It’s graduation season, and on Thursday, Kramden Institute celebrated its newest group of Chapel Hill graduates.

A class of Chapel Hill public housing residents graduated from a four-week course called ‘Job Seeking in the Digital Age.’ This course is the second time the town and Kramden Institute have collaborated to teach residents how to incorporate technology into their lives.

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger attended the graduation ceremony.

“It was wonderful and they were all smiles,” she said. “They’ve worked so hard to understand how to use the computers and then be able to take home a laptop is pretty cool.”

At the end of the course, the participants received a free, refurbished laptop as part of Kramden’s mission to close the digital divide. The Durham-based company seeks to provide computer skills and training to those without access to technology.

“It’s part of the initiative to help train people who want to learn how to use the internet for searching for the job market that’s out there,” Hemminger said.

In the job seeking class, the Chapel Hill students learned the basics of career exploration, resume writing and applying for jobs online. They also learned professional communication etiquette and experienced hands-on practice of real-world scenarios

“Let’s just get them connected, let’s get them on there, let’s train them how to do it. When everyone gets better job skills and gets better jobs, the whole community benefits from that.”

The course was made possible by a grant from Google Fiber.

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