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Tier GED: A Success Story |
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Tier GED: A Success Story |
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 John
was awarded his GED diploma in July of 2003. Bridge staff then
began working with John to help him obtain employment. Due to the direct,
one-to-one, hard work of Bridge Employment Counselor, Karen
McEvoy, John was hired at the beginning of September by The
Stockade Inn, a new restaurant to the Schenectady area. Since that
time, John has been providing his services as both a dishwasher and a
handyman. John has yet to determine his long-term goals and will continue
to work with Bridge Program staff on career development and exploration. |
John Brisley was enrolled in SCCC's Bridge Program
on June 19, 2003. As a high school drop out, John was referred to the
Bridge program by the DSS Family Crisis Intervention
Program so that he could obtain his GED and find employment.
The Bridge program provided case management and job readiness training
while simultaneously enrolling him in a GED class. After attending Doug
MacDonald's GED program daily for more than a month, John obtained
the skills necessary to take and pass the New York State High School
Equivalency Exam.