Foundations for the Future

Life Skills & Employment Readiness Program

The Foundations for the Future program provides assessment, resume preparation, interviewing, financial literacy, time management skills, Microsoft Office software and keyboarding skills. Resume creation, posting, online applications and job searching allow our students to compete for jobs online. The Career Development Center offers all levels of computer training from novice to the experienced worker, and all ages seeking to improve upon their skill sets. Life Skills exercises help our participants to discover and remove the barriers that are blocking their careers and hindering their self-sufficiency.

What We Offer:

Job Readiness Training

Skill/Experience Assessments
Job/Career Research
Application/Resume/Cover Letter Preparation
Interview Skills (Video taped practice interviews)
Employer Expectations
Retention Strategies
Time Management
Personal Presentation

Life Coaching for Goal Setting & Barrier Removal

Personal and Career Assessments
Career Devlopment Planning
Goal setting
Positive Attitude
Right Thinking
Self Esteem
Interpersonal Relationships
Conflict Resolution
Anger Management
Group/Team Dynamics

Financial Literacy

Personal Finance
Budgeting
Credit
Wealth Building
Tax Preparation/Loans/Interest Rates

Computer Training

Typing Tutorial
MS XP Professional
MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Email Creation
Web Browsing, Resume Posting, Online Job Applications

Job Placement Assistance

Job Coaching and Post Employment Follow-up

Classes are

Monday - Friday

9 AM - 12 PM

and

1 PM - 4 PM

7 week commitment

Program Cost:

Dedication
Regular Attendance
Commitment
Positive Attitude
Desire for Personal and Professional Growth
Professionalism
Can Do Attitude

Please call to register for upcoming sessions for 2009:

January 11^th thru February 26^th
March 8^th thru April 23^rd
May 3^rd thru June 18^th
^{June 28^th thru August 6^th}
^{August 15^th thru September 24^th}
^{October 4^th thru November 19^th}

^{For information contact Princess Stovall o enroll at 317.923.4581 pstovall@mlk-msc.org.}