Looking to train for a new career, get your GED, take a language course, learn English, update your computer skills or learn a skilled trade? Monroe County BOCES, Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES and/or Genesee Valley Educational Partnership can help. In addition, the Center for Workforce Development offers training courses and part-time classes that may be of assistance to you.
Delsey is a former research chemist who left the workplace to raise her family, picking up work as a substitute teacher over the years. Now, Delsey wants to return to full-time employment. She went to the Women’s Opportunity Center’s Business Office Training Program to improve her computer skills, which she considers critical to long-term employment in the modern workplace.
Delsey says: ‘Whenever anyone got a job, we’d ring a bell…We cheered each other on. It was very uplifting.’ | • Watch Video
Online resources are not particularly helpful unless you have relatively consistent access to a computer with an Internet connection. If you do not have suitable Internet access, your local public library can help. Find your local public library within the New York State public library system and begin making use of this valuable, free resource today.
One Stop Career Centers offer convenient, no-cost job search services such as counseling, resume development, workshops, computer/Internet access, access to phones, faxes and copiers, adult basic education, job placement assistance and more. Find the location and contact information of a career center in your area here. Or, click here to learn more about how a One Stop Career Center can help you.
