Employment Services /
Workforce Development
What We Do
CMAA’s Workforce Development and Job Placement Program help individuals achieve a sustainable means of living by providing job readiness and placement services to those seeking employment.
1560
Hours of individualized career counseling annually
75
Clients became ready for job interviews this year
52
Clients hired this year
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$21.14
Average starting wage earned
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Employment Program
Funded by the Community Development Block Program (CDBG), United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC), Wintrust, and American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation.
CMAA career counselors provide free one-on-one consultation to job-seeking individuals. They thoroughly assess each individual's background and give them appropriate guidance in order to match them with employment opportunities.
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For more information, please contact :
Monique Knight at moniquek@chinesemutualaid.org
Free Contextualized Healthcare Literacy Education
Funded by the Illinois Community College Board.
Through Chinese Mutual Aid Association’s Healthcare Employment Preparation Program, CMAA offers contextualized healthcare literacy courses and holistic case management to program participants. The class is for adult learners interested in pursuing a career in healthcare; the class focuses on strengthening participants’ employability skills, English reading and writing skills, and prepare students to enter a career within the healthcare industry or pursue further educational opportunities.
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For more information, please contact :
Monique Knight at moniquek@chinesemutualaid.org or 312-897-6232 for more details.
Free Contextualized Healthcare Literacy Education - Elgin
Funded by the Illinois Community College Board.
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Through our Healthcare Employment Preparation Program, Chinese Mutual Aid Association offers healthcare literacy courses and holistic case management to program participants. The class is for adult learners interested in pursuing a career in healthcare; the class focuses on strengthening participants’ employability skills, English reading and writing skills, and preparing students to enter a career within the healthcare industry or pursue further educational opportunities. Students will receive exposure to healthcare industry professions and earn an Adult/Pediatric CPR & First Aid Certification from the American Red Cross.
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For more information, please contact :
Miranda Clark at mirandac@chinesemutualaid.org or 224-227-7499 for more details.