Electronic Job Search Bookmarks -- Updated 12/15/05

Document #2b.Career Development -- Schools and Training

Compendiums: Lists of URLs related to Schools

Bay Area Colleges and Universities
BPPVE's (CA Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Vocation Education) "School Search" page

Local Academic Institutions (i.e., can grant an academic degree/diploma)

S R J C / Santa Rosa Junior College (on ETPL for many programs)
S C O E / Sonoma County Office of Education
R O P Dept of SCOE (FREE vocational training in many technical skills)
Sonoma College (on ETPL for a few programs)
S S U / Sonoma State University (on ETPL for a few programs)
University of Northern California
University of Phoenix

Training and Education Support Agencies

Directory of WIA (Workforce Investment Act) agencies throughout the state
Our Sonoma County Job Link which includes the County's administrating representatives of the WIA (Workforce Investment Act) for local training and employment services
CA Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education (CA Department of Consumer Affairs)
CAPPS - California Association of Private Post-secondary Schools
La Cooperativa- A job training, employment, information and services resource for farmworkers, advocates and service providers.
State of CA Employment Development Dept (EDD) "Trade Adjustment Act" (pdf description) laid off due to outsourcing out of U.S.
State of CA Employment Development Dept (EDD) "California Training Benefits" (pdf description) Unemployment Insurance benefits continuation for school
Experience Works - training services for seniors
North Bay Interns - Internships in Marin and Sonoma County
Californina Department of Rehabilitation - services to people with disabilities
"Disability Benefits 101" - learn what's available in your situation.

Local Internship Programs (individual schools often coordinate internships and extern

County of Sonoma's Internship Proram
North Bay Interns - Internships in Marin and Sonoma County

Apprenticeships

State of CA Dept. of Ind.Relns., Div. of APPRENTICESHIP Standards
Apprenticeship (State DIR/DAS)
Apprenticeship Program Information (scroll down to the pull down menues to search programs by "County" and/or "Occupation")
Apprenticeship training programs available in California with links to descriptions.
Northern California Laborers Training Center
Local 551 Electrical Workers Union Apprenticeship
Teamsters (Union) apprenticeship training for northern California

Local Private Post-Secondary Vocational Training Agencies

Directory of local vocational schools (CA Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Vocational Education directory)
E T P L - Eligible Training Provider List (State of California list of schools approved for federal Workforce Investment Act funding)

Alchemy Institute of Healing Arts
American Red Cross - nursing training (on ETPL)
Anthony Schools of Real Estate
Assistance Dog Institute
Bar Tenders School (no job listings)
Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts (previously "I E T") (on ETPL)
Boston Reed ("Clinical Medical Ass't." on ETPL)
CHDC/ Anthony Soto Employment Training Ctr. (on ETPL)
California School of Herbal Studies
Career Transitions (on ETPL)
CompUSA computer & I.T. Training SuperCenter
Community Education at SRJC
Computer Recycling Center (not a school; provides tech-training & experience for schools/students)
Crocker Learning Center
Empire College (on ETPL)
EZ Accounting - basics, terminology, tutorial, etc.
GEI Technology, Inc. - (classroom in R.P.) engineering software training, i.e., SolidWorks
H & R Block Training School
Hypnotherapy Training Institute
IMIT / Information Management Instruction Training (on ETPL for "Admin. Asst." only)
IET / Institute for Educational Therapy - changed name to Bauman College -- see above
J Bass & Associates (on ETPL)
Julie Nation Academy Model and Talent Management - scroll down first page for course list.
Lewis Adult Education Center (on ETPL)
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College (on ETPL)
New College of California / North Bay Campus - click "Jobs at..." on left
Person Centered Expressive Therapy Institute
Petaluma Adult School ("Basic Computer" and "Job Readiness" on ETPL)
Ramekins Sonoma Valley Culinary School
Relish Culinary School (no job listings)
S R J C Tech Academy (Petaluma)
S R J C Community Education
Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Classes
Sebastopol Massage Center (on ETPL)
Sonoma College (in Petaluma) - degree and certificate programs in Allied Health and Homeland Response and Emergency Management

Specialized Vocational Training Agencies and Related Organizations outside of the area

Academy of Art College, S.F.
Boston Reed (health/medical training)
C Ed M A - Computer Education Management Ass'n.
California Culinary Academy
California Truck Driving Schools
Cert Cities - certifying I.T. professionals
Concord Law School (self-asssessment page)
Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences
GCF Global Learning - Offering free, beginning computer courses and other learning opportunities
Microsoft Training & Certification Home Page
On-Line Computer Training Schools Directory
Prometric - professional testing and certification
Seminar Finder; find professional presentations on hundreds of subjects all over.
Sequioa Intitute - Auto Tech & HVAC
Tech Skills (closest location: S.F.)
Webmonkey -- web design
Webster Institute (tech-writers)

Academic institutions outside of the area ("Distance Learning")

Sloan-C Catalog of On-Line Educational Programs
Free Academy of Career Training - On-line/fee/high-tech/I.T.
'geteducated.com' -- distance learning consulting firm
MindLeaders e-Learning
New College of California, North Bay Campus
Virtual University

Financial Aid Resources

'Scholarships.com'
"FinAid" smart student guide to financial aid
JFCS Financial Aid Center
fastWEB! (Financial Aid Search Through the Web)
CollegeBoard (paying for college)
The Gray Foundation - a Sonoma County focused college scholarship of $1000 for local HS/GED grads
Rankin Foundation (paying partial college tuition for mature low income women U.S. citizens)
Scholarship Search
Scholarships On-Line: Scholarship Finder
Scholarship Scam Alert
Woodrow Wilson Scholarships to projects by artists and humanists
"Paying for College" from WiredScholar.com


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2a. Career Development -- Vocational Exploration

2b. back to the top of this document

2c. Career Development -- Creative Options

3a. Job Seeking -- Advice and Techniques

3b. Job Seeking -- Agencies and Classifieds

3c. Job Seeking -- Job Banks by categories

3d. Job Seeking -- Job Banks by geography

4a. Sonoma County Employers by category (A-H)

4b. Sonoma County Employers by category (I-P)

4c. Sonoma County Employers by category (Q-Z)

5. Other sites of possible interest