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Classes

• Hennepin County Library (www.hclib.org/pub/events/Classes.cfm) - Free and open to the public, these classes cover a variety of topics and experience levels at several branch libraries, and also include offerings in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong.
• Minneapolis Community & Technical College (sites.google.com/a/minneapolis.edu/continuinged/roadmap) - Classes covering a variety of topics to help get your job-search back on track.
• Project for Pride for Living (www.ppl-inc.org) - They work with lower-income individuals and families to achieve greater self-sufficiency through housing, employment training, support services, and education.
• Sabathani Community Center (www.sabathani.org/SCC_Life_Skills.htm) - Offering Office Assistant, introductory, and software-specific classes.
• St. Paul Public Library (www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/programs/compclasses-lib.html) - Free classes available throughout St. Paul, listed by location.
• The American Red Cross, Twin Cities Area Chapter (www.redcrosstc.org/help_eduhealth.cfm) - Offers Nurse Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician training programs.

Education Resources

• Disability Minnesota (www.mndisability.gov/public) - Provides entry point to Minnesota state agency programs, products, and services that are devoted to a range of disability issues.
• eFolioMinnesota (www.efoliomn.com) - Digitally document and share your education, employment history, activities, and goals with whomever you choose whenever you want.
• Experimental College of the Twin Cities (www.excotc.org) - Offers classes throughout the Twin Cities where anyone can teach classes, anyone can take classes, and they're all free.  Different classes are offered each session, and there are many community events throughout the year.
• Experience Works (www.experienceworks.org/site/PageServer?pagename=State_Minnesota_Home) - Operates employment and training programs in various counties in the state of Minnesota and a vital partner in the state's workforce investment system.
• GPS LifePlan (www.gpslifeplan.org) - Provides guidance on career, educational, financial and personal life planning.
• Hennepin County Library (www.hclib.org/pub/events/AllEventsAction.cfm) provides calendar of Business and Career Programs
• HIRED (www.hired.org) - Twin cities area providers of job-skills training and employment training.
• ISEEK Plan Your Education (www.iseek.org/education/index.html) - Find information about planning for success, learning online, and paying for school.
• Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota (www.laocenter.org) - Preserving the cultural integrity and history of the Lao people, this nonprofit corporation offers legal assistance, education resources, youth recreation, interpreting and translating, and citizenship support.
• LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) - Networking via the Internet to meet people on a professional basis.
• Minneapolis American Indian Center (www.maicnet.org) - The Minneapolis American Indian Center WIA Program serves American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Hawaiian Natives with employment and training services. Service area consists of 71 counties throughout Minnesota, but does not include Hennepin County or the reservation boundaries.
• Minnesota Community Action Partnership (www.minncap.org/aboutus.html) - Works to better focus available local, state, private and federal resources to assist low income individuals and families to acquire useful skills and knowledge, gain access to new opportunities and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
• Minnesota High Tech Association (www.minnesotasteminternships.org) - Connects higher education students with available internship opportunities in Scienc, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
• Minnesota Learning Commons (www.mnlearningcommons.org) - Offers information for educators, parents and students in grades K-12 and beyond about online courses, higher education finance, career planning and other topics.
• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Short-term Training and Education Programs (www.mnscu.edu/students/training/index.html)
• Rise (www.rise.org) - Organization dedicated to employment, housing and self-sufficiency for people who have significant disabilities and other barriers.
• Resource (www.resource-mn.org) - Employment, training, mental and chemical health services.