Available Career Paths

Grads2Careers offers multiple free training options that leads to employment in a job on a career path. Explore the available options for 2018 City Schools graduates:
  • BioTechnology - Lab Associates, BioTechnical Institute of Maryland​
  • ​Construction - Basic Construction, City Works 
  • Distribution & Logistics - Maritime, Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution, Maryland New Directions
  • Healthcare - Certified Nursing Assistant and Geriatric Nursing Assistant (CNA/GNA), Bon Secours of Maryland
  • Healthcare - Medical Front Office with the option to add Phlebotomy,  Community College of Baltimore County
  • Healthcare - Pharmacy Technician, Community College of Baltimore County
  • Information and Communications Technology - Computer Help Desk, Baltimore City Community College
  • Information Technology - ​Cyber Security, Year Up
  • Surveying - Certified Survey Technician​, Urban Alliance

Lab Associates @ BioTechnical Institute of Maryland (BTI)

​The Lab Associates program consists of four months of classroom and lab training where participants learn about lab techniques and special equipment and work in cell culture and molecular biology with DNA. Other topics covered include lab safety, cleaning and sterilization, introduction to animal care, and techniques in molecular biology. After finishing the four month classroom and lab training, participants will complete a 200-hour paid internship in a lab.

Lab Associates make an average wage of $13.40 per hour. Duties and responsibilities of a Lab Associate include laboratory solution preparation, specimen processing, and working in a research setting to grow, freeze, thaw and count cells and manipulate DNA.
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This program is a good fit for people who like science, enjoy being accurate and precise, and want to contribute to improving people’s health.

Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant (CNA/GNA) @ Bon Secours

The three-month CNA/GNA training program teaches participants nursing assistant skills, such as how to measure and record blood pressure, count and record respirations, assist patients with limited mobility, and provide hygienic care. After finishing the classroom portion of training, participants complete a 40-hour clinical to practice their skills. Bon Secours assists all participants with the CNA license application process and signing up for the GNA exam.
 
A CNA/GNA works with residents living in a long-term care home or assisted living facility or with a private organization providing in-home care. The majority of those cared for will be elderly. CNA/GNAs can expect to earn anywhere in the range of $11 - $15 per hour upon graduation.  This program is a good fit for individuals who like working with people, especially people who are elderly or have limited mobility or dementia, are comfortable performing hands-on care, and are mature and dependable.
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Medical Front Office with the option of adding Phlebotomy @ Community College of Baltimore County

The three-month Medical Front Office  program teaches participants medical administrative skills. Participants will learn customer service skills, such as how to register patients, schedule appointments, and use Electronic Health Records Systems. In addition, participants will learn medical terminology and CPR. Participants can receive a national recognized certification through the National Healthcareer Association: Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA).

Taking the Phlebotomy course is optional, and can be done after the Medical Front Office course. The Phlebotomy course teaches direct care experience, including how to draw blood and prepare medical instruments. Participants can receive a national recognized certification through the National Healthcareer Association: Certified Phlebotomist (CPt).

Potential job titles include Medical Office Specialist, Patient Coordinator, Phlebotomist, and Lab Assistant. The average starting wage is $15 per hour. This program is a good fit for people who have strong organizational skills and attention to detail and love working with patients. People who are comfortable working with needles and blood might be interested in the Phlebotomy option. 

Pharmacy Tech @ Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)

The seven-month Pharmacy Technician program covers medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, math for pharmacy, customer service, CPR, and HIPPA privacy laws. Participants will also learn about prescription processing, pharmacology, common medications, quality assurance and medication safety, billing and insurance, information systems, and the basics of compounding. Following classroom training, participants will complete a 160-hour externship experience at a pharmacy.

Graduates will receive a CCBC Continuing Education Workforce Training Certificate, and will have the opportunity to take the national certification exam through the Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board (PTCB) to become a certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).

Job duties of Pharmacy Technicians include assisting pharmacists in retail pharmacy settings and hospitals, providing customer service, processing insurance claims, maintaining inventories, and filling prescriptions. The average starting wage is $14.86 per hour. This program is a good fit for people who enjoy working with customers, like science, and can safely handle instruments and pharmaceutical ingredients. 

Computer Help Desk @ Baltimore City Community College

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Cyber Security @ Year Up

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Maritime, Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Training (MTDL) @ Maryland New Directions

Designed in cooperation with the Port of Baltimore and other employers, this three-week program helps prepare participants for careers at the Port of Baltimore or at local warehouses. Participants can receive a number of different industry certifications, including a Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC), OSHA-10, Forklift certification, Warehouse Inventory Control Specialist certification, or Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) certification. 

Participants can find a lot of different jobs with these certifications, including as a Forklift Operator, Warehouse Associate, Order Puller, Packer, Production Worker, Inventory Specialist, Assembly Worker, or Logistics Administrator. The average starting wage is $12.71 per hour. 

This program is a good fit for people who like to learn new skills, want to operate machinery, enjoy working with their hands, and are physically able to lift at least 50 lbs. and are able to stand for long periods of time. 

Future Surveyors @ Urban Alliance

This three-month program is not a traditional job training program, but a paid internship program where participants get real-life experience as a surveyor. After the eight-week paid internship – which includes weekly workshops on time management, interviewing skills, and financial planning – participants are assisted in taking the Certified Survey Technician (CST) Exam through the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). With this certification, individuals show employers that they can perform surveying tasks at technical levels.

Job duties of surveyors include updating property boundary lines, preparing sites for construction projects, and measuring to determine property boundaries. Potential job titles include Rodman and Surveying Technician.  Entry-level Rodmans make an average wage of $10 - $12 per hour, and entry-level Surveying Technicians make an average wage of $15 - $20 per hour. 

This program is a good fit for people who like to be up early, enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather, and want to work with surveying instruments such as drones and measuring devices. 
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