Upgrade Your Skills:
- For a new job
- To work in a new industry
Losing your job is tough, but it can also be an opportunity. Take a closer look at your career. Are you headed to where you where you want to go in life?
This can be a great chance to get training for a better job in your field, or train for a completely different field. You can find training in many places:
Adult Education
Adult schools, community-based organizations and other education providers offer training as well. Click here to search the directory by zip code.
Apprenticeship
"Earn while you learn" a new trade. To find out what occupations have apprenticeships and to find a local apprenticeship program, click here.
California Training Benefit Program
Click here for a special program that allows you to keep your unemployment benefits while training for a new career.
Online Classes
Ready to start training now? Click here to find online courses.
Your local One-Stop has information about careers and industries that are in demand, and about training programs in your community. Click here to find your local One-Stop Career Center.
Job seeker tip
The federal government has several websites with resources for making it through tough economic times:
Department of Labor
Department of Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic recovery agenda President Barack Obama
Community Colleges
California's 110 community college campuses serve more than 2.6 million students every year through their academic and professional programs. Click here to find your local college.
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