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Resources:BUILD YOUR SKILLS NOW AND AT NO COST TO YOU Ready to explore a new career direction? Looking for training and tools to advance your career? Resources on this page will help you explore options and prepare for your next job or take the next step in your career. No matter your level of experience, we have a course for you. FUNDAMENTAL COMPUTER AND DIGITAL SKILLS Advance your career with fundamental computer skills needed for today’s job market. GCFLEARNFREE.ORG For almost 20 years, the GCFLearnFree.org® program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From G Suite, Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics on more than 2,000 lessons and 7,000 pages of content with more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games – all completely at no cost to you! GCFLearnFree.org is a program of the Goodwill Community Foundation® and Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina Inc.® (GIENC®) providing lessons for people to improve their technology, math, and English skills. All educational content is designed and produced in the GCF Global headquarters in Durham, N.C. https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/ GOOGLE G SUITE LEARNING CENTER (G SUITE) The G Suite Learning Center provides 10- to 15-minute micro-learning modules to equip you to use Google’s GSuite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive). gsuite.google.com/learning-center APPLIED DIGITAL SKILLS (GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION) Learn practical digital skills using Google’s free video-based lessons. G Suite tools to help sharpen your skills in these areas: Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail, Calendar, and Drive. https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/digital-training MICROSOFT DIGITAL LITERACY Digital skills help us connect, learn, engage, and create more promising futures. Learn how to effectively use devices, Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet to collaborate with others and discover, use and create information. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digitalliteracy/home CAREER ADVANCEMENT TOOLS The following resources will help you learn about different jobs and how they may fit your career preferences. You will also find career interest assessments to match your skills and interests to the career path or job that best fits you. CAREER ONE STOP Your first stop for career exploration, training, and jobs. https://www.careeronestop.org/ MY NEXT MOVE (O*NET) The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. You can find out what you like to do and help you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore. https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip MYSKILLS MYFUTURE Build a bridge to your new career, explore career options, and expand your job search. Use the search feature to enter your previous occupation to see types of careers your skills and experience will transfer to. https://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/ DIGITAL SKILLS ASSESSMENTS Digital skills include the knowledge, skills and abilities you have about digital technologies. NORTHSTAR DIGITAL LITERACY ASSESSMENTS Northstar Digital Literacy is an online tool that helps you assess your basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment and higher education. Free assessments are available for essential computer skills, essential software and productivity skills, and using technology in daily life. https://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/ As a test taker, you can receive digital “badges” when you pass assessments and even earn certificates when you pass assessments. To earn a credential, you will need to test in person at a Goodwill Northstar testing location WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT - RETIREMENT GUIDE Thinking about returning to work after retirement? You’re not alone. But before you launch your new side project or pick up a part-time job, it’s important to understand how rejoining the workforce impacts your financial goals and government benefits. www.retireguide.com/guides/working-after-retirement/ ALZHEIMERs, DEMENTIA AND MEMORY CARE SUPPORT When your loved one is diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, it is a difficult time in your life. While most families initially try to care for their loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia at home, at some point it no longer becomes possible or feasible. This may be due to the fact that the stage of dementia or Alzheimer’s has progressed and you are no longer able to dedicate the required time necessary to provide proper memory care to your family member. During this time, it is best to look for memory care near you. At AlzheimerSupport.com, we enable everyone to look through more than 45,000 facilities that provide dementia and Alzheimer’s care. Browse memory care units by state below. https://www.alzheimersupport.com/ ADDICTION GROUP Our website was created to help those struggling with alcohol use disorders (AUD), substance use disorders (SUD), and/or co-occurring mental health disorders find treatment for their addiction. Addiction Group is owned and funded by Treatment Pathway LLC, an informational marketing company that specializes in producing authoritative medical content based on addiction literature, accredited scientific journals, and current research in the field. https://www.addictiongroup.org/ https://www.addictiongroup.org/blog/addiction-statistics/ Colorado Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment Rehab Center https://jaywalkerlodge.com/Jaywalker Lodge is a dual diagnosis treatment program in Carbondale, Colorado, for motivated men suffering from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. Through education, individual and group therapies, mountain expeditions and 12-step immersion, we foster a culture and community where our clients live out the vital spiritual experiences requisite for personal growth and long-term sobriety. Women's Rehab Program https://www.sperorecovery.org/addiction-recovery-programs-colorado/womens-rehab-program-co/ Our women’s program opened spring of 2021, and it was created very intentionally to serve the unique needs of women. The Women’s recovery center is located in Denver near the Cherry Creek path. Our guests find themselves in a welcoming, home environment surrounded by other mothers, daughters, and sisters in recovery. This creates unique opportunities for connection and community engagement. We cook together, clean together, hike together, go to meetings together, and ultimately learn to live together—sober. |
Indeed and Goodwill® are working together to help you find your next job.Job seekers who have received skills training, employment or career services from Goodwill can build an online resume on Indeed, easily apply to jobs, and be discovered by employers. LEARN MORE 
Resources:EMPLOYMENT COMPETENCIES The following websites can help you develop the skills you need to find and keep your next career. They will help you learn how to achieve an effective job search, understand employer expectations, and develop skills you need to earn your next career opportunity. You can also learn and practice the employment competencies needed to be successful in your career. SKILLS TO SUCCEED ACADEMY Accenture’s Skills to Succeed Academy provides free online training to help you build skills and confidence to make smart career choices and find and succeed in employment. The 36 modules include interactive training on choosing a career, getting a job, and succeeding at work. https://s2sacademy.org/register/04GWrv APPLIED DIGITAL SKILLS (GOOGLE FOR EDUCATION) These lessons will help you prepare for and find your next job while exploring various career paths. https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/jobs MORE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AARP LEARN@50+ AARP’s no-cost, online educational programs including job search skills, family caregiving and new technology. Topics include Work and Jobs, Caregiving, Technology and Online Safety, Social Security, Medicare, Fraud, and more. https://learn.aarp.org/ MEMORY CARE FACILITIES Memory care facilities are care homes that provide the much-needed care to adults with memory care issues. Memory care facilities can be in various forms, such as: dedicated dementia care facilities or communities, dedicated Alzheimer’s care facilities, Alzheimer’s day care, Alzheimer’s nursing homes, dementia nursing homes, as well as assisted living facilities that provide memory care services. www.memorycarefacilities.net/ NARCOTICS ASSISTANCE We want to help you find the best way to ease your suffering and transform your life. Drug addiction is a chronic disease of the brain and body, with destructive consequences for everyone, not just the addict. By helping addicts find recovery, we also help friends, family members and communities. https://www.narcotics.com/ EDUCATION LOAN FINANCE Education Loan Finance (also known as ELFI) is a division of Tennessee-based SouthEast Bank which launched in 2015 and is designed to assist borrowers with student loan refinancing as well as with undergraduate, graduate and parent private student loans. Job Interview Tips: https://www.elfi.com/ace-your-interview-job-interview-tips/ Best Jobs for College Students: https://www.elfi.com/9-best-jobs-for-college-students-in-2021/ STUDENTS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/students/ We believe when students learn financial literacy at an early age, it helps them to make astute decisions about their personal finances, as smart financial behavior leads to financially secure lives. College is a huge first step in learning how to manage finances. Our site covers things like: -Filling out a FAFSA request -Merit-Based Scholarships -How Student Loans Work -Planning for life after college and much more Boca Recovery Center https://bocarecoverycenter.com/addiction/depression/ Boca Recovery Center is a substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment facility established in 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. The development of our programming was so successful that we began to expand our services to other areas of the United States that were in need of strong treatment programs to address the needs of the communities struggling with addiction. |