Happy New Year and Welcome to the Spring 2023 Semester

Happy New Year and welcome to the Spring 2023 semester. The Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) closed 2022 on a high note. Hostos ranked 6th among the top 22 community colleges in New York and was awarded “Best for Workforce Education” by Intelligent, a student-focused website. CEWD was recognized for its professional development courses and workforce training programs. This recognition is a testament to our commitment to provide students and the community with scholarships and no-cost programming that allow them to obtain high-quality occupational training, gain access to higher education, and transition to a good-paying job.

As part of CEWD’s continued commitment to providing students with scholarships and no-cost programming that allow them to achieve their educational and career goals, we obtained the following new grants: u CEWD received $3 million from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to support our Community Health Worker Training Program Over the three-year grant period, Hostos CEWD will train 270 new and/or incumbent workers as Community Health Workers (CHWs). Trainees will have the opportunity to participate in either a CHW field placement experience or Hostos CEWD’s New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) Registered CHW Apprenticeship Program. The Hostos CHW Training Program that can be applied to their college transcript when they enroll in a Hostos degree program. Hostos CEWD’s long-term goal is to increase the number of skilled Community Health Workers locally and regionally; as well as, creating an industry “gold standard” for training CHWs. By 2025, Hostos CEWD will have trained over 550 Community Health Workers thanks to the financial support we have received from HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce, the Robinhood Foundation, and the Mother Cabrini Foundation. u CEWD continues to help support New York City’s effort to recover from the pandemic. CEWD received $725,412 from The New York Community Trust as part of CUNY’s NYC Accelerated Recovery Hub. Hostos Community College and LaGuardia Community College launched the NYC Accelerated Recovery Hub to help low-income New Yorkers, particularly those living in the Bronx and Queens, who have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. CEWD plans to train 200 New Yorkers over an 18-month period. CEWD is providing the following workforce training opportunities at no cost to students: Clinical Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Clinical Medical Administrative Assistant, and Medical Billing and Coding. CEWD also received an additional $828,000 from CUNY’s Center for the Future of Work to support the implementation of the NYC Accelerated Recovery Hub.

There is still time to enroll in these free training programs. Please visit CEWD’s scholarships and no-cost programs website by clicking here and then selecting the scholarships & tuition assistance programs link in our online course catalog.

If you are interested in enrolling to a college degree program after completing a CEWD training program, we can help you. In Fall 2022, 42 CEWD graduates entered as freshman at Hostos. Please visit page 8 in our Spring 2023 catalog to learn more about the CEWD certificate programs that help you earn credit when you enroll in a Hostos degree program.

CEWD is here to help you make 2023 count. To begin your journey and to learn more, please sign up for a virtual Information Session by clicking here.

Have a great year,

Evelyn Fernandez-Ketcham, Ph.D., LCSW Vice President Continuing Education & Workforce Development

Peter Mertens Assistant Dean Continuing Education & Workforce Development

Agencies & Institutions u Department of Labor/Employment & Training Administration u Mosholu Montefiore u NYC Center for Employment Opportunities u NYS Education Department u Phipps Neighborhoods u Social Security Administration (SSA) u State of New York u The Door u Veteran’s Affairs u Work Incentives Planning & Assistance

Contracts u Atlas Safety u Bronx Point Owners u Building Skills New York u Center for Employment Opportunities u Consortium for Worker Education