Occupational and Life Skills (OLS)
The Occupational and Life Skills (OLS) program helps adults build job and life skills and prepare for employment in the community. Through free, non-credit classes you develop workplace skills, job-search skills, and a career plan, and you can earn certificates that show employers what you can do. Classes are open to the community.
What you can earn
- Certificate of Completion in Occupational and Life Skills — complete six courses in the OLS sequence.
- Certificate of Completion in Navigating Workplace Success — build the fundamental workplace skills to start and keep a job.
You can focus on an occupational area such as carpentry, customer service, food service, greenhouse operations, hospitality, irrigation, retail sales, small engine repair, or warehousing.
What you will learn
- Workplace skills — professional conduct, communication, safety, teamwork, and problem-solving.
- Job-search and language skills — job applications, cover letters, résumés, and workplace reading and writing.
- Career planning — exploring careers, searching for jobs, making decisions, and setting goals.
Where
OLS classes are offered at the Butte College Chico Center and the Glenn County Center in Orland. Classes are also offered for participants in the Butte County Sheriff's Office Alternative Custody Supervision Program at the Day Reporting Center in Oroville.
Get started
OLS classes are free and non-credit. To learn about current classes and how to enroll, contact the college at questions@butte.edu or (530) 895-2511, or browse the class schedule below.
