Training & Education

Culinary Arts Program – Learn valuable culinary techniques from trained chef-instructors in Goodwill’s professionally equipped kitchen. The 20-week course allows students to learn all aspects of the culinary arts, providing hands-on training with frequent one-on-one instruction.

Goodwill Central Coast Career Center– Provides free employment services for the public.

Additional services include a ServeSafe Manager and Training Certification Seminar as well as other services and resources.

Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP)
Explore local career and education opportunities. Additional Resources HERE
Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB)
MCWDB has launched some amazing new initiatives to help adults up-skill and re-enter the workforce or advance in their current careers.
SkillUp Monterey: Free online training:
Provides workers impacted by COVID-19 with over 20 weeks of paid work experience with food banks and homeless services
Pre-Apprenticeship Program: 144-hour training program that prepares adults for careers in the Construction trades
- Monterey Cadre: Leadership program for young adults 18-24
  - Small Business Grants:Grants to small employers experiencing economic stresses in order to prevent potential layoffs or facility closures during COVID-19
  - Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Adult Education
    - Mission Trails ROP
Offers Bus Driver, C.P.R., Culinary/ Food Safety, Dental Assisting, Forklift, and Nursing classes or training.