Career Advancement Training (CAT)

Days/Hours of Availability

Classes held Tues, Wed, Thurs from 9am to 12pm for 6 weeks.

Client Eligibility Criteria

Difficulty in finding or retaining a job. 

Contact

Angel Shafer - Intake & Assessment Specialist
(402) 471-4515 ext. 146
ashafer@lincoln-action.org

Program Description  

Career Advancement Training (CAT) is soft-skills focused program designed to provide individuals with training in the skills needed to find, apply for, secure, and retain employment including professionalism, life skills, and interpersonal skills.  The classes are designed to give participants many opportunities to practice these skills in both the safe environment of the classroom and real life situations in the community.  Participants attend three, three-hour classes per week for six weeks.  We address issues that often affect attendance such as child care, transportation, time management, stress management, budgeting, and accountability.  Then we focus on issues that pertain to on the job success such as communicating with co-workers and supervisors, receiving and giving criticism, conflict resolution, attitude, anger management, teamwork, diversity, and customer service.  Finally we teach resume writing, interview and self-presentation skills, cover and thank you letters, and job search.  We support students even after classes have finished assisting them with job search and staying in contact with them and their new employers even after they are hired.

For more information, click here to see the CAT brochure or here for CAT FAQs.