Tag: education and training

More facts to help choose a college: the expanded College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education’s new College Scorecard site shows details about students’ actual college costs, loan paybacks, earnings and more.

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Back to school . . . as an adult

Are you heading back to the classroom as an adult this fall?

Balancing adult life and college is hard. Learn how making a weekly schedule can be the difference between achieving your goals or driving yourself insane.

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Find local schools and training programs

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Thinking about going back to school?

CareerOneStop’s Local Training Finder helps you locate schools and training programs in your area.

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Big changes in high school equivalency

Thinking about taking the GED?

A recent revamp of the test has made the GED more challenging, and opened the door to competing high school equivalency tests. Today many states offer alternatives to the old standard.

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The price is right: how much will your summer internship cost?

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Internships are increasingly emphasized for students looking to beef up their resumes and gain valuable skills and experiences.

However, the process for landing one is becoming more complex.

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3 questions before you commit to a school or program

Thinking about starting—or maybe re-starting—college or a training program?

Be smart and think about demand and value before you invest money or time into education.

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Welcome to CareerOneStop’s Toolkit

CareerOneStop's Toolkit

Looking for an easy-to-use, free, online tool to help with career, training or job search?

Check out CareerOneStop’s Toolkit—home to more than three dozen free career, training, and job search online tools.

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CareerOneStop’s Credentials Center coming March 2!

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Beginning March 2, CareerOneStop’s brand new Credentials Center will be a one-stop site for your education and training needs.

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What’s the ROI of your education costs?

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Thinking about a class, program, or degree?

Follow these three steps to help make sure your training or education expereince will pay off for you—in terms of career happiness, employment stability, and wages.

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In high school? Time to start planning your career

Between your grades, your friends, your family, and maybe a job . . . career planning can pretty quickly sink to the bottom of your list of things to think about.

But think about this: you’ll probably spend a large amount of your adult life working.

Increase your chances of career and job satisfaction by planning early.

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