Pili'oihana Project
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has awarded Newman Consulting Services, LLC Career Education Business Program © a one (1) year Native Hawaiian Job Training and Job Placement Assistance Grant for the year of May 2011- April 2012.
The goal of the project is to train individuals who are:
- 18 years or older
- Native Hawaiians who are unemployed or under-employed
- Committed to learning the tools and skills needed to ensure quality employment and economic self-sufficiency
The project includes:
- Vocational training
- Internship
- Assistance with job placement
- The Pili'oihana Project provides employers with qualified & skilled employees
Criteria used to determine eligibility are:
- Native Hawaiian
- unemployed or under-employed
- 18 years of age or older
- basic skills competency at ninth grade level
- a positive attitude, a desire to learn, a desire to gain skilled employment and become economically self-sufficient
How to apply:
- call 596-0200 and schedule an appointment to meet with an intake specialist
- complete an application
- submit proof of Hawaiian Ancestry
- take the intake test
- complete a self-assessment and evaluation questionnaire
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Job Readiness Training
Newman Consulting Services, LLC is an Access to Recovery (ATR) Ohana Provider. ATR Ohana has been awarded $11.4 million for four (4) years to assist 8,000 individuals age 12 and older with substance abuse disorders engage in support services of their choice.
The goal of the Job Readiness Training Program is to train individuals who are:
- 18 years or older
- recovering from substance abuse disorders
- committed to learning the tools and skills needed to pursue employment
The Job Readiness Training Program includes:
- vocational and/or computer software training
- leads to job readiness
- support services
Criteria used to determine eligibility are:
- 18 years of age or older
- recovering from substance abuse disorder
- a desire to learn
- committed to learning the tools and skills needed to pursue employment
- have no other means to pay for needed services
- clients include those who may be in drug court, previously incarcerated, youth excluded from the school system, deployed veterans, military, National Guard and Reserves
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