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Easy Reading: Training for Work - alis
These Easy Reading articles will help you decide what training you need. They will help you get the job you want. 
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Easy Reading: Training for Work

Follow these 7 steps to learn about the training you need:

Learn Why Training is a Good Idea
Make a Plan to Reach Your Training Goal
Find Out if Your Training Goal is a Good Goal
Think About Your Skills
Think About Your Learning Style
Decide What Kind of Training You Need
Decide Where You Want to Get Training

Step 1
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Learn Why Training is a Good Idea

You need to learn new skills so you can the job you want to do. If you want to be good at your job, you need training.
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Step 2
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Make a Plan to Reach Your Training Goal

Decide what dreams you want to make real. This will help you find the right training for you.
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Step 3
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Find Out if Your Training Goal is a Good Goal

Learn how to do an information interview. This will help you learn about the job you want. It will let you know if your training goal is right for you.
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Think About Your Skills

Think about the skills you have and the new skills you need for the job you want.
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Think About Your Learning Style

Think about your learning style. Decide how you like to learn and how you learn best.
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Decide What Kind of Training You Need

Learn what kind of training you need. Decide how you can learn the things you need to know.
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Decide Where You Want to Get Training

Decide where to get the training you need.
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