Career Pathways is a new tab added to the menu on the Buena Park Library District website. These digital resources that are free with your library card can assist you in continuing your education for both professional and personal endeavors. This page has resources for materials to help sharpen your skills in math, reading and writing to resume help and interview tips.
Courses are taken at your pace and speed. Live assistance is available for personalized assessment.
Buena Park Library District wants to help YOU continue and succeed on the right path.
Coursera offers more than 3,800 cutting-edge courses, all taught by top instructors from over 200 leading universities and companies like Yale, University of Michigan and Google.
Learn the most in-demand skills.
Curate your sessions to fit your schedule.
Earn accredited certifications to add to your resume.
Some popular subjects that people can take :
Data Science
Digital Marketing
Python Development
Web Development
Managing Essentials
And much more!
Users can sign up for 6 months of Coursera access. After registering, Coursera can be accessed directly at coursera.org.
This resource was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Career and academic assistance for jobseekers, veterans and their families.
JobNow supports jobseekers with job searching, resumes, and interviews.
Connect with a live job coach to help with writing your resume and practice your interviewing skills!
You can also receive professional assistance in job searching to find the right job with your experience and skills.
VetNow supports the community's veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and employment transition assistance.
Connect with a online navigator to help determine eligible benefits.
Discover local and regional veteran resources.
This resource was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
LearningExpress is an e-learning platform featuring online tutorials, practice tests and e-books. It helps you improve skills in reading, writing, and basic science. Tools and resources are available to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills and prepare for career certification exams.
Career Preparation, Adult Core skills, Computer skills.
High School Equivalency Center (Prepare for GED, HiSET and TASC tests), Grade 4-8 Educator Resources, Classroom and homework skills for High School students.
College Admissions Test Preparation for tests such as AP, ACT, SAT and more.
College Students prep for college placement tests, CLEP exams and graduate school emissions exams such as GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT and PCAT.
Resources can also be found in the Spanish language.
This resource was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that offers different courses that teach various job skills, from technical to soft. Courses cover a wide range of topics from business, technology and art. Industry professionals teach these courses in a video format and may be taken at an individual's pace.
Curate your learning to enhance and learn new skills at your own pace. The Linkedln Learning has over 10,000 courses taught by hundreds of industry leaders and top instructors. As you complete your classes, you can easily add the certificates of completion to your LinkedIn account to improve your profile.
LinkedIn Learning makes professional development easy.
This resource was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
The Mobile Unit is the reinvention of the OC Workforce Solutions Center on wheels. You can schedule an appointment or walk-up if occupancy permits. You will be assisted in your job search, resume writing and sharpening your interview skills.
OC Workforce Solutions can provide individual assessments, unemployment services, veteran services and much more!
The Mobile Unit is located outside the library's parking lot every Monday from 10am to 4pm. They will be closed in observance of a holiday or located elsewhere. Please check the calendar for the Mobile Unit Schedule on their website.