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The US Department of Labor's Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program has created a free and open online library called SkillsCommons containing free and open learning materials and program support materials for job-driven workforce development.  The Open Educational Resources (OER) are produced by over 700 community colleges across the nation and can be found, reused, revised, retained, redistributed and remixed by individuals, institutions, and industry. SkillsCommons.org is designed and managed by the California State University and its MERLOT program for the Department of Labor's TAACCCT program.
We have selected over 100 FREE AND OPEN courseware files that you can use as part of your textbook affordability program.


EXPLORE THE SHOWCASE OF OPEN COURSEWARE FOR CTE

Open CourseWare are collections of fully online learning materials organized in the scope and sequence of a college course. The online course materials are free and open for anyone to use and the learner can use the open courseware to acquire skills and knowledge at their own pace and on their own time. There is no instructor for open courseware.

You can download the course curriculum and use and revise some or all of the materials for our own courses FOR FREE.

 

 


EXPLORE OPEN COURSEWARE BY OCCUPATION

Using the links below you can browse for Open CourseWare in SkillsCommons by various Occupations identified by the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes.  The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System is a United States government system of classifying occupations. It is used by U.S. federal government agencies collecting occupational data, enabling comparison of occupations across data sets. For more information visit the U. S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classifciation (SOC) system.

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Architecture and Engineering Occupations (17-0000)
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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (49-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (27-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Legal Occupations (23-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Building & Grounds, Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (37-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (19-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Business and Financial Operations Occupations (13-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Management Occupations (11-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Community and Social Services Occupations (21-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Military Specific Occupations (55-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Computer and Mathematical Occupations (15-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Office and Administrative Support Occupations (43-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Construction and Extraction Occupations (47-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Personal Care and Service Occupations (39-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (25-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Production Occupations (51-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (45-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Protective Service Occupations (33-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (35-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Sales and Related Occupations (41-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (53-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses
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Healthcare Support Occupations (31-0000)
Online Courses | Hybrid/Blended Courses

EXAMPLES AND SUPPORT FOR REUSING AND REVISING OPEN COURSEWARE


Reuse Showcase

Explore a showcase of TAACCCT material that has been reused by other institutions.

Makeover Showcase

Explore a showcase of TAACCCT material that has been revised by other institutions.

 

SkillsCommons provides a wealth of resources to help you connect with projects, resources, experts, and support services.   Explore the SkillsCommons CONNECT CENTERSUPPORT CENTER , and SHOWCASES for more information.


MERLOT and SkillsCommons Tools

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ADD Free and Open Educational Resources You're Using or Created into MERLOT

Are you using OER in your teaching or your learning? Have you created free and open teaching materials? We invite you to catalog these resources in MERLOT. Your colleagues and students around the world will thank you!

IT IS EASY!

First: Become a member of MERLOT (It will take about 2 minutes and it is FREE).

Second: Fill out the online form to contribute a Material. (It will take about 4 minutes the first time.  MERLOT provides systematic instructions on our YouTube Channel and a handout (PDF).

 


Enter key words below to search the SkillsCommons library for Free Workforce Development OER

 

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Enter key words below to search the MERLOT library, over 75 other open libraries, and more!


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