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The Opportunity Accelerator program connects young adults to transformative job readiness, digital skills, and typing trainings and also offers career planning support through Career Navigators, who help learners explore their interests, find additional trainings, and set career goals. The AMP program provides training for the skills needed to become a maintenance professional and run an effective maintenance program. The program has been highly successful and boasts a 90% industry placement rate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b0203489c6ba1a7c93b3ad/1622844628209-3XPTC06Q4KFBGR8JJRT9/E%40W+PJS+IAH+Certificate+Ceremony.jpg Download Resources - Businesses Supporting Employee Learning To help employees overcome barriers related to English language proficiency, two local companies - Professional Janitorial Services of Houston, Inc. (PJS) and the Hyatt Regency Downtown Houston - have been providing English as a Second Language (ESL) classes free of charge to their employees. These classes have produced some of PJS’ strongest supervisors, with increased employee loyalty and retention. For the Hyatt Regency, classes have improved communication with hotel guests and management and employees report higher self-confidence and more productive teamwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b0203489c6ba1a7c93b3ad/1622846747058-RDXGYT7N8V2UQ3B5N9S4/x-prize.png Download Resources - Innovative Digital Solutions As a result of a pilot of the Learning UpGrade and Cell-ED apps, the Adult Literacy Partners of Houston won a national award through the Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE initiative in 2019. 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