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Programs: Red hook on the road:red hook on the road ("rhor") is bwi's commercial driving training program. In fiscal 2017 rhor enrolled 300 participants and graduated 95% of them. This four-week program prepares participants for jobs as drivers of "class b/bps" commercial vehicles including trucks, school buses, coach or charter buses, airport shuttle buses and access-a-ride and other para-transit vehicles. The course consists of industry-specific skills, such as map-reading, as well as job readiness and soft skills, such as mock interviews and customer service skills training. So far, among graduates in fiscal 2017, 244 individuals have secured their nys commercial driver's license, and rhor has placed 94% of those that passed their cdl exam into jobs with an average starting salary of $16. 83 per hour.

nycha resident training academy, caretaker training program:nycha resident training academy ("nrta") trains local residents of public housing for employment with the new york city housing authority (nycha). The program's training combines job readiness and workplace safety with hands-on skills training and practice in specific sectors, including entry-level caretaking of public housing developments and grounds. In fiscal 2017, the program enrolled 296 public housing residents and graduated 288 (97%) of these beneficiaries. Of those, so far, 278 (97% of graduates) have been placed into jobs with nycha paying an average of $13. 88 per hour, with excellent benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

brooklyn woods: brooklyn woods is a seven-week training program that teaches shop production, wood technology, finishing techniques, cabinet installation, mechanical drawing, and the safe use and proper care of hand and power tools in a custom-built woodworking shop. Trainees work on evaluated projects such as a cutting board and cabinets, using various construction methods, and receive an introduction to reading shop drawings, spray finishing, and cabinet installation. Graduates are placed in jobs at large and small woodworking shops, construction and home renovation companies, home improvement stores and real estate property management firms. In fiscal 2017, the program enrolled 57 individuals, graduated 74%, and so far has placed 69% of graduates in jobs with an average starting salary of $14. 57 per hour.

"made in ny" production assistant training program:"made in ny" production assistant training program connects underrepresented new yorkers with careers in tv and film production through hands-on training. The program is offered in partnership with the nyc mayor's office of media and entertainment. Participants learn set and office production assistant skills and are placed in jobs on feature films, episodic and reality tv, commercials, music videos and other productions. In fiscal 2017, the program enrolled 83 individuals, graduated 93% of them and placed 96% of certified graduates in jobs with an average starting wage of $16. 53 per hour. "made in ny" post production training program:the "made in ny" post production training program, launched in may 2017, provides participants with the contextualized job readiness, hands-on skills training, job placement and support required to start a career in post production. The training leads to certification by the new york city mayor's office of film, theatre and broadcasting. Training also includes: job readiness including on-camera mock interviews; job placement assistance; soft skills; vocational support/counseling; benefits counseling/support and computer literacy. In its inaugural class, "made in ny" post production enrolled 17 individuals and 88% graduated. To date, seven graduates have been placed in post production jobs with initial wages averaging $16. 11 per hour. Brooklyn networks:brooklyn networks is bwi's six-week tele-data cable installation training program. Brooklyn networks trains low-income individuals for upwardly-mobile jobs installing and maintaining computer, voice, data, video and security system cabling. Utilizing a custom-built telecommunications lab located at the new york city college of technology, the program provides targeted skills training combining the industry-accepted building industry consulting service international ("bicsi") certification with customer service skills, vocational counseling and job readiness training. In fiscal 2017, brooklyn networks enrolled 57 individuals, graduated 91% of them, and so far have placed 98% of bicsi-certified graduates in jobs with an average starting salary of $15. 84 per hour. The brooklyn workforce collaboration:the brooklyn workforce collaboration is a workforce development partnership that helps unemployed and low-income new yorkers access jobs created locally, particularly with industrial businesses along the brooklyn waterfront. Bwi is the lead partner and is providing employer-customized, rigorous workforce development training, career development and support services to employers in this growing area. The collaboration uses an integrated strategy of employer-customized soft and hard skills job training, pre-screening and assessment; sector-based skills training; incumbent worker training; long-term job placement and career counseling support; and access to social supports and retention services. Recently, the collaboration has been at the forefront of a partnership with the governor's office of storm recovery (gosr), planning and developing trainings to meet demand for work in resiliency infrastructure, especially in areas most affected by hurricane sandy in 2012. Graduates of this program earned the nabcep pv installer certification, the national certification for solar panel installers. In fiscal 2017, bwi trained 25 new yorkers through the initiative, graduating 100% of them and placing 68% of graduates into jobs. Average starting wages for graduates are $12. 30 per hour. New york drives ("nyd"):new york drives (nyd) is bwi's multi-sector credential-based program, which provides core job-readiness training and access to a nys driver's license, which many entry-level jobs and sector-focused training programs require. In fiscal 2017, nyd enrolled 78 individuals. Among enrollees, 87% graduated from the program, 96% of graduates obtained a driver's license, and 60 individuals (92% of licensed graduates) have already been placed into a job. New york drives graduates earned average starting wages of $15. 27 per hour.