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YWCA Workforce Development Program is a high-quality program to earn your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, which provides you the training you need to become a qualified early childhood education teacher.
You will gain the professional skills needed to teach in an early childhood education classroom, and once your training is complete and you pass your Child Development Associate (CDA) test you will receive help with job placement.
Successful trainees receive a monthly stipend for meeting expected program progress – receive financial support while learning!
To apply for the workforce development program, you must meet the these requirements:
For questions, please contact Workforce Development Case Managers Riana Simone at rsimone@ywcampls.org or 612-215-4136.