Workforce Development - Fifth Avenue Committee

Desarrollo de la fuerza laboral

FAC is committed to helping community residents secure stable, living-wage employment and career development opportunities. We have assisted thousands of people with training, education and job referrals.  Our programs are offered at no charge and aim to give all participants the tools for economic self-sufficiency.  

BWI Programs include: 

Innovaciones de la fuerza laboral de Brooklyn (BWI) is FAC’s workforce development affiliate. BWI’s mission is to empower low-income New Yorkers by creating living-wage employment opportunities and access to career paths. BWI’s programs counter prevailing market inequalities, especially those based on race or gender, and contribute to a broader movement for economic justice.

BWI’s eight award-winning sector-based career training programs help participants access jobs with long-term career potential. 

BWI Programs include: 

Brooklyn Networks

Brooklyn Woods

Customized Training Opportunities

Made in New York Production Assistant Training Program

NYCHA Resident Training Academy

Red Hook en la carretera

KindWork Customer Experience Fellowship

Learn more about BWI’s training programs

Career Training Bridge Program 

Fifth Avenue Committee’s Adult Education team provides our Bridge programs, which provide contextualized English instruction to prepare students to enter career development programs with Brooklyn Workforce Innovations.

Choose from two career tracks: 

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL): Prepare for your Class B license and start a career in transportation.

Cable Installation: Train for BICSI certification and learn to install and maintain network systems.

Advance Your Career

FAC and our affiliate organizations welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to and participate in our programs and services.