Training Courses Offered

S.E.E.D.^© Technology Center, LLC, offers programs and services that engages unemployed youth between the ages of 16 and 24 and adults 25 and up, in work, education, and family activities that will rebuild their community and their lives. The main focus of our programs is to provide technical education through formal classroom training and to provide hands-on instruction in the field of computers and technology. This program will allow unemployed and disadvantaged youth and adults to go back to school in an attempt to gain their High School Equivalency (GED) while also giving them hands-on experience that will allow them to become a part of the mainstream community.

Our training program provides to low-income, high-school dropouts and youth-at-risk ages 16-24 and unemployed adults 25 and older:

• academic instruction for high school diploma or GED acquisition,
• technology skills training and job placement assistance and
• leadership training and instruction.

Throughout the year South Carolina youth and adults are trained in computer applications and other technology-based programs that are creating innovative solutions for our state.

S.E.E.D.^© Technology Center is an organization dedicated to a fundamental redesign of public schooling in America by:

• catalyzing vital changes in public education by generating and sustaining innovative, personalized schools that work in concert with the real world of their greater community,
• building and supporting break-through public schools and coordinates a cadre of youth development organizations establishing alternative high schools for at-risk youth nationwide,
• developing rigorous, highly personalized technology curriculum combining demanding academic work with real-world experiential and inquiry-driven learning, and
• challenging the status-quo of schools and educators in our community and engaging family and community members through innovative technology outreach programs that strengthen the economics of our community while intensifying the educational experience for students.

S.E.E.D.^© Technology Center offers Technology Training Services in the following areas:

• Computer Information Technology Job Skills Training (CITT)
• Education & Career Counseling (ECC)
• Employment Placement Assistance & Training (EPaT)
• GED Tutoring & Preparation Classes (GED)

What services are offered?

Participants receive intensive case management and follow-up, education, job skills training, pre-employment services, and unsubsidized job placement with retention services. Services may include:

• basic skills enhancement (reading, writing, and math instruction);
• access and enrollment in GED (high school equivalency diploma) classes and/or computer literacy training;
• short-term technical training, various job training classes and job readiness assessments (interviewing skills, conflict-resolution, financial budgeting);
• mentoring (career pathway development) and counseling; and provides
• referrals to various community organizations (homeless shelters, counseling and substance/alcohol abuse programs).

How are the services provided?

Services are provided through contractual agreements and memorandums of understanding with community-based providers and/or local governmental units. Participants may be referred to the service providers by the Resource Center.

Custom Training

Can't find the training you want in this catalog? Contact us and we'll work with you to provide training solutions to suit your needs. We offer fully customized training to meet the needs of specific groups, businesses, and organizations.