Rapid Credentialing Grant Program
Are you looking for a job or a way to sharpen your skills to embark on a new career?
If so, St. Johns River State College’s Rapid Credentialing Grant Program is ready to help you get to work.
This program is no longer accepting applications. Please visit the SJR State Foundation webpage for other scholarship and grant opportunities.
The Rapid Credentialing (RC) Grant Program is designed to help local residents who are unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed as an impact of COVID-19, get back to work by assisting individuals to quickly obtain educational credentials to enter and/or re-enter the workforce.
Participants in the RC Grant Program:
- Have access to excellent Career and Technical Education (CTE) training and tailored student support and placement assistance.
- May be eligible for financial support to defray tuition, fees, textbooks and/or certification exam costs.
Rapid Credentialing Training is available for in-demand industries, such as healthcare, business, and information technology. Training can be fast — several of the programs are self-paced.
To be part of the Rapid Credentialing Grant Program, participants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen/resident alien
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Not be dual enrolled in high school
- Meet SJR State and/or program admission requirements
- Be enrolled in a Rapid Credentialing eligible program at SJR State and actively taking courses towards completion of program
- Agree to complete the coursework in the expected time for the program
- Agree to provide SJR State with information regarding job placement
To be eligible for scholarship or other financial support through the Rapid Credentialing Grant Program, participants must:
- Meet all of the requirements for participation listed above
- Be unemployed, underemployed, furloughed or at risk of losing employment as a result of automation or disruption in the local economy due to COVID-19
- Meet financial need requirements determined by the College’s local process
- Complete the College’s Scholarship Application to initiate the College’s local process.
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Scholarship applications will be reviewed by the Rapid Credentialing Scholarship Review Committee for eligibility and may require additional criteria. Students who qualify will have funds disbursed to their student account to cover eligible program costs (tuition, fees, textbooks, educational materials).
Rapid Credentialing funds are limited, not guaranteed, and will be awarded to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis.
Use the table below to explore Rapid Credentialing at SJR State. Then take the NEXT STEPS or contact us and let’s get to work.
| Program | NEXT STEPS |
|---|---|
| Accounting Technology Operations (Program 0402; 18 credits) | 1. APPLY to College:
Spring Enrollment is Open 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| Digital Marketing Management (Program 0424; 12 credits) | |
| Risk Management and Insurance Operations (Program 0423; 18 credits) |
| Program | NEXT STEPS |
|---|---|
| Quickbooks Online Certified User Program (Program CWX 0116; Self-Paced Training) | 1. APPLY to Program: Enrollment is Open Registration Form 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| Insurance Claims Adjuster – FL 6-20 Claims Adjuster (Program CWX 0108; 40 Hour Course – Self Paced) | |
| Insurance Customer Service Rep – FL 4-40 Customer Service Representative (Program CWX 0113; Self-Paced Program) | |
| Manufacturing Prep Accelerated Program (MPAP) | 1. APPLY to Program: Enrollment is Open Registration Form 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| Real Estate Agent Pre-Licensing FL Real Estate License (63 Hours) | 1. REGISTER for Course: • Be Sure to Select SJR State Under "How Did You Hear About Us?" • No Payment Should Be Collected While Registering 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| AWS Solutions Architect
AMAZN001 (40 Hour Course) |
1. APPLY to Program: Enrollment is Open Registration Form 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| AWS Cloud Practitioner
AMAZN002 (40 Hour Course) |
1. APPLY to Program: Enrollment is Open Registration Form 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| Program | NEXT STEPS |
|---|---|
| Correctional Officer (Program 0544; 518 Contact Hours) | 1. Limited Access Program;
Enrollment Closed. Currently Enrolled Students ONLY 2. AGREE to Participate in RC Program Participant Agreement Form 3. APPLY for Scholarship Online Scholarship Application |
| Emergency Medical Technician (Program 4085; 12 credits) | |
| Nursing Assistant (Program 0206; 120 Contact Hours) |
*SJR State’s Rapid Credentialing Program is supported by an award from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund under the coronavirus aid, relief and economic security act (CARES Act). It supports short-term, rapid career and technical training leading to middle- and high-wage jobs in our local community for individuals who are unemployed, underemployed and/or furloughed from the impact of COVID-19.