February 2019 Schedule of Activities
Palm Bay Career Center
5275 Babcock St. NE. Palm Bay, Fl. 32905
Phone: (321) 504-7600	Fax: (321) 984-4994
NEW HOURS: Monday - Thursday from 9:00am - 6:00pm and Friday 8:00am - 12:00pm Child Friendly Hours Monday - Thursday from 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Please dress appropriately. For Dress Guidelines, ask your Greeter for a copy, or click here.

INTERESTED IN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES? Complete your request/application at training.careersourcebrevard.com
Pre-Registration is required for workshops. To pre- register:		
•	Log on to www.careersourcebrevard.com.		
•	Scroll across the “Calendar” option and pick your preferred
career center location		
•	Click on the date of the class you are registering for.		
•	Find your class in the list of activities and click on it.		
•	Read the class description and click on “HERE”. This takes you to Eventbrite to complete registration.	
Note: If you do not have an Express or Veteran’s gold card, please arrive early to obtain one. Must be registered on employflorida.com
Please note that all workshops are scheduled to begin on time. As a courtesy to other participants, there will be no admittance 10 minutes after the start of a workshop.

ACTIVITIES AND OTHER SERVICES	DAY (S)	TIME (S)	
VETERAN SERVICES: Eligible veterans receive priority of service by our professional staff. Appointments are preferred.		Monday - Thursday Friday	9:00 am - 6:00 pm
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	
ORIENTATION TO CAREERSOURCE BREVARD SERVICES/RESOURCES:
Visit us at http://www.careersourcebrevard.com  to view the “Tour of Services”.	On-line	24 hours per day	
EMPLOY FLORIDA / WORKFORCE REGISTRATION: A complete registration at employflorida.com is required PRIOR to obtaining job referrals and admittance to workshops and other events. This website offers a wide array of job search tools, labor market information and other employment resources.	
On-line	
24 hours per day	
REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION):
Options for filing: Via website www.floridajobs.org available online.	On-line	24 hours per day	
TICKET TO SUCCESS ORIENATATION APLLICANTS- Required orientation for applicants who have applied or re-applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families /Cash Assistance through the Department of Children and Families(DCF) and were instructed to complete Work Registration	
Wednesday	
10am- 11:30am	
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:  For applicants referred to CareerSource Brevard by The Department of Children and Families only.  No pre-registration required.   	
Orientation On-line	
24 hours per day	
NEXTGEN PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION: For young adults ages 18- 24 who have a high school diploma or equivalent and not enrolled in school.
Must be actively seeking employment. Session includes overview of no-cost assistance available, eligibility review, program application and next step instructions to enroll. Pre-Registration required. Dress for an interview.	 Please refer to flyer for further details. 	

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	
JOB CORPS ORIENTATION: Are you 16-24 years old? This is a free education and training program assisting young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, as well as find and keep a good job.	 For further information contact either Ms. Elmore- 727-685-7221 and/or 727-220-6925
 https://pinellascounty.jobcorps.gov	
See other side for workshop schedules 

Palm Bay Career Center February 2019 Schedule of Activities
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW Focused on the importance of preparation and practice, this workshop is designed to reduce the anxiety and stress associated with the interview process. Understand how nonverbal body language, targeting your answers to what an employer is asking as well as how to generate meaningful questions will separate you from other candidates!	
Every Wednesday
1:30pm-4:30pm	
RESUME WRITING 1 Today’s resumes need to be a commercial of your talents, not a list of job descriptions. Understand the working philosophy of your resume. Learn how to market your Skills, Knowledge and Abilities that employers look for through value and creativity.	
Every Monday
1:30pm-4:30pm
 	
  ORIENTATION TO CAREER SOURCE BREVARD
 If you are unemployed or looking for another job, we can help! Take this workshop to learn how. We offer many programs and services to help individuals return to work, and this workshop will highlight 5 the most beneficial services we can provide to unemployed or underemployed job seekers. Learn how to get connected to our staff for individualized, one-on-one assistance!
	
