Education for Better Work: Self Reliance Course
Education can give you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to unlock better opportunities, improve your lives, and lift those around you. It 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.
“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.”
Course Overview
The Education for Better Work course helps you to 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
You can also view this course manual in the Gospel Library app or order a physical manual.
“Listening to other people have similar situations that I did and hearing what they had tried really developed a deep self-confidence . . . maybe I could pursue something like this, maybe I could look into this a little bit more.”
— Stephanie, participant in the Education for Better Work course
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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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Find an Education for Better Work Group to Join
Interested in taking Education for Better Work or another valuable self-reliance course the Church offers? See if one is available to join online or in your area. It’s easy to register, and the courses are free.