SUNY/Springbrook Announce New Direct Support Professionals Training
ONEONTA—A new on-site workforce direct support professional training program taught by SUNY Oneonta professors has its first cohort of graduates: eight Springbrook employees.
The workforce training was made possible thanks to a $32 million investment from New York Governor Kathy Hochul in March to expand the Direct Support Professional microcredential program offered by the State University of New York in partnership with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. SUNY Oneonta was one of six SUNY campuses chosen to expand the program and granted $706,455.00 to provide local workforce training and fill a growing need for specially trained support professionals across Otsego County and the region.
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