CUSTOMIZED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

In addition to our core sector-based training, BWI develops and delivers customized training opportunities in partnership with local employers and other community-based organizations. We provide training in the skills people need to launch sustainable careers and provide 2+ years of coaching support.

CUSTOMIZED TRAINING OPPORTUNITY – Housing  Career Pathways

Housing Career Pathways is a skills training program that prepares trainees for well-paying office-based career-launching pathways in the NYC affordable housing industry. 

The Housing Career Pathways training program spans seven weeks, comprising four weeks of in-person classroom training in industry-specific topics, professional and digital literacy skills, as well as soft skills development followed by an 80-hour paid internship experience with affordable housing companies across NYC. 

After the program, program staff provide graduates with 2+ years of dedicated support, ensuring they obtain high-quality jobs and grow and advance in the sector long-term. 

OUR PROGRAM

Our free 7-week training is industry-informed and developed alongside hiring managers and program graduates working in the field. Our curriculum emphasizes professional communication and digital skills in addition to industry-specific topics. Classroom training is fully in-person and takes place at one of our training facilities in Brooklyn. Internship locations are affordable housing property management companies across NYC. 

The Housing Career Pathways training program provides an introduction to affordable housing in New York City and covers industry-specific topics like Tenant Marketing & Compliance, the HPD Marketing Handbook, and Fair Housing to prepare graduates for work as Housing Lottery Associates, Compliance Coordinators, and Rental Coordinators in the affordable housing industry.

Please visit our Apply page to learn more and determine whether the Housing Career Pathways program is right for you.

HIRING A GRAD 

Housing Career Pathways graduates leave our program with the skills needed to succeed in the affordable housing industry. To learn more about hiring a Housing Career Pathways graduate, email kgrumm@bwiny.org or attend one of our upcoming employer partner information sessions! 

Join companies like Pronto Housing, Wavecrest Property Management, Related Management, and Housing Opportunities Unlimited in hiring Housing Career Pathways Graduates. 

We have been so thrilled with the quality of the interns and the level of knowledge the interns came in with from your training classes. We are excited to continue to partner in the future!”

-KC Crosby, Pronto Housing