PAST SUCCESS & FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
CIET has become a national leader in integrated English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and technical certificate training using the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) model, which combines vocational skills training with basic skills instruction.
CIET hosts the NYC Welcome Back Center, part of the national Welcome Back Initiative for immigrant healthcare professionals.
Recent workforce programs include ESOL Bridge to Healthcare Careers, NY-BEST National Council Licensure Examination for Nurses Preparation Course for English Language Learners, NY-BEST ESOL Bridge to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Exam for Foreign Trained Physicians, and NY-BEST ESOL Bridge to Accounting.
- Customer Service Skills, based on an industry-wide set of customer service and sales standards from the National Retail Federation, including the option of taking the National Retail Federation's Customer Service Certification exam at the end of the course.
- Bridge to Allied Health Careers, designed to upgrade the English-language skills of immigrants who are interested in and qualified to join the healthcare industry, including connecting students to Medical Assistant, Certified Nurses Aide, Phlebotomy and Home Health Aide training.
- Bridge to Financial Services, created with funding by the CUNY Workforce Development Initiative to train English language learners with backgrounds in accounting or financial services in relevant workplace English.
- With the introduction of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, CIET is poised to coordinate relevant workforce training using innovative, contextualized ESOL lessons in a variety of relevant industries.