Additional Educational Resources

Educational Advisement Services

In addition to advice on using tuition benefits, Partnership advisors are available to work with you in the following areas:

• Financing Your Education - Information about various financial aid programs, eligibility requirements, federal tax credits, and scholarship searches.
  
  
• Academic Advisement - Assistance with choosing courses best suited to your needs, determining whether a school or non-traditional program is your best alternative, deciding whether or not to pursue a college degree, and choosing a college major.
  
  
• Adult Education Basics, GED, and ESOL - Referral information, advisement and financial assistance to improve math, reading, and writing skills; study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); obtain a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED); or enhance pre-college skills.

Contact a Partnership advisor to learn about all options available to you, including additional tuition benefits that may be used for these courses.

All of these services can be accessed by calling (800) 253-4332. Partnership advisors may also be contacted by email at advisors@nyscseapartnership.org. Conversations with advisors are confidential.

Education Guides: A Resource for New York State Employees

This is a series of handouts on topics that are useful for educational planning and career management. Partnership advisors work with individuals in all of these areas. Single copies of each guide can be downloaded

Guide 1 Returning to Learning: Guide to Sound Decision Making pdf

Guide 2 Non-traditional Approaches to Further Education pdf

Guide 3 Credit-By-Examination Programs pdf

Guide 4 Tax Credits for Education pdf

Guide 5 Scholarships pdf

Guide 6 Informational Interviewing pdf

Guide 7 Networking pdf

Support Services for Students with Disabilities

Many colleges offer assistance to students who have a physical or learning disability. If you have a disability and are interested in taking courses, it is important that you call the Partnership at (800) 253-4332 or call the school as soon as possible so that services can be arranged.

StateJobsNY

StateJobsNY (www.statejobsny.com) is a service provided by the New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relations. This site provides a way for current state employees to identify transfer and promotion opportunities, and to provide a way for state agencies to publicize their vacancies to this specialized market.