FREE TRAINING
Southwestern Illinois College’s Career Services department has FREE TRAINING opportunities through both our Google Professional Certificate Program and our Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
See below to find out more information about how to add these valuable trainings to your education portfolio!
Are you interested in building your technology skillset for FREE? Check out these Google Professional Certificates!
ADD I.T. CREDENTIALS TO YOUR RESUME!
Southwestern Illinois College along with Google, Coursera and Jobs for the Future are partnering together to offer you the chance to enroll in a Google Professional Certificate Program and connect with top employers in our region!
SELF-PACED, & ALL ONLINE!
Participants will need the use of a computer or laptop to complete the lessons (not a cell phone). The classes are completely self-paced, done entirely online, and include videos and quizzes. If you find you need assistance, tutors will be made available.
Classes are open to Illinois residents in the SWIC area. There are three type of certificates to choose from, but currently it is limited to one free certificate per person. These certificates provide college-level training, but do not provide college credit hours.
Three FREE Google certificate choices:
DATA ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
Includes more than 180 hours of instruction and is suitable for intermediate to advanced computer users.
Lessons on spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, and R Programming, collecting, transforming, and organizing data in order to draw new insights and make informed business decisions.
Prepares participants for jobs as associate data analysts, operations analysts, data technicians, business performance analysts, and marketing analysts.
PROJECT MANAGMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
More than 100 hours of instructions that explains how project managers successfully start, plan, and execute projects using both traditional and agile project management approaches.
Covers stakeholder analysis grids, project charters and more!
Prepares participants for jobs as project assistants, operations associates, project administrators, and technical project managers.
I.T. SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
Over 100 hours of instructions on Linux, Cloud Computing, and Command Line-Interfaces. Suitable for beginner to intermediate computer users.
Prepares participants for entry level jobs as database administrators, I.T. support specialists, tech support specialist, and help desk technicians.
INTERESTED?
If you’re interested in adding this valuable training to your toolkit, please complete the below application and email it back to linda.wegrzyn@swic.edu
After you submit the application, a link to enroll in the class via Coursera will be sent to your email.
ADDITIONAL FREE COLLEGE OPTIONS THROUGH WIOA BELOW!
How Can WIOA Help Career Seekers?
NO COST TO YOU!
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act participants are able to earn an associates degree or certificate at no cost to themselves!
Upon program completion, recipients will be prepared to succeed and thrive in the current labor market.
Does WIOA really pay for me to get a free Degree or Certificate?
EVERYTHING IS PAID FOR!
Does WIOA really pay for me to get a free Degree or Certificate? YES!
Eligible individuals within approved programs get all of their tuition, fees, supplies, and books paid for as long as adequate progress is being made towards their degree or certificate.
Am I eligible for WIOA?
YOU COULD QUALIFY!
WIOA works for individuals in a variety of circumstances. There are several ways in which an individual can qualify!
INTERESTED?
For additional information about how to qualify contact:
Brooke Taylor at 618-222-5553 or wioaservices@swic.edu
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