Who We Serve

The Partnership also provides programs and services to NYS managers (such as agency or facility managers, human resources directors, and training directors) and CSEA leaders (such as CSEA local presidents, officers, and representatives) for its CSEA-represented NYS employees.

Help For Your Future

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training (Partnership) is committed to helping CSEA-represented NYS employees get to where they want to be in their chosen fields of employment. Resources are available to help you make decisions about your education.

Partnership educational advisors are available toll-free for individual confidential advisement in the areas of educational planning, alternative approaches to further education, educational financing, and adult education basics.

Other educational materials are available on the Partnership's web site: www.nyscseapartnership.org.

We hope you will use these valuable services and resources. We wish you the very best in your educational pursuits.

Respectfully,

Peter Trolio
Co director

Jeannine Morell
Co director

Contact the Partnership

Mailing Address:

NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training
Corporate Plaza East - Suite 502
240 Washington Ave. Ext.
Albany, NY 12203

Contact Numbers:
Telephone: (518) 486-7814 or 1-800-253-4332
Fax: (518) 473-9457

Contact Information by Program Area

Job Skills and Professional Development

Adult Education Basics-Gary Bartolina
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Clerical and Secretarial-James Roth
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Educational Advisement -Colleen Thompson
Email: advisors@nyscseapartnership.org

Institutional and Direct Care-John Kelly
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Online Learning-Eileen Easterly
Email: onlinelearninghelp@nyscseapartnership.org

Operations and Maintenance-Michael Monescalchi
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Personal Computer-Dave Street
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Safety and Health-Stephanie Rockmacher
or Mark Stackrow
Email: safety@nyscseapartnership.org

Work and Life -Dave Street
Email: learning@nyscseapartnership.org

Tuition Benefits

Tuition Benefits-Lisa Carey
Email: advisors@nyscseapartnership.org

Labor-Management Services

  A Website Of Opportunities

How to obtain free and confidential educational advisement

• Current Tuition Benefits catalog and how employees can apply for tuition vouchers, tuition reimbursement, and credit-by- examination fee reimbursement

• Online Learning course catalog

• Downloadable publications including application forms and education guides

• Program specific announcements

• Education and training success stories

• Answers to frequent questions

• Directory of Partnership staff

For the latest announcements of learning opportunities and workforce development resources for CSEA-represented NYS employees, NYS agency managers, and CSEA leaders

• Courses available for managers and CSEA leaders to jointly request for employees at worksites

• Labor-management services including custom facilitation and consultation, labor-management committee (LMC) development courses, LMC Resource Center

• Access to online learning

• Safety & health information

• Worksite training application form for joint requests

• Workforce development funding opportunities

• Quality of Work Life Grants

EDUCATIONAL ADVISEMENT SERVICES

Educational Advisement Services is confidential free advice. Advisors can work with you in the following areas:

• Financing Your Education - Information about various ways to pay for education, eligibility requirements, federal tax credits, and scholarships.

• Educational Planning - Assistance with choosing courses best suited to your needs, determining whether a school or non-traditional college program is your best alternative, deciding whether or not to pursue a college degree, and how to choose a college major.

• Adult Education Basics, GED, and ESOL - Referral information and advisement to improve math, reading, and writing skills; study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); obtain a high school diploma or GED; or enhance pre- college skills. Many classes are free and held at convenient locations. All conversations are confidential.

Advisors may be reached Monday -Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. by calling the telephone numbers below. At other times a message may be left for a call back at a time convenient to you. Advisors may also be contacted by email at the address below.

If you are a CSEA-represented employee (local government, private sector, and New York State), you can meet your training and personal goals by taking:

LEARNING FOR SUCCESS COURSES
WINTER & SPRING 2008

Review the descriptions of 22 courses available from our web catalog. Choose a course, complete an application form, and obtain your supervisor's approval.

Categories of Courses Include:

• Adult Education Basics

• Clerical and Secretarial

• Educational Advisement

• Institutional and Direct Care

• Operations and Maintenance

• Work and Life

Courses are:

• Open to CSEA-represented employees in local government (county, city, town, village, school), private sector, and New York State (all CSEA bargaining units -ASU, ISU, OSU, DMNA).

• Scheduled January 14 through June 12

• One-half day to twelve days in length

• Held during the day at conveniently located training sites

• Offered at no cost to employees or employers