Company Description:

Training and Job Placement Assistance Program for Immigrant Engineers looking to restart their careers in the U.S.

The Cooper Union Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers @ CAMBA assists highly skilled immigrant professionals who are underemployed or unemployed gain access to higher paying jobs through training and job placement assistance. The program includes courses in chemical, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering. Courses are scheduled around the needs of working professionals and offered evenings and weekends.

Since its inception in 1987, the Retraining Program for Immigrant Engineers has taught over 4,500 students and placed more than 70% of them in jobs.

Courses: The program offers introductory and advanced courses designed to bring participants' engineering, computer programming, and business skills up-to-date.

Classes include:
Analytical Chemistry
Green Building Guidelines & Environmental Safety
Building Operation, Maintenance & Safety Regulation
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Condition and Safety Regulation (HVAC)
National Electrical Code (NEC) and Its Applications
AISC Structural Steel Design
ACI Structural Concrete Design
Introduction to AutoCad for Engineers
Advanced AutoCad and Revit
Building Cost Estimating and Bridge, Highway, Railroad Engineering

Qualified applicants are required to:

1. Have a permanent work authorization or green card
2. Have a bachelor's degree or higher from outside the U.S.
3. Have a minimum of 2 years professional experience outside the U.S.
4. Less than 5 year gap in professional experience
5. Demonstrate financial need

Classes are free for those who qualify.

More information is available at : www.cooper.edu/immigrant-retraining