Every Monday
9:30am-11:30am	
  
CREATING AND SAVING RESUMES IN “THE CLOUD” This class will focus on the free tools included with a Gmail account.  Gmail has a word processor that you can use as an alternative to Microsoft Word, which you can use to write a resume and cover letter.  Then you will learn about how to save your documents in “the cloud”, which saves you from purchasing and keeping track of a flash drive.  To fully participate in the hands-on portion of this workshop create a Gmail account before arriving.  This class is appropriate for beginners	

       Wednesday
        02/20/2019
        3:30pm-5:00pm   	
RESUME WRITING 2 Participants must complete a CareerSource Brevard Resume Writing 1 Workshop prior to attending this session. This workshop is designed to assist individuals who have completed their resume and would like an opportunity to have it reviewed by a CareerSource Brevard staff member. Must Register online. Sorry, no walk-ins. Seating limited to 6. Participants required to bring printed copy of their updated resume.	
Every Thursday
1:3pm- 4:30pm	
BASICS OF MICROSOFT WORD Learn the basics of Microsoft Word and how to apply the features to a resume. This is a hands on class. Word 2013 will be utilized but the concepts are transferable to other versions of the program.	1st & 3rd  Friday
02/01/19 & 02/15/19
8:30am- 10:30am	
COMPUTER BASICS LAB- Drop into our computer lab and explore 20+ topics offered through DigitalLearn.org.  Topics such as: Navigating a website, Windows 7 & 10, Intro to Email, Privacy, Scams, Skype, & Facebook. Sessions are self-paced and hands-on. This is a beginner’s class. Instructor will be in the lab to assist	
Every Friday 
10:45am- 11:45am
	
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF EMPLOYFLORIDA.COM Do you know how to make Employ Florida search for your desired jobs while sleeping? Attend this session to learn how to set up a Virtual Recruiter and best utilize other features of this website. Seating is limited	2nd and 4th Friday 
02/0819 & 02/22/19
8:30am-10:30am	
INTRODUCTIONS TO WINDOWS  Explore features such as: resizing, recycle bin, control panel, switching between windows, file names and types, naming and re-naming files, creating folders, uploading and downloading.  This is a hands-on session	Tuesday 
02/26/2019
1:30pm- 4:30pm
	
NETWORKING / LINKEDIN More than 75% of employees obtain their employment through some element of networking. This workshop will focus on the ways you can use LinkedIn to network and to research your industry, look into a company, and learn about job openings. The workshop will discuss how to create a LinkedIn profile, processes and methods on using LinkedIn as a job board and how a recruiter will use this site to find candidates. This is not a hands’ on workshop.	
Tuesday
02/12/2019
1:30pm-4:30pm
	
 FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP Learn how to be in charge of your money. Regardless of your employment status, this workshop will help you increase your understanding and skills. Learn how to create a realistic spending plan, identify ways to manage and/or decrease spending, management debt and credit and reduce stress by using simple money management techniques	       
Tuesday
02/05/2019
9:30am-11:00am
	
  EMAIL BASICS- This workshop is hands- on and includes the basics of Sending, Forwarding, and Attachments, Avoiding virus and email etiquette. 	  
           Wednesday
          02/06/2019
          3:30pm-5:00pm

HEALTH INSURANCE SEMINAR   answers to your health insurance questions? Need help with paying for health insurance coverage? Want to know how health insurance really works? Want to find other health care options besides COBRA coverage? Need to know how the Affordable Care Act & The Marketplace works? If you have answered YES to any of these questions, please attend our Health Insurance Seminar!	         
         Wednesday
          02/20//2019
          11am-12pm	
ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS TRAINING Get a job quicker, make your resume stand out and make yourself even more valuable to employers by improving your people skills! The WIN soft skills training program is nationally recognized as an authority on providing this training with a credentialed certificate for you. Online eLearning courseware available to do from anywhere, even at home, or you can do blended instruction (Workshop/Online Combo) at your local center. Must be pre-qualified for eligibility.	  
Contact your career   counselor or email softskills@careersourcebrevard.com