PSC offers free careers course

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Updated: February 16, 2012 8:02AM

Thanks to a $20,000 state grant, Prairie State College in Chicago Heights is offering a free class, Bridge to Manufacturing Careers, from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, beginning Tuesday.

The course is intended to prepare students for entry-level employment or post-secondary training in the manufacturing field. Students will receive instruction, guidance and support as they increase reading, writing, math and technology skills; explore manufacturing careers, job requirements and employer expectations for employment; and conduct job searches, write resumes, complete applications and develop interviewing and workplace communication skills.

The course is open to students preparing for the GED tests or those who have earned a GED certificate or high school diploma.

After completion of the course, students will be prepared to take the GED exam, apply for admission for an entry level manufacturing class at PSC or use the course completion on a resume while searching for entry-level employment.

Call Angioletta Maltbia, student services specialist, adult education, at (708) 709-7931 or email amaltbia@prairiestate.edu.