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New Yorkers! Get free or city-paid training.

Some programs are free. Others NYC can pay for with a training voucher.

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YOUR ROUTE TO A BETTER JOB
Workforce1: ask if you qualify for a training voucherNYC-paid courses: search the city listPer Scholas: free tech training, 12 to 16 weeksHot Bread Kitchen: free food and hospitality trainingYour job nowWorkforce1NYC-paidcoursePerScholasHot BreadKitchenYour next jobAsk abouta voucherPlus weeklyAI labFree techFreehospitality

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Per ScholasTech training with AI tools12 to 16 weeksHot Bread KitchenFood and hospitality, with a weekly stipend60 to 290 hoursSt. Nicks AllianceGoogle certificate: data, IT support, cybersecurity6 weeks, Brooklyn

Apply straight to the program. Each one lists its own requirements.

NYC-PAID · THIS WEEK'S PICKS

City-paid training programs

A new pick from each lane every week. All on the city's voucher list.

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  • HEALTHCARE

    NYC-paid courseManhattan

    Borough of Manhattan Community College

    Medical Assistant Specialist

    Cost
    $3,800
    Length
    700 hours
    How it's taught
    In person
    Voucher covers
    Up to $5,000
    See details

  • TECH

    NYC-paid courseBronx

    Lehman College CUNY

    CompTIA Network+

    Cost
    $1,520
    Length
    81 hours
    How it's taught
    Online
    Voucher covers
    Up to $3,800
    See details

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    Course type15 schools

    8-hour plus 16-hour training

    Security guard license

    On the list
    19 courses
    Cost
    $400 to $500
    Length
    24 to 32 hours
    Where
    All 5 boroughs
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    NYC-paid courseStaten Island

    College of Staten Island CUNY

    CompTIA IT Fundamentals

    Cost
    $925
    Length
    100 hours
    How it's taught
    Online
    Voucher covers
    Up to $3,800
    See details

Workforce1 decides who gets a voucher. Details from the city course list (NYC Open Data), checked when the page loads. Check the school's page for dates.

Free college · New Yorkers 25 to 55

Get a free associate degree at CUNY

CUNY Reconnect covers tuition, fees, books and supplies for an associate degree in a high-demand field. It is paid after any other financial aid.

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You may qualify if

  • You are 25 to 55
  • You are a New York State resident, or qualify for in-state tuition
  • You pick a high-demand associate degree, like healthcare, tech, engineering or teaching
  • You have no college degree yet. Starting January 2027, a degree in a different field is OK too

Each college lists its own requirements and dates. From New York State and CUNY, checked November 2026.

WHY THIS EXISTS

Last year, during my job search, I found the NYS Department of Labor website confusing. So I built one place to start.

Bunmi, NodSay