Career Development & Continuing Education

Louisville Urban League offers Continuing Education and Career Development courses for job seekers looking to increase your skills, demonstrate your focus, and show a dedication to self-improvement.

Penn Foster Career Development Courses

Career Readiness Bootcamp

Refresh your soft skills – the “power skills” you’ll need to stand out in any job with this introductory Career Certificate program covering teamwork, planning and organizing, productivity tools, integrity, customer focus, and more.

High School Diploma

Penn Foster’s high school program consists of 16.5 core credits and you choose 5 elective credits, ranging from academic electives, like American Literature and Algebra to career pathway electives, like Auto Repair and Vet Assistant. The core curriculum is made up of English, Math, Social Science, Science, Arts and Humanities as well as Health and Physical Education courses.

Auto Repair Technician

The auto Repair Technician, career diploma program, will prepare students to enter the automotive repair field by studying the major automotive systems and the procedures for troubleshooting and repairing those systems. This program will also assist students in preparing for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Tests!

Skills Covered:

  • Engine Repair
  • Automotive Brakes
  • Automatic Transmissions and Transaxles
  • Suspension and Steering

Health Information Clerk

This program will prepare students to organize, process, store, and retrieve medical records, including electronic health records.

Skills Covered:

  • Customer Service, Confidentiality, and Medical Terminology
  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Electronic Medical Records

IT Support Specialist

Penn Foster College’s online IT Support Specialist Career Diploma program consists of courses to help you gain the knowledge and skills employers are seeking. Our program will help you understand technology careers, hardware basics, operating system installation, networking protocols, and more.

Skills Covered:

  • Workplace Skills for IT Support Specialists
  • Computing Hardware, Networking, and Mobile Devices
  • Operating Systems and Computer Security
  • Network Protocols and Internetworking

Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician Career Diploma Program is in ASHP/ACPE candidate status for accreditation and is aligned with ASHP/ACPE standards to prepare you to successfully pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) certification exams.

Skills Covered:

  • Math for the pharmacy technician
  • Law, ethics, and confidentiality in healthcare
  • Pharmacology and drug classes
  • Sterile and nonsterile compounding
  • Pharmacy billing and management
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The Louisville Urban League, as a National Urban League affiliate, has partnered with Penn Foster to offer career-focused courses to jobseekers. Offered on Penn Foster’s mobile-friendly platform, these programs allow you to learn when and where you want – at a pace that’s right for you.

For  more about this program, contact the Louisville Urban League’s Center for Workforce Development team at [email protected].

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Kentuckiana Builds

Begin your career in the construction skilled trades with a strong foundation. Through an articulation agreement between IKORCC and The Louisville Urban League, we offer accelerated access to union apprenticeship opportunities for students enrolled in the KYB program. The Center for Workforce Development offers several NCCER introductory core curriculum courses to help you launch your career in construction:

  • Construction Basic Safety
  • Construction Math
  • Hand Tools & Power Tools Certification
  • Construction Drawings
  • Basic Communication Skills
  • Basic Employability Skills
  • Material Handling
  • OSHA 10 Certification
  • CPR/First Aid/AED Certification

Urban Senior Jobs Program

Senior Tech (*available for USJP participants only)

FREE computer classes to help teach people 55+ and over how to use basic office applications (e.g., Word, Excel), email, social media, and Zoom.  The program makes it an easy-to-understand tool for senior learning.

GoSkills (*available for USJP participants only)  

Learn the most in-demand skill for your career from expert instructors through flexible, self-paced learning that fits your schedule. Earn a verified certificate of achievement and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Professional Development Units (PDUs). Available GoSkills courses include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Lean Six Sigma, Finance, Project Management, and Office Productivity.

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