Education for Better Work
Self-Reliance Course
The Education for Better Work self-reliance course can help you gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to unlock better opportunities, improve your life, and lift those around you. Education fosters personal growth, better employment, and greater self-reliance, helping you reach your full potential.
God wants you to grow, improve, and pursue both practical and spiritual learning. By following the Lord’s counsel to “seek learning, even by study and also by faith” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:118), we gain both knowledge and spiritual light.
Course Overview
The Education for Better Work course helps you gain the skills and knowledge to improve your employment opportunities and achieve your career goals. Through faith-based teachings and practical strategies, you will learn how to identify your strengths, become an effective learner, set educational and career goals, and navigate the job market.
Topics in the Education for Better Work course include:
- Learning Educational Principles, Skills, and Habits
- Creating Your Self-Reliance Plan
- Understanding the Job Market
- Evaluating Training Options
- Choosing Your Program of Study
- Discovering Options to Pay for Your Education
- Presenting Your Plan
- Staying on Course
How the Course Works
The Education for Better Work course is taught in small groups where members meet together, learn from one another, and act in faith with the Holy Ghost as the teacher. Facilitators support the group by maintaining a supportive environment for sharing experiences and encouraging personal application of the lessons.
Each course group meeting includes:
- Teachings from Church leaders.
- Scripture-based principles.
- Practical assignments.
- Group discussions and goal setting.
Course Participant Stories
Stephanie: You Can Do It
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Why Gaining an Education is Important
Education provides us with the understanding and skills necessary for self-reliance, enabling us to support ourselves and our families. It also prepares us for greater service within our families, the Church, and our communities. By seeking learning through both study and faith, we gain knowledge that not only benefits us temporally but also spiritually, allowing us to fulfill our divine potential and contribute meaningfully to God’s kingdom.
God wants us to educate our minds, improve our skills, and perfect our abilities so we can be a better influence for good in the world; provide for ourselves, our family, and those in need; and build God’s kingdom (see Doctrine and Covenants 88:78–80).
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“I hope that all of you . . . realize that an education is important. So, for those that have that opportunity to do so and will work for that opportunity, I hope that you would get all the education that you can. It will bless your life in remarkable ways and will bless your future families. But you have to have a desire, and you have to keep working at it.”
Find a Group to Join
If you don’t see a group available in your area, you’re not alone; availability varies by location. Reach out to your local leader for help finding a group or starting one.
Even if you aren’t able to join a group right now, you can still benefit from the course by studying the materials on your own or with a friend, family member, or someone in your ward.
Find a Group Near You
It’s easy to register, and the courses are free.