FREE ACCESS TO LINKEDIN LEARNING

 

(1) Visit the Sacramento Library website - sign up for a library card

(2) Sacramento County Library provides no-cost access to LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning through Sacramento County Library

 

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&reg) providing lessons for people to improve their technology, math, and English skills. All educational content is designed and produced at the GCF Global headquarters in Durham, N.C.

GCFGlobal also offers a list of online trainings to help prepare for your job search at no cost to you: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/job-hunt-for-today/

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FUNDAMENTAL COMPUTER AND DIGITAL SKILLS

Advance your career with fundamental computer skills needed for today’s job market.

 

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.

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

 

 

 

https://www.saylor.org/

 

Your Bridge to Better

Learn new skills, earn credit toward a degree, or advance your career at your own pace. Build your bridge to better anywhere, at any time, with free courses at Saylor Academy.