Worker Training
Worker TrainingJob Resources
Do you want a better career but are not yet qualified? Do you think about going back to school, but worry about the time and cost, or whether you’ll learn anything that actually helps you advance? Say Yes to Dallas and the Dallas Regional Chamber are pleased to present some workforce training program resources below.
Employee Training Resources in the Dallas Region
Per Scholas
Per Scholas opens doors to transformative technology careers for individuals from often overlooked communities.
- Cost: Free
- Time: 8 hours/day for 15 weeks
- Credentials available:
- Google Professional IT Certificate
- CompTIA A+
- Net+
- Software Engineer
Amazon Web Services
- Cost: $237 of tuition at Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD)
- Special requirements
- Available at Brookhaven, El Centro, Richland, and North Lake only
- Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
- Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
- Time: Classes Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30pm for 8 weeks
- Credentials Available:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification
Coursera
- Cost: Varies, free courses available
- Special requirements: none
- Time: varies by degree track
- Credentials Available:
- Select from hundreds of courses here.
edX
- Cost: varies, free courses available
- Special requirements: none
- Time: varies by degree track
- Credentials Available:
- Select from hundreds of courses here.
Generation USA
Generation USA offers three training programs in Dallas: junior cloud practitioner, junior web developer, and customer service supervisor
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements:
- Varies by program, see Generation USA website for eligibility requirements
- Time: 6-12 weeks, part-time or full-time depending on program
- Credentials Available:
- Junior Cloud Practitioner program: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals, or Google Cloud certification
- Junior Web Developer program: JavaScript Certification granted by W3Schools
Google Professional IT Certificate
- Cost: $49/month
- Special requirements: None
- Time: under 6 months
- Credentials Available:
- Google Professional IT Certificate
- Dallas online applications for programs offering Google Professional IT Certificate:
- Per Scholas
- Merit America
- El Centro College of DCCCD
- Year Up
Grow with Google
- Cost: varies, free courses available
- Special requirements: none
- Time: varies by course
- Credentials Available:
- Select from dozens of courses here.
Aspire
Aspire develops confident, capable individuals who value learning programs — from early childhood to adults pursuing careers — as a gateway to a better life.
Merit America
Merit America provides a path to skilled careers for adults without bachelor’s degrees.
- Cost: No upfront cost, only pay if you land a new job.
- Time: 20-25 hours/week with flexible online and in-person learning based on your schedule
- Credentials available:
- Junior Java Developer
- Google IT Support Professional
- CNC Machining
Microsoft
Microsoft is offering free learning paths mapped to in-demand jobs, discounted certifications, and best practices for job searching and interview prepping, in partnership with LinkedIn and GitHub.
- Cost: FREE
- Credentials available:
- Software development
- IT administration and support
- Sales
- Project management
- Customer service
- Digital marketing and graphic design
- Data analysis
- Financial analysis
NPower
NPower creates pathways to economic prosperity by launching digital careers for military veterans and veteran spouses.
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements: Must be a veteran or veteran spouse
- Time: 13 weeks
- Credentials available:
- CompTIA certification
- IT Generalist Apprenticeship
- Cybersecurity – CompTIA Security+ and Network+
- Cybersecurity Support Technician Certificate
Retail Pay$ | Dallas Community College District
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements: must be working in the retail industry, or recently unemployed from the retail industry
- Time: At your own pace
- Credentials Available through Penn Foster:
- High School Diploma
- Retail Industry Fundamentals Credential
- Retail Associate Certificate
- Guest Services Agent Career Diploma
- Retail Supervisor Career Diploma
- Credentials Available through DCCCD:
- Supervisor Certificate Fast Track
Retail Pay$ | Penn Foster
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements: must be working in the retail industry, or recently unemployed from the retail industry
- Time: At your own pace
- Credentials Available through Penn Foster:
- High School Diploma
- Retail Industry Fundamentals Credential
- Retail Associate Certificate
- Guest Services Agent Career Diploma
- Retail Supervisor Career Diploma
Texas Advancement Center
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements: The certifications are with “essential businesses” and the programs are generally geared towards high school students, post-secondary graduates, unemployed and underemployed adults in the workforce.
- Time: At your own pace
- Credentials and Training Available:
- Certified Nurse Assistant
- CompTIA A+ certification
- Medical billing
- Forklift driving course
- Commercial driver’s license course
Year Up
Year Up enables young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year.
- Cost: Free
- Special requirements: must be between the ages of 18-24 years old
- Time: 1 year
- Credentials Available:
- Google Professional IT Certificate
- Associates of Business Administration