NextLevel Jobs for Students - Workforce Development
Next Level Jobs for Students
Next Level Jobs for Students
Eligible students can qualify for Workforce Ready Grant funds from the State of Indiana!
The grant covers full tuition costs and regularly assessed fees* for eligible Hoosiers who pursue select credit bearing certificates with VU in one of the following high-growth sectors of Indiana’s economy: advanced manufacturing, building & construction, health & life sciences, information technology & business services, and transportation & logistics. Workforce Ready Grant funds are only awarded after all other eligible grant and scholarship funds have been utilized for a given semester. (*Regularly assessed fees include Technology Fees and Capital Improvement Fees associated with each credit hour enrolled, as well as student activity fees for campus students. It does not cover the cost of textbooks, tool kits, uniforms, lab fees, division fees or room & board.) The grant also provides up to $5,500.00 for eligible students who pursue a Next Level Jobs approved non-credit bearing training program with the University.
To qualify for a Workforce Ready Grant, one must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Must be an Indiana Resident and a U.S. Citizen (or eligible resident)
- Must possess a high school diploma (or equivalent)
- Must not possess a college degree
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for your desired academic year [Only for Credit Bearing Programs]
- Must enroll in one of the approved grant qualifying programs. (See Below)
- Credit-bearing programs: Enroll as a full-time student for federal financial aid (typically four courses)
· If you are a Dependent Student for federal financial aid purposes.
- Credit-bearing programs: Enroll at least as half-time student for federal financial aid (typically two courses)
· If you are an Independent Student for federal financial aid purposes.
The full grant eligibility requirements can be found here: http://www.nextleveljobs.org/workforce-ready-grant.html.
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Qualifying Credit Bearing Programs
*Click each area of industry to see the credit bearing NLJ qualifying programs VU offers in that area. Campuses where program is offered in parentheses.
Advanced Manufacturing
Business and Industry Skills NOW - Industrial Maintenance Certificate 9370, C.G. (Vincennes)
Business and Industry Skills NOW - Industrial Maintenance Certificate 9371, C.P.C. (Vincennes)
Machinery Repair Assistant Certificate 8483, C.G. (Vincennes)
Metalworking Technology Certificate 8473, C.G. (Vincennes)
Right Skills NOW - CNC Machining Certificate 9365, C.G. (Vincennes)
Right Skills NOW - CNC Machining Certificate 9366, C.P.C. (Vincennes)
Welding Technology Certificate 8540, C.G. (Vincennes)
Building & Construction
Health & Life Sciences
Behavioral Sciences - Human Services 1060, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Nursing, Practical 6350, C.G. (Vincennes / Jasper)
- Nursing program is selective admission. The program can only be started each Fall semester.
Pharmacy Technology Certificate 4835, C.G. (Vincennes / Online)
- Pharmacy Tech. program is selective admission. The program can only be started each Fall semester for Vincennes Campus Students. Currently, Online students can start in the Fall or the Spring.
Substance Abuse Certificate 1055, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Online)
I.T. & Business Services
Accounting Certificate 5251, C.P.C. (Online)
Agribusiness Certificate 5305, C.G. (Vincennes)
Agribusiness Certificate 5302, C.P.C. (Vincennes)
Business Management Direct Supervision Certificate 5366, C.G. (Vincennes)
Business Management Direct Supervision Certificate 5367, C.P.C. (Vincennes)
Computer Networking Fundamentals 8258, C.G. (Vincennes)
Cyber Security and Network Operations Certificate 5457, C.G. (Vincennes / Online)
Entrepreneurship Certificate 5404, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Online)
Information Technology Certificate 5515, C.G. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Management Training Certificate 5520, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Sales Training Certificate 5551, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Software Development - Database Certificate 5455, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Supply Chain and Logistics 5403, C.P.C. (Online) [Program not currently taking new students.]
Virtual Assistant 5611, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Online)
Web Programming 5753, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Online)
Web Publishing and Design 5453, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Web Site Development for e-Commerce 5752, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Transportation & Logistics
Auto Body Repair Certificate 8075, C.G. (Vincennes)
Automotive Service Technology Certificate 8035, C.G. (Vincennes)
Aviation Maintenance Technology - Airframe Certificate 8129, C.G. (Indianapolis)
Aviation Maintenance Technology - Powerplant Add-on Certificate 8130, C.G. (Indianapolis)
Diesel Service Technology Certificate 8279, C.G. (Vincennes)
Management Training Certificate 5520, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Sales Training Certificate 5551, C.P.C. (Vincennes / Jasper / Online)
Supply Chain and Logistics 5403, C.P.C. (Online) [Program not currently taking new students.]
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Qualifying Non-Credit Bearing Programs
*Click each area of industry to see the non-credit bearing NLJ qualifying programs VU offers in that area.
Health & Life Sciences
Clinical Medical Assistant [Various Locations in Central/Southern Indiana]
- Contact Darlene Harris at dharris@vinu.edu for more information on how to enroll in the course above.
How to Get Started:
Credit Bearing Programs:
- Apply as a "degree-seeking" student with the University.
- Make sure to indicate on the "Personal Information" portion of the application that you are participating in the NextLevel Jobs initiative to have your application fee waived.
- FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid. File it annually to be eligible for federal financial aid and state grants. Some scholarship donors also require filing the FAFSA. Vincennes University's college code is 001843. All campuses of VU—Vincennes, Jasper, Aviation Technology Center, and American Sign Language Program—use this number.
Non-Credit Training Programs:
- See your program of interest above for more information.
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