Your background doesn't have to define your future.
If your criminal record stops you from getting a good job, Towards Employment can help.
Our career readiness training program helps you gain a career map with advancement goals, interviewing skills, ability to discuss your background with employers, connections to employers who will hire someone with a record, renewed confidence, coaching, and a support network, and the opportunity to build skills and income with work experience and/or technical training.
We do more than connect you to a great career...
We help connect you to services and resources to get you ready.
Programs for everyone
Training & Credentialing Programs
Programs to help you get training, skills, credentials, and opportunities for placement at jobs in many fields. Every journey is unique - talk to us today about personalizing your career pathway for free training & credentialing!
Training opportunities include:
- Manufacturing
- CNC Machine Operation
- Transportation (CDL)
- Google IT A+
- Healthcare
- Construction
- Culinary
- & More!


ACCESS to Manufacturing
ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers is a program specifically designed for ready, motivated individuals who want to get into entry-level jobs in manufacturing that start them on a path of learning, advancement, raises, and a great career! In this four-week program, students learn both job readiness skills and technical competencies that are desired by the 20+ companies involved.


Pathways to Success (P2S)
Paid opportunities for young adults ages 18-24!
Pathways to Success can help prepare you for a career - to help you find a job, keep a job, and advance in a job. P2S connects you with in-demand industries through career readiness, paid work experience, credential training, and apprenticeship opportunities.


Step Up to UH: Cooks
Competitive pay, training, tuition reimbursement and promotion potential make healthcare a great career!
Towards Employment and University Hospitals are offering free 10-day training sessions to for culinary positions in healthcare to get you started in your career!
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Towards Employment is here for you!
Let us know how we can help get you onto your career pathway.