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expected to complete about 2 hours of
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homework per week a total of 7 to 8
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hours per
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week the Quincy College component
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requires a time commitment of about 8 to
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10 hours a
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week for the Quincy College component of
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the program students will be expected to
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complete the following classes with
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Quincy College introduction to substance
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addiction substance Addiction
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Counseling and substance addiction and
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older
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adults class times are still to be
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determined again a total of about 8 to
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10 hours a week are required for the
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Quincy College component of the
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program in total weeks 1 through 4 will
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require a time commitment of about 7 to
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8 hours a week weeks 5 through 19 will
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require a time commitment of about 15 to
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20 hours a week again successful
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completion of the program will result in
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the student attaining a nine credit
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substance addiction assistant
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certificate from Quincy
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College this certificate is a stackable
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credential which means upon successful
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completion of the program and after
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working the required number of hours
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students may take the licensed alcohol
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and drug counselor exam or
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ladc graduates can also use the
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stackable credential to continue their
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education at Quincy College in either
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the substance addiction certificate
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program or the Human Services associate
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program from here students can move into
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other Health and Human Services roles
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such as social worker nursing or
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criminal justice
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upon completion of the certificate
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itself graduates May immediately qualify
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for one of the many positions in the
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field such as adult daycare worker case
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management
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Aid counseling or Social Service
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assistant drug and alcohol
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rehabilitation
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technician Human Services assistant or
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substance addiction and behavioral
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disorder counselor’s assistant
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so when do we
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start the bridges to college and careers
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program runs this 19 we pathway twice
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per year first from January through May
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and a second time from August through
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December again it is a hybrid program
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meaning it is both online and in person
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classes are conducted online via zoom
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and the orientation as well as select
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dates are are conducted in
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person this pathway is partially funded
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by private donors however to pay for the
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remaining cost of the program all
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students must apply for weoa ITA funding
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from the state of Massachusetts that is
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funding from the workforce initiative
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Opportunity Act and individual training
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account as such a strong commitment is
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required to take part in the
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program because we owe a funding is
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required to take part in this program
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participants are only eligible if they
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are successfully awarded weo of
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funding thus eligibility cannot be
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guaranteed students must understand that
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they are expected to attend all classes
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and meetings and be on time for them
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they must complete all their assigned
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classwork and homework and maintain
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clear and consistent communication with
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JBS staff and Quincy colle
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staff once enrolled in the program
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students are expected to complete both
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the JVS and Quincy College
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components when considering the bridges
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to college and careers substance
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addiction assistant pathway candidates
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should be willing to ask themselves some
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very important
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questions how will you make this program
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a priority in your life what changes
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will you need to make in your life to be
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successful in the the program are you
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able to fit the program into your work
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schedule or are your employers willing
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to be flexible with your
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schedule do you have sufficient child
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care what about your other family
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obligations these are all very important
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things to think about when considering
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the
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program if you have reached this point
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in the video you have already completed
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the first step in the application
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process for the bridges to college and
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careers program
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program existing JVS clients should
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inform their coach of their interest in
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the bridges college and careers program
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and ask to be referred directly again if
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you are already a JVS client simply ask
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your coach about bridges to college and
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careers if you are a new client with JVS
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you will need to fill out a universal
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intake form again you should only fill
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out a universal intake form if you are a
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new client with JVS please refer to the
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QR code on the screen for that
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form new clients with JVS will be
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contacted by a member of our client
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services team to schedule an initial
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welcome meeting at which time you should
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inform the representative of your
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interest in the bridges to college and
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careers program they will then refer you
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to the program and you will be invited
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to schedule your
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assessment it is imperative that the
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assessment is is scheduled in a timely
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manner it will be an assessment of your
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writing skills and reading comprehension
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level after the assessment is complete
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our instructors and coaches will inform
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you how you did on the assessment within
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48 hours if you pass you will then be
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invited to schedule an interview with
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the program coach again it is imperative
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that you schedule your interview as soon
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as possible if you are accepted into the
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program
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your very next step will be to make an
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appointment with your local Mass hire
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location to begin the process of
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applying for weoa funding the process
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could take 2 to 5 weeks so it is very
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time-sensitive for more information go
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to
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www.
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jvs.org SL Bridges or talk to your JBS
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coach
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