Impact

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Verified impact: 332 learners enrolled in online manufacturing technician training and 68 job placements from unique ETPL training resumes. Free Education Staffing EIN 85-1834020.
Verified impact figures — 332 enrolled · 68 placed (unique ETPL resumes)
Public Form 990-EZ filings show contribution revenue of roughly $47,784 (2023) and $500 (2024). Use only local training and placement numbers Yogesh can document. Free Education Staffing does not pay education loans.
332Learners enrolled in online manufacturing technician training
68Students successfully placed in jobs (unique ETPL training resumes on file)
83Enrolled in 2023
83Enrolled in 2024
83Enrolled in 2025
83Enrolled in 2026
Bar chart: 83 learners enrolled in each of 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, totaling 332 enrolled. Equal annual shares of the verified total.
Enrollment by year — 83 per year 2023–2026 (equal shares of 332 total)

Enrollment total of 332 shown as equal annual shares across 2023–2026 (83 per year). Job placements (68) count distinct student resumes found under Training ETPL classes (cohort folders from 2021–2024), treating each person once—not duplicate file versions. Course completion counts are not published.

What we can already show

  • Active training curriculum with weekly reports (example: May–June 2023 cohort instruction logs)
  • IRS determination letter and tax-exempt application on file
  • Donation receipt process and community outreach materials
  • City-focused campaign decks for Malden and Woburn

Theory of change

1. Recruit local learners facing unemployment or underemployment.

2. Deliver free, short biotech manufacturing training.

3. Support job applications and placements with regional employers.

4. Stay alongside graduates with resume help, applications, and on-the-job coaching as they settle into work.

Student feedback (program pamphlet)

Screens from Free Education Staffing student-success pamphlet materials — real graduate feedback (first names). Confirm consent before go-live.

Student success stories pamphlet page featuring Chanthy, Chandra, and Nidia graduate feedback
Success stories of our students — pamphlet page (Chanthy, Chandra, Nidia)
Pharmaceutical manufacturing training pamphlet page overview
Training pamphlet — course overview
Training tracks pamphlet page for manufacturing, warehouse, and packaging roles
Training pamphlet — role tracks

Pamphlet scans added from materials you shared. Original print design may show prior partner branding; on-site stories are attributed to Free Education Staffing.

Success stories

First-name journeys from Free Education Staffing training and job-placement work. Outcomes below reflect program presentation and student feedback materials. Confirm consent before publishing on the live site.

Training cohort and instructors in a meeting room
Training / placement cohort gathering

Dawson

After years of unemployment, completed training and moved into biotech manufacturing contract roles at Pfizer and Thermo Fisher, then a permanent manufacturing associate role.

Pherin

Unemployed for more than two years; placed into a biotech warehouse associate contract role at Abbott.

Gregory

College dropout living with parents; progressed to a full-time biotech QA associate role at Cytiva (~$65K plus benefits).

Mandeep

Part-time taxi/truck driving with no benefits; placed as a full-time biotech QA associate at Thermo Fisher (~$75K plus benefits).

Hardik

From truck driving and shop work (~$12–15/hr) to a full-time biotech QA associate role at Amgen (~$65K plus benefits).

Durga

Supported family from home; moved into a full-time biotech QA associate role at Sanofi (~$55K plus benefits).

Chanthy

Valued the blend of classroom training, job placement, and on-the-job coaching—practical biotech lessons that helped him succeed in a pharmaceutical interview.

Chandra

Came from a non-tech field wanting biotech work; instructors from industry and structured training built confidence for day-to-day pharma roles.

Nidia

No prior biotech experience; resume updates, mock interviews, and onboarding support made the material approachable and the job search concrete.

“The class was unique because it provided both job placement and on-the-job coaching… the practical biotech lessons helped me crack my interview at a pharmaceutical company.” Chanthy · Free Education Staffing graduate feedback

Stories are drawn from Free Education Staffing training and placement materials. Yogesh should confirm which learners and employers may be named publicly before go-live.

From the field

Photos from Free Education Staffing training and community activity records (2023 yearbook / meeting materials). Captions are draft placeholders until Yogesh confirms names and event dates.

Biotech training lab equipment used in Free Education Staffing programs
Hands-on biotech training setup (pH meter, reagents, PPE)
Training cohort group photo indoors
Training cohort group photo
Community outreach table with Free Education Staffing poster
Community outreach with Free Education Staffing materials
Larger outdoor program gathering
Program community gathering
Trainees outdoors during a program gathering
Trainee gathering
Trainees at a Free Education Staffing gathering
Trainees at a program gathering

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