NEPA RISE


NEPA RISE, Readiness In Skilled Employment, is a workforce development initiative for students from Luzerne or Lackawanna County that is both innovative and grounded in research-based evidence.


Core components:

  • Short-term, credential-bearing, demand-driven occupational skills training
  • 1:1 coaching focused on executive function (self-regulation) skills
  • Cohort activities to foster peer support
  • Wrap-around support services to remove barriers

What sets RISE apart?

  • Focuses on Executive Function Skills
    • The higher-level mental skills and processes needed to plan and accomplish tasks
    • Self-regulation skills are critical for achieving goals
  • Addressing Skills Gaps
    • Offers new opportunities to people in low-wage work
  • Connects students to support services, such as:
    • Transportation assistance
    • Housing assistance
    • Childcare
    • Technology

 

Programs of Study

  • Programs of Study
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Business Management
  • Human Services: Addiction Recovery
  • Human Services: Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Medical Office Specialist
  • Welding

 

How to apply for RISE:

  • Visit RISENEPA.org and click eligibility to apply.
  • Visit the RISE office in Building 9, suite 906
  • Call 570-740-0682

RISE Application


neparise@luzerne.edu

RISE Request for Information