Finish your diploma or GED and open the door to career training, certifications, and college.

High School Diploma & GED Program Foundation

Finish your diploma or GED and open the door to career training, certifications, and college

What You’ll Learn:

Core academic skills to finish your diploma or GED, plus a plan for what comes next — whether that’s career training, college, or a certification program.

What it Takes:

It’s different the second time around. Every year, adult learners just like you complete this program with teachers who care and support at every step. You’ll do real coursework on a schedule that works around your life. When things get hard, you won’t face it alone. You bring the drive. We’ll handle the rest.

Where it Can Take You:

Any NextUp 901 pathway — healthcare, skilled trades, or tech — or college programs and other industries.

Reentry and Career Support

Get paid work experience, mentorship, and a path forward — with people in your corner the whole way.

What You’ll Learn:

Hands-on job skills, workplace communication, and how to navigate employment as someone impacted by the justice system. You’ll work alongside real employers and community mentors who are ready to hire.

What it Takes:

You’ll build real relationships with mentors and employers who are invested in your future. The work is hands-on and the support is real. If you’re ready to move forward and build something that lasts, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Full-time employment, skilled trades, construction, transportation, and leadership roles.

Career Experience Program

Get paid to explore different industries and figure out which career is right for you.

What You’ll Learn:

As an intern, you’ll build communication, teamwork, and workplace skills through hands-on experience with real employers. You’ll get exposure to different industries and build your resume along the way.

What it Takes:

You’ll be doing real work for real companies. The best interns are dependable and curious. Come ready to learn, ask questions, and make an impression. The connections you build here can open doors you didn’t know existed.

Where it Can Take You:

Full-time work, paid training programs, certifications, or any NextUp 901 career pathway.

Paid training programs designed to help you build skills, gain experience, and move toward long-term careers.

HEALTHCARE

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training

Train to save lives and respond to emergencies — with hands-on experience in ambulances and hospitals.

What You’ll Learn:

As an EMT, no two days look the same. You’ll learn how to assess patients, use emergency equipment, communicate under pressure, and make quick decisions as part of a response team. You might respond to car accidents, medical emergencies, or 911 calls across the city.

What it Takes:

You’ll see people on the worst days of their lives. Car accidents. Overdoses. Medical emergencies. You need to stay calm when everything around you isn’t. This job is physical, emotionally heavy, and never the same day twice. If you can handle pressure and want to be the person who shows up when it matters most — this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Paramedic programs, nursing, firefighting, and other healthcare careers.

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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training

Start your healthcare career with hands-on training and a direct path into hospitals and patient care.

What You’ll Learn:

As a CNA, you’ll spend more time with patients than almost anyone else on the care team. You’ll learn how to monitor vital signs, assist with daily care, and communicate with patients and medical teams in real clinical settings.

What it Takes:

This is not a desk job. You’re on your feet, in rooms with people who need real care, every shift. You need to be patient, dependable, and comfortable with the physical and emotional weight of caring for others every single day. If showing up for people is what drives you, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Nursing, respiratory therapy, medical assisting, and other healthcare careers.

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Medical Assistant (MA) Training

Train for a fast-paced healthcare career where you’ll support patients and keep clinics running every day.

What You’ll Learn:

As a medical assistant, you’ll work on the front lines of outpatient healthcare. You’ll learn clinical skills like taking vital signs and assisting with procedures, plus administrative skills like scheduling, records, and patient communication.

What it Takes:

This job moves fast. You’re supporting patients and keeping the clinic running at the same time. You need to be organized, dependable, and comfortable switching between hands-on patient care and administrative tasks. Sometimes in the same hour. If you can multitask under pressure and want a career at the center of healthcare, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Nursing, healthcare administration, and specialized clinical roles.

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TECHNOLOGY

IT Technician Training

Learn how to keep the technology that businesses, schools, and hospitals depend on running every day.

What You’ll Learn:

As an IT technician, you’ll work behind the scenes to keep systems running. You’ll learn how to troubleshoot hardware and software issues, repair devices, set up networks, and solve technical problems people rely on every day.

What It Takes:

You’ll work independently and as part of a team. Some problems take minutes to fix. Others take hours. You need to be patient, methodical, and comfortable not knowing the answer right away. That’s the job. If you like figuring things out and want a career that keeps growing, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing, and software development.

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SKILLED TRADES

Plumbing Apprenticeship Training

Learn hands-on plumbing skills while getting paid to train for a career that keeps homes, buildings, and cities running.

What You’ll Learn:

As a plumbing apprentice, you’ll work on real job sites alongside experienced professionals. You’ll learn how to install and repair water lines, read blueprints, work with tools, and solve mechanical problems that people depend on every day.

What it takes:

This is physical, hands-on work. You’ll get dirty. You’ll be on job sites, under sinks, and in tight spaces every day. You need to be someone who can look at a problem, figure out what’s wrong, and fix it with your hands. No two jobs are the same. If you like building things, fixing things, and seeing the results of your work at the end of every day, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Licensed trades work, project leadership, independent contracting, and other skilled trade careers.

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General Labor & Electrical Apprenticeships

Get on a real job site and train for a career in construction and electrical work while getting paid to learn.

What you’ll learn:

As an apprentice, you’ll work alongside experienced crews on active job sites. You’ll learn job site safety, tool handling, construction basics, electrical fundamentals, and how to work as part of a team that builds real projects.

What it Takes:

This is outdoor, physical work. You’ll get dirty. You’ll be on active job sites — carrying materials, working with tools, and building real things from the ground up. It’s loud, it’s demanding, and the days are long. Some days you’re doing demolition. Others you’re running wire or pouring concrete. You need to be adaptable and ready for whatever the job site throws at you. If you like being on your feet, working with your hands, and being part of a team that builds things that last, this is for you.

Where it Can Take You:

Electrical work, construction management, maintenance, and specialized skilled trades.