What are Skillshops?
Skillshops are free workshops offered by various campus departments and community partners. These workshops are designed and presented with the purpose of helping students succeed, whether it be in the classroom, at home, or in the real world, and cover a wide range of topics. Skillshops are free and open to all Palomar College students.
Our Skillshop categories include the following:
- Academic Success
- Career Exploration & Planning
- Financial Aid Assistance
- Financial Literacy
- Health & Wellness
- Peer to Peer
- Palomar Promise Student Engagement (*open to current Promise students)
- Student Life & Leadership
- Student Support Programs
- Transfer Success
How to Register?
Skillshops are offered in-person, virtual and HyFlex (online/in-person). Registration will be required to participate in each session.
- Browse the Event Calendar
- Select the Skillshop, and click on the red RSVP button. You will be taken to the Registration page.
- Fill out the pre-registration form using your Palomar student email and submit.
- Check your email. You will receive a confirmation email with the event details. If virtual, the confirmation email will include the Zoom meeting ID and passcode to join. If you don’t receive a confirmation email, then the email was entered incorrectly. Please resubmit the registration form if this occurs.
*Please make certain when filling out the registration form, you have entered your Palomar student email correctly; otherwise, you will not receive the Zoom details to join the virtual session.
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Let’s Talk! Join the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) for a Skillshop on “Healthy Relationships.” Learn about how you can build healthy relationships and healthy boundaries. We will teach you to identify Healthy and Unhealthy communication. Walk away with resources available to you so you can take care of your mental health! Attending this Hyflex… Continue Reading Skillshop: Healthy Relationships (HyFlex) |
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This workshop will cover how to answer commonly asked and behavioral interview questions. Students will also learn why certain questions get asked in interviews and how to provide outstanding answers. It will also cover how to use LinkedIn as a networking tool and a way to create your own professional brand. Attending this Hyflex workshop… Continue Reading Skillshop: Interviewing/LinkedIn & Networking (HyFlex) |
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Join our behavioral health counselors in a Skillshop about self-care. You will learn: the meaning of self-care and burnout, myths around self-care and how to build a self-care routine. Attending this Hyflex workshop in person? Meet us at the Welcome Center (WC-112) on the San Marcos campus. Please click on the RSVP button below to register for… Continue Reading Skillshop: Managing Your Mood: Self Care and Burnout (Hyflex) |
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Join the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) for an opportunity to ground yourself in your goals and remind yourself why you are on this journey, through visual art. Create wit others and take the time to re-imagine your dreams! Supplies will be provided, just bring your creativity to this in person Skillshop! Attending this Skillshop in person?… Continue Reading Skillshop: Financial Tips for Students (Virtual Only)
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This workshop will highlight the coursework needed for transfer, review university choices, and discuss strategies for successful transfer from Palomar to a university or college. Attending this Hyflex workshop in… Continue Reading Skillshop: Transfer Strategies & Planning (HyFlex) |
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Join our Lead Registered Nurse for Narcan Administration Training available to all staff, faculty and students. Learn what it is, how to use it and receive a free dose upon… Continue Reading Skillshop: Narcan Training Administration (HyFlex)
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This brief presentation is your first step to your Transfer Success. Learn how the Transfer Center can help you reach your goals. Please come with questions as there will be… Continue Reading Skillshop: Transfer Overview (HyFlex) |
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Join behavioral health counselors as they introduce you to a way to recognize and cope with stress. Learn about: preventing & managing stress, how to calm the body & mind,… Continue Reading Skillshop: Managing Your Mood: De-Stress Strategies (Hyflex)
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Join us for an upcoming Financial Aid Informational Workshop designed to help you navigate the financial aid process with confidence! In this session, you will learn how to complete the… Continue Reading Skillshop: Financial Aid Overview (Hyflex)
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Join the Police Academy Coordinator, Juliette Barnes, to learn about: * Law enforcement hiring overview * Police Academy requirements * Academy application process * Preparing for the academy program This… Continue Reading Skillshop: Blueprint to the Badge: A Guide to the Police Academy (Virtual Only) |
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Complete your 2026–2027 FAFSA or CADAA with support from financial aid experts. Join us for a hands-on workshop where staff will guide you step-by-step through the application process. To make… Continue Reading Skillshop: Hands-On Financial Aid Assistance (In-Person)
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