Brooklyn Workforce Innovations helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement.
In 2007:
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BWI trained 394 unemployed or low-income New Yorkers for new careers.
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BWI placed 9 out of 10 graduates – 351 individuals – into jobs in their field.
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The average starting wage for a BWI graduate was $13.50/hour.
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Graduates’ average initial earnings boost (the difference in their income before and after training) was 154%.
And one year later, more than a third of 2007 graduates have already received raises or moved into higher-paying positions.
