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Job Training Can Change Lives.
See How San Antonio Does It.

Project Quest has succeeded where many similar retraining efforts have failed, taking workers lacking in skills and successfully positioning them for jobs where they can earn double or triple what they did previously.

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Project QUEST moves low-skilled workers into middle class

Programs to train low-skilled, underemployed adults to move up the economic ladder are notoriously ineffective, but Project Quest in San Antonio has hit on a formula with a now-proven track record.

Studies and Reports

Nine Year Gains:
Project QUEST’s Continuing Impact

Project QUEST provides comprehensive support to help low-income adults earn post-secondary credentials adn access well-paying jobs in strong sectors of the local economy

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Project QUEST Receives $1M to Expand Skills Training Programs and Resources

Project QUEST Receives $1M to Expand Model Providing Transformative Skills Training Programs and Resources to San Antonio Residents in Need San Antonio-based Project QUEST is a Workforce Intermediary that Provides Career Opportunities to…

PROJECT QUEST’S ECONOMIC IMPACT OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS: $1.67 BILLION

SAN ANTONIO--- A study that measures the total economic impact that QUEST has delivered to San Antonio’s economy over the past 25 years is being released today. The highly anticipated study was commissioned last year to kick off QUEST’s…

Quest Graduate Designs Fiesta Medal

San Antonio--- Former QUESTER Mark Provencio has designed a medal for SA Flavor and named Project QUEST (QUEST) the recipient of a portion of its sales.

February 2018 Newsletter

In December more than150 Questers graduate from nine training programs supported by Quest.

Local educational nonprofit builds tech talent pipeline

San Antonio-based Project Quest, a local nonprofit that connects adults with educational tracks for the health and technology industries, had another 150 students graduate its most recent cohort on Dec. 19.

Quest Graduates ready for new year with new career

Graduates of a local job training program start the new year with a new career.

Quest Celebrates 25 Years

QUEST's celebrating 25 years serving San Antonio. Our Silver Anniversary Luncheon was a huge success, raising essential funds, and supporting countless San Antonians.

WOAI on QUEST Workforce Development

David J. Zammiello, QUEST's new executive director, talks with Bret Piatt from WOAI News Radio 1200. Discussion elements include QUEST's mission, practices, successes, and future!

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QUEST Hires David Zammiello as Executive Director

Project QUEST has hired David J. Zammiello as their new Executive Director. Click here to view the press release.

Express News Editorial Board Trumpets QUEST Success

After the release of the “Escalating Gains” report announced the impact QUEST has on helping those in poverty reach the middle class, the Editorial Board of the Express News took notice. The Express News Editorial Board agreed with the study’s…

Project Quest Makes News in San Antonio

Local News Organizations Notice Project Quest's Achievements Todd Gonzales January 4, 2017 San Antonio, TX Events this fall have put Project Quest in the spotlight, according to recent news articles from KSAT 12 and Texas Public Radio. Dawn…

131 Project Quest Graduates For Fall 2016

Project QUEST Graduate Recognition Ceremony recognizes 131 students on a QUEST to change their lives Adriana R. Garcia, Ph.D. Dec. 13, 2016 San Antonio, TX On Tuesday December 13th, Project QUEST recognized 131 students who completed a…

San Antonio Area Foundation Awards Grant to Project Quest

Project QUEST receives $20,000 grant from the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation of the San Antonio Area Foundation Adriana R. Garcia Ph.D. December 30, 2016 San Antonio, TX This week, Project QUEST received a $20,000 grant that…

Poverty Reduction in San Antonio

Originally published by KSAT12 News There are now fewer people living in poverty in the San Antonio-New Braunfels area, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released on Friday. The numbers show a 2.1 percent drop, which means a decline…

QUEST students graduate from OCA

Project QUEST participants graduated from Rackspace's Open Cloud Academy this week with high prospects for their professional futures.

QUEST wins 6 Million for IT Training

Originally published in My San Antonio by Lynn Brezosky Project QUEST said Wednesday it has won a $6 million federal grant to help the nonprofit train some of the region's long-term unemployed for well-paying jobs in information technology. “Project…

Labor Department awards IT job-training funds to Project QUEST

Originally published in San Antonio Business Journals by James Aldridge San Antonio's Project QUEST has been awarded a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor that will help more low-income residents get the training they need…

Congressman Doggett On QUEST (0:48 - 3:00)

Originally aired on Texas Public Radio by Paul Flahive U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin/San Antonio) was in San Antonio marking the announcement of $6 million in new funding for Project QUEST, a program that provides occupational…

New Vision for Project QUEST

Trying and difficult circumstances, namely the closing of San Antonio's Levi Strauss plant, inspired the visionary leadership that created Project Quest more than 21 years ago. Different, but equally challenging circumstances, have led to redefining…

Project QUEST a worthy investment for city

Originally published in My San Antonio by O. Ricardo Pimentel I wish the San Antonio City Council could have heard her speech. Amira Dadzie came from Ghana to the United States in 2002 with her husband Steven and two children. She worked…

Jobs Going Begging in Some Fields

Originally published in CNN by Sheila Maguire NEW YORK (CNN) -- As President-elect Barack Obama plans for his administration, the economy tops his list of priorities. The Dow has been down, unemployment rates are soaring, and companies announce…

Project QUEST Workforce-Training Program Receives Grant

Originally published by AT&T The AT&T Foundation today announced a $50,000 grant to Project QUEST to further its mission of serving both the community and local businesses through skill training and job preparation. Project QUEST…

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Project QUEST Receives Innovations in American Government Award, Ash Institute

The Innovations in American Government Awards program was founded in 1985 through a partnership between the Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The program’s mission is to recognize, promote,…

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San Antonio's Quest

Originally published in the Austin American-Statesman by Bill Hobby We’ve read a lot about job training programs that don’t work. This is about one that does. With manufacturing jobs migrating offshore at a rapid rate, structural unemployment…