Institute For Latino Progress

CAREER PATHWAYS, ADULT EDUCATION, CITIZENSHIP, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS COMPOSED OF FOUR DEPARTMENTS: MANUFACTURING WORKS, MANUFACTURING TRAINING, CWF AND CES. THE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INCUMBENT AND OUT OF WORK LABORERS AND OVER 200 BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE JOB SKILLS TRAINING, CONTEXTUALIZED VOCATIONS ENGLISH CLASSES, AND JOBS. CES PROVIDES A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AT EACH LEVEL OF ENTRY - SERVING 230 PARTICIPANTS IN LOWER BRIDGE PROGRAMS (ESL, WESL, PRE-LPN) AND 170 PLACEMENTS IN OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS (CNA, LPNS, RNS). THE COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIT) PROGRAM INCLUDES: COMPUTERS EN ESPANOL (CEE), DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS IN SPANISH; INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER REPAIR (A+); ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD MANAGEMENT, DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS TO CONVERT MEDICAL RECORDS FROM PAPER TO DIGITAL FORMAT.THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (YDD) SERVES APPROXIMATELY 300 YOUTH AGES 8-24 EVERY YEAR. YDD PROVIDES BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL SERVICES TO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE PILSEN, LITTLE VILLAGE AND BACK OF THE YARDS NEIGHBORHOODS. THE DEPARTMENT HAS FOUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS - KEY, EARLY ESCALERA, ESCALERA AND AMERICORPS. THE SERVICES FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND CAREER EXPLORATION, WHILE INCORPORATING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPEMENT INTO THE CURRICULUM. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS PRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF NEEDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDING IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS, MEMBERS OF MIXED STATUS FAMILIES, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, PERFORMING BELOW ACADEMIC GRADE LEVEL AND MAY ALSO HAVE LITTLE FAMILY SUPPORT.

THE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INSTITUTO'S LARGEST SINGLE SERVICE CENTER, SERVING 1,200 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY IN ESL, GED AND SPANISH LITERACY.

THE INSTITUTE OPERATES THE LARGEST CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM IN ILLINOIS AND PROCESSES CITIZENSHIP N-400 APPLICATIONS FOR OVER 2,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION TO 550 STUDENTS WITH AN 8 WEEK INCENTIVE COURSE TO PASS THE INS EXAM.

THE MISSION OF INSTITUTO COLLEGE IS TO PROVIDE AN ENRICHED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN PRACTICAL CREDENTIALS AND DEGREES BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS THAT ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, BECOMING LIFELONG LEARNERS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL VITALITY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.