Goodwill Employment Training Center (GETC)

We offer two Diploma Programs:       

  • Administrative Office Skills  - Graduates can expect to find entry-level receptionist, secretarial, data entry and clerical positions in a variety of settings including educational institutions, large corporations, small businesses, financial and legal institutions, health care facilities, and customer service centers.
  • Health Care Office Skills - Graduates can expect to find entry-level receptionist, data entry, secretarial, clerical, admissions, and medical transcription positions in medical settings including hospitals, physician’s offices, long-term health care facilities, medical labs, insurance companies, and outpatient clinics.  

Admissions

GETC Alumni and Job Leads


History

Goodwill Employment Training Center (GETC) is a business unit of Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania. In 1996, Goodwill Employment Training Center received its private school license from the Pennsylvania Department of Education State Board of Private Licensed Schools and began operations.

Educational Philosophy and Objectives

The primary goal of GETC is to prepare our students to successfully enter the contemporary world of work through quality vocational educational programs. Each student is provided with a learning environment which is designed to provide intensive, hands-on opportunities to achieve the skill levels necessary to acquire employment in their chosen area of study. In addition, each student is provided with a strong orientation to the pursuit of lifelong learning in order to enhance his or her future career development. The curriculum for each Program of Study is continually evaluated and updated to ensure that our courses consistently meet the skill requirements of the industry. 

Faculty and Staff

Administration

Michael J. Smith
President/CEO

Patricia L. Trainer
Chief Operating Officer/Compliance Officer

Ella Holsinger
Vice President, Human Services

Judy Martier
Director of Education, Assessment and Training

Lorretta D. Reed
Assistant Director, GETC

Jaime Tracktenberg
Program Administrator

Faculty

Michael Clarke
Administrative Office Skills Instructor

Judith Oreski
Health Care Office Skills Instructor

Brian Brady
Driver's Education Instructor