BTOP Grant Computer Training for Job Seekers Scheduled at The Washington Twp. Public Library,

The Washington Twp. Public Library, 37 E. Springtown Rd, Long
Valley, NJ will begin offering classes to job seekers to improve their computer and job search skills. The classes will focus on the basiccomputer skills needed by every job applicant today making them more confident and self sufficient. All courses will be delivered at a basic user level, are 4 hours and built around workforce development skills.

Classes are scheduled as follows:

Windows, Monday, March 12, 2012 at 10 a.m.,
Word, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10 a.m.,

Email, March 14, 2012 at 10 a.m.,
Internet, Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10 a.m.                

To register for the classes or for more information, call the Library at 908-876-3596 or go to www.wtpl.org to register online.

The training comes as part of a $5.1 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to support the New Jersey State Library’s Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP). The program’s goal is to make Newm Jersey’s libraries strategic job-creating facilities by adding computer workstations, upgrading Internet connectivity, and providing job search assistance and workforce development programs.

 A consortium of New Jersey's community colleges will deliver training using its existing curriculum. Additional online content and training developed by New Jersey Network will also be available. More than 5 million New Jersey residents will be served through this initiative.