Last week I found some great opportunities to continue my education while I search for employment.
First, I learned that Walsh College is offering free summer workshops sponsored by Ford Motor Company. Please see here for details and courses offered. I have registered for the Accounting Fundamentals and Statistics for Business classes. They will run from mid-July through mid-August. It has been quite a while since my last accounting class and I have rarely had any practice in application so it should be a good chance to acquire some new skills. I am taking the stats class because it’s something I enjoy and can learn more in the process.
Also, I registered through MichiganWorks for an orientation on the No Worker Left Behind program. If you’re not familiar with this, it is a program that the state of Michigan has started to help laid off workers acquire new skills to be able to secure employment in the future. The individual can receive $5,000 a year for two years to use toward education in an emerging field.
Lastly, I’ve been looking into entrepreneurship as a potential avenue for my next professional endeavor. Wayne State University is hosting a day-long workshop event in conjunction with FastTrac and sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation. This special event is called FastTrac to the Future. There will be four workshop sessions to attend and a list of twelve topics from which to choose. The keynote speaker will be Chris Gardner who is most widely known for his book, and the subsequent Will Smith film, The Pursuit of Happyness. On top of all this, there will be plenty of networking opportunities. I’m really looking forward to attending this event.
As you can see there have been lots of new, exciting developments recently in my job hunt strategy, particularly from an educational perspective.
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