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Get free, hands-on training designed to help you jumpstart a new career in today’s most in-demand industries.

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Launch Your New Career at Fresh Start

Fresh Start partners with top education and training institutions to give women like you access to free workforce training opportunities. Pursue the career of your dreams and take the next step towards achieving self-sufficiency!

With a variety of training programs to choose from, our Education Advisors will guide you along the path to the career that is a fit for you and your goals.

By enrolling in a training program with Fresh Start, you’ll receive:

  • Personalized career support including resume writing, interview preparation, and more
  • Ability to complete the program alongside other motivated women, creating a support network as you pursue your new career path
  • Direct connections with hiring employers after successful completion of your training program
  • Access to all other Fresh Start offerings in the areas of Family Stability, Health & Well-being, Financial Management, Education & Training, and Careers

Featured Programs

Fresh Start offers free training programs in a variety of industries and formats designed to help you pursue a career that is perfect for you. Check out some of our featured programs below to learn more and get started!

Women in Finance

Are you interested in launching a career in the banking or financial services industry? Do you have customer service experience you’d like to harness into something bigger?

Fresh Start’s Women in Finance Scholarship Program will prepare you to enter various banking roles in just eight weeks!

Grow with Google

Ready to grow your skills and begin a new career? Fresh Start offers free, online Google Career Certificates in these in-demand industries:

  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Marketing
  • Project Management

Learn more and take the next step to your dream career!

DreamBuilder

Want the skills and confidence to launch or grow your own small business? Fresh Start’s DreamBuilder program is a free, eight-week virtual course designed for aspiring and early-stage women entrepreneurs.

Get the tools, knowledge, and community you need to turn your idea into a thriving venture!

Construction Safety

Want to build a safe, secure future in construction or public safety? Fresh Start has partnered with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to offer a fully funded, four-week OSHA 10 & Flagger certification course.

Gain the skills and credentials needed to start working in these in-demand fields—no experience necessary!

Clean Energy & Trades

Interested in a hands-on, high-demand career in sustainability or the skilled trades? Fresh Start’s free, seven-week Clean Energy & Trades Pre-Apprenticeship—led in partnership with the Arizona Building & Construction Trades Council (AZBTC)—will prepare you for a career in construction, clean energy, and union trades.

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Curious about a career in high-tech manufacturing? Through flexible, virtual training with BaltuTech, Fresh Start’s seven-week Semiconductor Pre-Apprenticeship Program equips you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to enter this rapidly growing industry.

From microelectronics fundamentals to career readiness workshops, you’ll be prepared to step into one of Arizona’s most exciting and future-focused fields. 

Computer Technology

Ready to launch a new career in tech? Fresh Start offers two free, industry-driven Pre-Apprenticeship programs through Per Scholas:

  • Data Centers
  • IT Support

Earn in-demand certifications, get hands-on training, and receive personalized career support to help you land a job at leading tech companies in Arizona!

Carpentry

Are you eager to build a hands-on career with long-term potential?

Fresh Start’s free, nine-week Carpentry program will give you the practical training and support to get started in this in-demand industry. Learn everything from framing and roofing, to door and window installation—all while earning valuable certifications!

No experience needed—just the drive to start building your future.

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Looking for a fulfilling and stable career in the transportation industry? Fresh Start has teamed up with Embark CDL to offer hands-on training that will prepare you for your Commercial Driver’s License in just two months.

No experience needed—just the drive to succeed!

Automotive & Diesel Technician

Ready to start your new career in a fast-paced environment? Looking to play an essential role in keeping vehicles and commercial carriers running smoothly? The automotive industry may be the right fit for you!

Fresh Start has partnered with Universal Technical Institute to offer this year-long, fully funded, hands-on training for this high demand industry.

Composite Technician

Do you like working with your hands? Would you be interested in working for a company like Boeing? A career as a composite technician may be the right fit for you! 

Fresh Start has partnered with Chandler-Gilbert Community College to offer this fully funded, 10-day, hands-on training for this in-demand career.  

Cable Harness Wiring

Are you interested in learning about the electrical side of manufacturing? Or are you looking for a hands-on, fulfilling job? A career in Cable Harness Wiring may be the right fit for you! 
 
Fresh Start has partnered with Mesa Community College to offer this 10-day, fully funded, hands-on training for this in-demand career.

“I am so grateful to be a member of the Impact Program … and Grow With Google. I’ve grown more and more excited as the end of the GWG inches closer because everything in the course matches what employers are looking for. …I am realizing how much of a leg up I now have because of the training and education I received through this program.”

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