Career Coach Returns to Town

Barbara Butler, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services, announced today the return of the CTWorks Career Coach at Westport Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 26

The Coach will be offering a beginner's class in 2003 Microsoft Excel from 10 a.m. – noon, followed by an intermediate class in 2003 Microsoft Excel from 1 -3 p.m.   If interested, contact the Westport Department of Human Services for course description information.  

 The Career Coach is a training center tour bus equipped with 10 wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. 

A one-stop career center on wheels; the Career Coach is also equipped with fax machines, phones, and other amenities which can be used to assist community residents in accessing services and finding jobs, and operates  on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations. The mobile unit is accessible to people with disabilities.

Area residents interested in registering should contact the Westport Department of Human Services at 203-341-1050 or via e-mail at humansrv@westportct.gov.  

For more information, including the current Career Coach schedule, check the Web site for CTWorks www.ctworkssw.org.  The CT Works staff looks forward to helping people find jobs as well as enhance their career development.

Butler hopes that by offering the CTWorks Career Coach in the Westport area, residents who are wishing to improve their computer skills will find it convenient and useful in pursuing their personal goals. 

The Career Coach classes will be cancelled if the host site's schools are cancelled or delayed due to inclement weather.