A staff member from Project Iowa reached out to me last week. We had a brief conversation today about their job training services. Project Iowa is a nonprofit organization that currently offers free, 8-week job training courses that include individual evaluation of class member’s goals as well as resume, interview, and job search help. Classes are currently all virtual although they can loan laptops and hotspots to those without. (I mentioned that we, but maybe not all libraries, would be able to accommodate attendees with webcams, private rooms, and computer access.) We should be receiving some brochures soon.
I pointed out that many of the job seekers that we see are looking for employment sooner rather than later and may not have the luxury of attending an 8-week course before getting down to applying for a particular job. This did not come as a surprise to her. She brought up the idea of partnering on a workshop where attendees could get a sense of what the organization offers and could get hands-on help if needed. She is going to discuss it with other staff and get back to us.
In short, Project Iowa may be a good place to refer someone who doesn’t need a job right away, who has the time to attend a 90 minute course, 4-days/week, for 8 weeks and who could use help figuring out the type of job they want and how to get it.
You can learn more about Project Iowa via the link below.
https://www.projectiowa.org/programs