Renaissance Technical Institute (RTI), is a New York based non-profit organization based in Harlem, New York, dedicated to empowering and transforming the lives of adults (17 years and older), the immigrant population, and the underserved communities, by providing FREE vocational education and training that materialize in careers in the trades. We are on a mission to educate and inspire the youth and adults with an ‘ALL INCLUSIVE’ education and integrated vocational training. We fully support each student a
DONATE NOW APPLY NOW Employers interested in: Hiring RTI students Offering an Internship to RTI students Making a presentation to RTI students CONTACT US OUR STORY David Hiraldo – Founder and Executive Director Before the Renaissance Technical Institute (RTI) started as a non-profit, David Hiraldo, Founder and Executive Director, worked as a ‘Special Education Teacher’ in the city of New York, for eleven years . As a teacher, David worked with several high school students, who were socially and mentally dif
Our students can learn: HVAC; Carpentry; Electricity; Plumbing; Solar Panel Installation; Information Technology; Optometry Assistant, etc. within a few months. RTI is adding new programs and classes for students, as it continues creating equity of opportunity and decreasing unemployment thru vocational training.