Goodwill can help you gain the skills you need to get a job.

Goodwill offers free job-training and education programs and services to the public. We also provide support services and assistance in finding a job. Because jobs change lives.

Retail and Customer Service Training Program: Students receive a blend of retail-oriented training and Goodwill Works components, while also participating in two weeks of on-the-job training at a Goodwill store in order to prepare them for the retail industry.

Adult Basic Education: Participants have access to basic education classes, including English-language training, computer literacy, reading, writing, and other options designed to address gaps in their knowledge and better prepare them for the workplace.

Case Management: Experienced case managers work with participants to access basic needs such as nutrition, healthcare and transportation, removing potential barriers to workplace success.

Job Placement and Retention: Goodwill’s employment specialists work with a network of businesses to place students in jobs after completing their training programs. Our staff also provides follow up services to our Retail & Customer Service Training Program graduates for one year to help them during the training-to-work transition.

Seattle Goodwill has also partnered with WorkSource to provide access to additional job search resources at our Seattle Job Training & Education Center.

All of these programs and services are offered free of charge thanks to Goodwill store sales, generous grants from corporations, businesses and foundations, and financial gifts from individuals.