First Step Website

Typing Skills:

 

Using any computer at Goodwill, click on the icon called "Mavis Beacon" located on each desktop. Start practicing your typing skills but entering your first name on the initial screen and choosing the level of difficulty for each activity.

 

Complete a typing test at http://www.typingtest.com/

 

There are a variety of keyboarding education resources available at these sites:

• http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/

• http://games.sense-lang.org/

• http://play.typeracer.com/

• http://www.10keytutor.com/

 

Computer Classes:

 

Click on the websites below and talk to your Job Specialist about these FREE computer course you can enroll in after First Step class is over.

• ​Boston Public Library Computer Classes Schedule: http://bpcc.bpl.org/class-schedules/

• Asian American Civic Association (AACA): Contact Oscar Wong regarding dates/times for the next class: oscarwong@aaca-boston.org OR 617-426-9492, ext. 209 (After you complete this program, you will be eligible to get a brand new laptop for $50)

• Mattapan Tech: http://www.mattapantech.com/now-enrolling.htm

• Urban League: http://www.ulem.org/online-learning-readiness

OR

If you are interested in office work but need to brush up your skills:

Register at Office Team Staffing Agency: https://www.roberthalf.com/officeteam/job-seekers/job-training-programs   Once you register, you will be called for an assessment of skills. Then, if needed, they will train you FOR FREE in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)