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Free Workshops and Classes
DLR and our workforce partners offer instructor-led classes and workshops both in-person and virtually at no cost to you. Classes focus on improving your skills in finding a job, on the job, and in your life.
Classes and Workshops include:
For date and location details on these classes or to register please see links under each workshop or class description.
Job Search Workshops
DLR is here to help reach employment goals, no matter where someone is on their employment journey.
Job Search Workshops, offered in-person and virtually, are free workshops for people recovering from job loss or enhancing their job search skills. Trained instructors speak on modern-day techniques used to successfully find employment, plus other topics like:
- Resume and cover letter writing
- Interviewing etiquette
- Where to start looking
- Using social media
- And much more
For date and location details on classes listed below or to register, visit the Department of Labor and Regulation Events Listing at sd.gov.
Digital Safety
Learn how to safeguard your private information while using the internet. Topics include:
- Safeguard and protect against identity theft
- Create secure passwords
- Internet and smart phone security
- Insured banking options
For date and location details on classes listed below or to register, visit the Department of Labor and Regulation Events Listing at sd.gov.
Financial Literacy
Learn facts about the financial world while receiving guidance with your personal budget through adult education.
Financial Literacy Courses, offered in-person and virtually, cover a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to:
- Create a personal budget
- Open and manage checking/savings accounts
- Make informed financial decisions
- Manage spending, credit, and debt
- Understand, evaluate, and compare financial products, services, and opportunities to make informed financial decisions
For date and location details on classes listed below or to register, visit the Department of Labor and Regulation Events Listing at sd.gov.
Soft Skills: Bring Your 'A' Game
In addition to hard skills (like technical knowledge and training), soft skills like accountability and attitude are just as important. Bring Your ‘A’ Game is a workshop focusing on the seven foundational workplace skills of work ethic.
The virtual version, Bring Your ‘A’ Game Anywhere is the perfect solution for soft skills development to keep elevating your work ethic – any time, anywhere on any device. Participants can develop these skills no matter where they are to prepare for sustained, gainful employment.
Bring Your ‘A’ Game workshops are offered at no cost to businesses and individuals, subject to funding availability.
What South Dakota Participants are Saying
For date and location details on classes listed below or to register, visit the Department of Labor and Regulation Events Listing at sd.gov.