FREE JOB TRAINING
Low Voltage Job Skills Training Program
(For Dallas County Residents Only)
Interested?

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Orientation is mandatory to be considered for the program. 

The Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. Community Outreach Center is offering a Low Voltage/Fiber Optic Job Skills Training Program for persons interested in this training. You will learn to install, troubleshoot and maintain fiber optic systems (cables). You will be trained using the highest industry standards, ready to enter the workforce and begin contributing immediately. The potential earnings for individuals starting jobs in this field are $50-$75 an hour.

About the program:

  • 5 weeks of mandatory training in class, meeting 5 days a week plus 2 weeks of on the job training

  • Weekly stipend paid to active participants

  • Background friendly opportunity

  • GED not required, but you must be able to read and pass the field exam to be accepted in the program

  • No experience necessary

  • Must be comfortable with heights, climbing under buildings, using hand tools, and working outside (hot and cold temperatures)

  • Financial coaching

  • Job readiness training

  • Expunction assessments, if needed

  • Transportation Required

  • Access to the internet, and a computer or smart phone is required


Unique Job Placement Assistance
Our job placement efforts are different from traditional staffing agencies because, in addition to job skills training, we also provide:

  • Ongoing financial coaching and case management to help alleviate burdens like childcare and transportation

  • Job readiness training to help improve their interpersonal relations, like how to communicate with management, dressing for success, and appropriate workplace behavior

  • Expunction assessments through a Legal Clinic which helps those who have records

  For more information, email info@zwhjcoc.org