Helping Ohioans improve their lives and find fulfilling, stable careers
By being an Ohio To Work partner organization, Flying HIGH, Inc. provides you with access to career counseling, tools, and resources to help you increase your income and improve your quality of life.
By partnering with Ohio To Work, we’re able to expand upon our free resources and provide personalized career coaching and support services, training programs – with funding options, resources and more. To get access to these life changing resources and support from Ohio To Work and Flying HIGH, Inc, connect with a career coach today.1-1 Career Coaching and Assistance
Flying HIGH, Inc. can help get you on the path to a stable, fulfilling career. Coaches can support you no matter where you might be on your journey and can give you exclusive access to employers with open jobs in IT, healthcare, and manufacturing. Watch the full video below to hear from Allison, a job seeker who connected with an Ohio To Work career coach in Cleveland and now works full-time with University Hospitals Health System.
Training Providers
If you are thinking about trying a new career path, coaches can connect you with training programs and possible funding options to make your dreams a reality. Training providers include various community colleges, universities, and career and technical centers in Mahoning Valley like Eastern Gateway Community College, Youngstown State University, and Trumbull Career Tech Center.
Together, Ohio To Work and Flying HIGH, Inc. can provide Ohioans looking for a job or training the tools they need to not just go back to work, but to move forward into the in-demand and stable industries of IT, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Prerequisites & Electives
– Our Professionalism Workshop is prerequisite for all Professional Development Center tracks. Course topics include: Behavior in the Workplace; Resume and Cover Letter Development; Job Interview Skills, Attire, and Conduct; Job Search and Research Skills.
– Shop Math Review is a prerequisite for our Advanced Manufacturing programs. Brush up your fraction, decimal, and basic geometry, algebra and trigonometry skills before you enter your training.
– Adult Basic Education classes and an online study program help you obtain your GED. Students attending classes are eligible for a voucher that helps cover the cost of the test.
State Tested Nurses Assistant
Students will gain clinical experience in working with the elderly, the mentally ill, and the disabled. The course runs for 30 days and upon completion, students will have the knowledge and skills needed to obtain employment in the health care industry.
Students will be trained in observation skills, monitoring vital signs, body mechanics, communication skills, infection control, care of pressure ulcers, disease process/disorders, restorative nursing, safety, and the state survey process. After completing the required classroom and clinical hours necessary for certification, students can test at our site and have access to job placement assistance.
Students may be eligible for tuition assistance through the Mahoning Valley Partnership for Employment grant program.
Flying HIGH Inc.’s Welding School
Welding
The training program will provide:
•Basic Welding – Basic welding skills and prerequisite for Advanced Welding
•Advanced Welding – Advanced pipe welding / TIG welding
Machining
This program is offered through MVPE partner, Eastern Gateway Community College.
Basic machining is taught in four units over a ten week period:
• Unit 1: NIMS – Measurements, Materials, and OSHA 10
• Unit 2: Manual Milling and Turning Certification
• Unit 3: CNC Turning
• Unit 4: CNC Milling
Professionalism Workshop
This class is a prerequisite for all Professional Development Center tracks. Course topics include: Behavior in the Workplace; Resume and Cover Letter Development; Job Interview Skills, Attire, and Conduct; Job Search and Research Skills.
Adult Basic Education
Adult Basic Education classes and an online study program help you obtain your GED. Students attending classes are eligible for a voucher that helps cover the cost of the test.