Pathways to Prosperity Workforce Trainings

Pathways to prosperity Workforce Trainings

The Pathways to Prosperity Workforce Trainings offer a suite of programs and services aimed at equipping adults with career development skills and training.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT)
  • Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
  • EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies.
  • EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight and perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. EMTs are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
  • Students register with the National Registry of EMTs & take the National Exam.
  • The Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential is the most widely recognized credential in early childhood education (ECE).
  • It is based on a core set of competency statements, which guide early care professionals as they work toward becoming qualified teachers of young children.
  • Course work: 120 hours online
  • 480 hours of work/volunteer experience with 3-5 year olds at a licensed facility (this can be fulfilled retroactively)
  • Understand safe operation and maintenance of pressure boilers.
  • Become familiar with Minnesota Boiler License Requirements.
  • Recognize the major hazards associated with boiler operation and ways to prevent them.
  • Gain working knowledge of boiler water treatment programs, chemicals and equipment.
  • Troubleshoot basic boiler problems before they become boiler failures.
This course introduces concepts of:
  • Basic human needs
  • Basic nursing skills needed to work as a Nursing Assistant in long term care.
  • Upon successful completion of classroom studies, the student will participate in supervised clinical experience in a long-term care facility.
  • This class meets the objectives of the Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) and Minnesota
  • Department of Health Requirements as detailed for educating the nursing assistant.​​
  • You will receive a Registered Unlicensed Electrician (RUE) credential.
  • You will be paid $16 per hour for 50 hours total (30 hours of in-class electronics and solar education +20 hours of on-site training).
  • Each intern will receive a free basic electronics kit (a $200 value).
  • Will prepare for the NABCEP Solar PV Installer Associates Credential Exam.

Eligibility for the Pathways to Prosperity Grant

Must be 18 years and older and not enrolled in K-12, and meet one or more of the following to qualify for eligibility.

  • Self-identify as a minority​
  • Lacking stable housing
  • At or below the 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
  • Unemployed for 15 or more weeks
  • Individual with disabilities ​
MN DEED: “This workforce product was funded (or funded in part) by a grant awarded by the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The product was created by the grant recipient and does not necessarily reflect the official position of DEED. DEED makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.”

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