Free job training available

Partner platform Coursera offering more than 3,800 courses

“We are also excited to provide this complete online training during the novel coronavirus pandemic. This is a great opportunity for students, job seekers and employees to upgrade their skill set as we move into a new normal.” — Lake County Workforce Development Director Patrick Mohorcic

The Lake County commissioners along with OhioMeansJobs Lake County and the Lake County Workforce Development Board this week announced a new partnership with Coursera to support the county with the “critical skills to succeed” in the era of digital transformation.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Coursera is a multilingual online education platform with over 45 million users. It offers a variety of more than 3,800 specialized courses from 190 institutions and organizations, including Stanford University, Duke University, and the University of Michigan.

According to Lake County Workforce Development Director Patrick Mohorcic, Coursera will enable job seekers to:

• Master the most in-demand technology and business skills

• Enjoy an engaging and interactive learning experience with leading instructors

• Work at a specific pace with bite-sized sessions and a self-paced learning

model

• Earn university-accredited certifications in industry-vetted disciplines

Certifications include Python, data science, Google IT, machine learning, and digital manufacturing and design technology specialization.

The workforce program is provided to anyone free of charge through Coursera’s Workforce Recovery Initiative which has been designed to help governments provide their unemployed workers with free access to 3,800 online

courses.

The program ends Dec. 31.

“We are also excited to provide this complete online training during the novel coronavirus pandemic,” Mohorcic said. “This is a great opportunity for students, job seekers and employees to upgrade their skill set as we move into a new normal.”

For more information or to sign up, call 440-3504000, option 3. An OhioMeansJobs Lake County career counselor will assist with the process.