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Career 'Coach' Returns to Westport Town Hall in October

The Connecticut American Job Center Southwest sponsors the career coach bus.

WESTPORT, CT — The American Job Center Southwest’s (formerly known as CTWorks) Career Coach returns to Westport Town Hall on Thursday, October 13, announced Sarah Heath, Director of the Westport Department of Human Services.

The Coach will offer a beginner’s class in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by an intermediate class in PowerPoint 2007 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

“I hope that by offering the American Job Center Southwest’s Career Coach in the Westport area, many residents who wish to improve their computer skills will find it convenient and useful in pursuing their personal goals,” said Heath in a statement.

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The Career Coach is a “training center” tour bus equipped with ten wireless computer labs offering free computer classes to residents in the greater Norwalk area. The mobile unit operates on a monthly schedule of visits to various community locations and 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.

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For more information, including the current Career Coach schedule, check the website for American Job Center Southwest at http://www.ajcswct.com.

Photo credit: American Job Center Southwest CT

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