On-demand Training

We help you get job training, learn new skills and find your career path. Here you can find training videos and coursework that can be accessed instantly.

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Applying for Jobs

Essential Skills

Essential skills for elementary school students
YouTube
6 videos, 3 min each
How To Deal With Being A Professional Introvert
YouTube
6 minutes
10 ways to have a better conversation | Celeste Headlee
TED
11 minutes
“How did you handle a difficult situation?” in Job Interview
Jobspeaker
3 minutes
Dependability: A Soft Skills Video
Hired Not Fired
2 minutes
The power of collaboration: Dr. Shelle VanEtten de Sánchez at TEDxABQWomen
TEDx Talks
6 minutes
Collaboration – Affect/Possibility: Ken Blanchard at TEDxSanDiego
TEDx Talks
16 minutes
5 tips to improve your critical thinking – Samantha Agoos
TED-Ed
4 minutes
Trick Your Mind into Being Creative | Aadil Vora | TEDxNSU
TEDx Talks
7 minutes
How to Make Stress Your Friend
TED
14 minutes
Six steps to improve your emotional intelligence | TEDxTUM
TEDx Talks
17 minutes
The Power of Emotional Intelligence
TEDx Talks
19 minutes

Financial Literacy

For Individuals With Lived Experience of Mental Illness

For Justice-involved Individuals

For Parents

From the Workforce Partnership

Google & Coursera Certificates

Microsoft Tech Industry Certifications

Security Engineer Certification
Microsoft
Multiple courses
Data Engineer Certification
Microsoft
Multiple courses
Administrator Certification
Microsoft
Multiple courses
Developer Certification
Microsoft
Multiple courses

Office Tools

Microsoft Office Tutorials (series)
GCF Global
Varies
A Beginners Guide to Microsoft OneNote
YouTube
11 minutes
Microsoft To-Do Tutorial
YouTube
10 1/2 minutes
How to Use Microsoft Planner
YouTube
15 1/2 minutes
Google Sheets Tutorials (series)
YouTube
2–15 minutes, varies by video
Google Docs Tutorials (series)
YouTube
2–9 minutes, varies by video
Google Docs Beginners Tutorial
YouTube
24 minutes

Online Career Help

Other Great Resources

Our Ikigai: How to Make Your Next Move

Resume Writing

Salesforce Tech Certifications

Veterans may qualify for free Salesforce certifications and training courses through Vetforce.
Administrator Credential
Salesforce
Self-paced, multiple courses
Developer Credential
Salesforce
Self-paced, multiple courses
Explore All Salesforce Training
Salesforce
Varies, multiple courses

Training for In-demand Jobs

Free courses in information & communication technologies
SkillUp
varies
Health Care Administration
Penn Foster
<1 month
Skills for In-Demand Jobs
Microsoft/LinkedIn
10 career paths to choose from
Cryptography I
Stanford University via Coursera
7 weeks, 5-7 hours/week
Introduction to Genomic Data Science
University of California, San Diego via edX
Self paced, 4-10 hours/week
Mining Massive Data Sets
Stanford University via edX
7 weeks, 5-10 hours/week
CS50’s Web Prgramming with Python and JavaScript
Harvard University via edX
12 weeks; 6-9 hours/week

Training for Jobs in Education

Technology Careers in Education webinar
County Office of Education
54 minutes
Business Services Careers in Education Webinar
County Office of Education
40 minutes
Non-Teaching Careers in Education
SD County of Education
51 minutes
Tools to facilitate remote learning, how-to code, and more
Apple
Varies
Preparing for a Job Interview with the School Districts
San Diego County Office of Education
1 hour
Edjoin: Building a Profile and Conducting a Job Search
San Diego County Office of Education
50 minutes
Pathways to Teaching
San Diego County Office of Education
1 hour