Job Search Training

Job Search Training

Teachers
Foster Forward
Category:
Foster Forward / Job Search Training /
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How to Apply
Duration: Vary

Course Description:

Works Wonders™ is a career development and employment program that provides skills-based training, one-on-one career coaching, and paid work-based learning opportunities. You will work with an Employment Specialist to explore your career interests and then build an education and career plan. You will learn new skills and have the opportunity to practice them in a job setting.

Enrollment is monthly:

10/1/24 – 9/30/25

Total hours: Vary

You can enroll in Job Search Training if:

  • You are a youth affected by foster care
  • Enrolled in Works Wonders
  • Ages 18-24

You will learn:

  • How to develop short- and long-term goals
  • Skills and strategies for self-advocacy
  • How to write a professional resume
  • How to search for jobs using internet search engines
  • How to complete job applications and assessments
  • Interview skills
  • How to keep a job
  • Skills to maintain professional relationships at work

You will earn:

  • Certificate of completion for Works Wonders training

As a SNAP E&T participant, you will get:

  • An in-depth assessment of your career interests and skills
  • Books
  • Interview clothing
  • Riptiks and/or gas cards if you don’t have transportation to make sure you can get to class
  • Help paying for childcare while you are enrolled (if you qualify)
Click here to Learn How to Apply

About Instructors

Foster Forward
Foster Forward (formerly the Rhode Island Foster Parents Association) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children, young adults, and families whose lives have been impacted by foster care.
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