{"id":52,"date":"2022-04-29T17:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T17:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2022-volume-14-issue-1\/show-up-skill-up-move-up-learn-skills-for-your-success\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T18:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T18:04:57","slug":"show-up-skill-up-move-up-learn-skills-for-your-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2022-volume-14-issue-1\/show-up-skill-up-move-up-learn-skills-for-your-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Up. Skill Up. Move Up: Learn skills for your success!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By reading Career Focus magazine and this article, you have taken the first step to \u201cShow Up\u201d and learn how Los Medanos College can help you \u201cMove Up\u201d to a better life! Hall of Fame teacher and advocate Jaime Escalante once said, \u201cEducation is the key to success,\u201d and LMC is committed to helping all members of the community succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is important to remember that \u201ccollege\u201d can mean not only pursuing and earning a two-year or four-year degree, but also obtaining short-term technical training. Sometimes you only need a single course or a one-semester certificate to get better at your job or to qualify for a new one. Whether you need new skills to re-enter the workforce, a refresh to improve your current job, or training to switch into a new, high-wage, in-demand career, Los Medanos College has courses and short-term certificates for you. When you \u201cShow Up\u201d for that training \u2013 whether a workshop, a class, or a certificate \u2013 you \u201cSkill Up,\u201d making yourself a more valuable employee. Those skills are the currency of the workforce, and these career training programs will help you \u201cMove Up\u201d in your company and in your personal success \u2013 giving your family the freedom to do more of what you love. Our friendly, supportive counselors will guide you through identifying your strengths and preferences, the level of training or degree necessary to get started, and how those can translate into a fulfilling living-wage career. With convenient in-person and online options, there is sure to be a section that fits your current schedule and will help you launch the life you\u2019ve always wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n

LMC offers College Skills Certificates and individual classes that can easily be completed in a single semester, AND they all count towards eventually completing an associate degree:<\/span><\/p>\n