Career & Training

Basic Skills Building

Enhance Your Employability

To help fill gaps in your education and improve basic skills in preparation for successful job training, Goodwill offers free Adult Basic Skills classes.

From GED preparations to Career Readiness Certification, computer basics and more, we can help you gain the skills needed to get ahead. Goodwill offers free educational programs that can help you find a new job or advance within your current situation.

GED Preparation

Is lack of a high school diploma keeping you from getting a better job or attending college? The GED Tests can help you move on to that next level.. Before taking the GED Tests in Arkansas, you must take and pass the official GED Practice Tests through an approved testing program such as Goodwill's Adult Education GED Program. Our training labs are set up to help you prepare for your GED, providing instruction in five GED subject areas: mathematics, writing, reading, social studies, and science. Let us help you reach higher levels of success! Visit our Career Centers location page to find GED preparation classes near you. (Services vary by location)

Computer Basics

Classes offer students the opportunity to update their computer skills with hands-on instruction, from Microsoft Office, to computer basics, email and more. You can also take self-paced lessons online through our online learning resources.

Online learning resources

For an individual to succeed in the workplace, he or she must have solid educational skills. Learn at your own pace with our online training classes. Improve in technology, math and reading so that you can achieve success in the workplace. Click here to get started today.

Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy (WAGE)

Goodwill works in conjunction with Arkansas WAGE to offer a work-readiness program designed to ensure that unemployed and underemployed Arkansans have the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace. WAGE provides training and certification in employability, industrial and clerical skills. The training is free and open to the public.

WAGE Classes Include:
• GED Instruction
• Keyboarding
• Job Preparation
• Basic Computer Literacy

WAGE Certifications Include:
• Clerical
• Industrial
• Employability
• Career Readiness

Class Locations

Classes are offered at our Career Center and Adult Education Centers throughout Arkansas. Classes vary by location. Click here to find a Center near you to find out about local offerings.