The goal of this course is to help you:

• Develop and improve your English language skills related to the U.S. employment market.
• Improve your communication skills to better communicate with customers,
  co-workers and supervisors.
• Build your confidence to compete in today’s employment market.
• Complete online and paper job applications.
• Practice job interviews.
• Prepare a professional resume (CV) and cover letter to pursue new job opportunities.

During and after this course you will:

• Be invited to attend a career education fair and learn about 10 low-cost job training programs in Northern Virginia.
• Be invited to attend a special job fair if you successfully completed the course requirements.
• Receive personalized job search assistance from NOVA’s career counselor to help achieve your career goals.

To participate in this course you need to:

• Take an ESL placement test to show satisfactory English language skills to help you succeed.
• Show documentation for employment eligibility in the U.S., such as work permit, Green Card, etc.

During the information session you can …

• Learn more about NOVA’s ESL for Employment course
• Find out about NOVA’s job search support services
• Hear about jobs with one of NOVA’s employer-partners
• Take the ESL placement test
• Register for courses
  (Bring a Picture ID and a document showing your employment eligibility in the U.S.)