Job Training in Western Massachusetts
MASSHIRE Springfield Career Center
Springfield's One-Stop-Shop Career Center. Visit for any questions or assistance around employment and training! They provide help for residents with job searches and training, as well as businesses looking for workers.
MASSHIRE Holyoke Career Center
Holyoke's One-Stop-Shop Career Center. Visit for any questions or assistance around employment and training! They provide help for residents with job searches and training, as well as businesses looking for workers with matching skills.
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke Community College hosts a wide variety of FREE job training programs, from Line Cooks to Medical Interpreters to Paraeducators. Many programs include language supports for individuals for whom English is not their first language.
Westover Job Corps Center
Free career training for a wide variety of career paths! Westover mostly serves youth 16-24 years old, with low-income, with approved citizenship/residency/DACA/etc status, meet background requirements, and are motivated and ready to succeed. Find a supportive community, earn your high school diploma or equivalent, gain career skills, gain on-the-job training experiences. Contact Admissions to understand the process.
Tech Foundry IT Training
Tech Foundry offers a dynamic and fluid 18-week Information Technology (IT) Support training program combining technical skills, professional development and career readiness. With a supportive and experienced team of Tech Foundry members, students form a community, complete a capstone project, and perform an internship!
Square One
The Learn&Earn Program is a free education and career-building program for young parents, age 16-24. This is a paid work skills program, where you work toward earning your high school equivalency diploma and/or building a career, with support from a case manager, while taking classes from Square One to prepare you for jobs vital to the community.