Are you over age 50 and frustrated by your job search?
Career Gateway, JCA’s award-winning job search training program, helps jobseekers aged 50 and over with intensive skills training and mentors who provide them with individualized support. We know the challenges:
Career Gateway is here with support that understands your journey. Whether you are looking to return to work after being out of the job market for a time, making a career transition, or looking for work following a layoff or termination, we can give you the tools to thrive and get the job you want.
JCA’s Career Gateway Program can help you hone your resume, polish your networking and interviewing skills, use Internet job search resources more effectively, and turn your age and experience to your advantage. Each session of The Career Gateway features 30 hours of small-group instruction over five days, comprehensive take-home materials, practical exercises, and a long-term mentor. Classes run from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Tuition for this five-day workshop is just $99*.
The Career Gateway is generously funded by the Montgomery County Department of Aging and Disability Services, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, and Next50.
*Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
Interested? Tell us a bit about yourself and your availability.
Career Gateway offers a series of workshops featuring:
Classes are limited to 20 participants per session.
In Career Gateway, you will learn how to:
The course also includes an overview of the state of the job market, with particular attention to challenges facing experienced workers.
Session 1: September 8, 10, 12, 15, and 17
Session 2: November 3, 5, 7, 10, and 12
Session 3: January 12, 14, 16, 21, and 22
Session 4: March 2, 4, 6, 9, and 11
Session 5: April 13, 15, 17, 20, and 22
Session 6: June 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10
For more information, contact Jodie Rasch at 301-255-4215 or by email.
Optional employment-related tech classes are available.
Meet our facilitator, Dr. Elisse Barnes, and learn more about the Career Gateway.
The Career Gateway presented three workshops to support former federal employees and others impacted by recent changes in the federal sector. The workshops, for people age 50+, instructed participants in creating a powerful professional image, network, tap into available resources, and transition successfully. Follow the link below for recordings of the presentations and helpful materials from the workshops.
For more information, contact us at career.gateway@accessjca.org
Phone: 301-255-4215 or 703-425-0999
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