IwN Event Calendar Sep20 Final - How to Access, Use Filters, View Details, and Add Events

Sep 24, 2026

Illinois workNet Event Calendar agenda for September 2020 explains how job seekers, students, businesses, and partners can access free event listings, view monthly or day-based calendars, and use filters such as city/zip code, keywords, LWIA, audiences, event type, grade level, series, and fields of interest. It outlines steps to access the calendar and partner resources, then describes list and event detail views, including contact, tags, and event information. It also details how to add events, required agreement to terms, and review approval timelines.

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How to access the IwN Event Calendar & Resources

Using the Event Calendar

Adding Events to the IwN Event Calendar

Upcoming Events

Accessing the Event Calendar

Partner Resources

Using the Event Calendar

Filters

Month View

List View

Viewing Event Details

Adding to the Event Calendar

Steps to Access

Illinois workNet: Event Calendar [www. illinoisworknet. com](www. illinoisworknet. com) Illinois workNet® is sponsored by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.–September 2020 ILLINOIS WORKNET EVENT CALENDAR AGENDA How to access the IwN Event Calendar & Resources Using the Event Calendar Adding Events to the IwN Event Calendar Demo Upcoming Events ACCESSING THE EVENT CALENDAR Job seekers, students, businesses and partners can stay up-to-date on upcoming events happening in their area or online with the Illinois workNet Event Calendar. The Illinois workNet Event Calendar is FREE to use. Anyone can view the listing of events. Anyone with an Illinois workNet account can add events to the calendar. All events are reviewed and approved before being made publicly available. Steps to Access: 1. Go to: [www.illinoisworknet.com](www.illinoisworknet.com) 2. Select Menu 3. Select Network & Connect 4. Select Event Calendar ACCESSING THE EVENT CALENDAR PARTNER RESOURCES Partners can use the event calendar to help their customers find events to meet their training and employment or business needs. Additionally, partners can add their events to the event calendar to make them easily accessible to their customers and other users in their area. Check out the Event Calendar Article for Partners for more info! Steps to Access: 1. Go to: [www.illinoisworknet.com/partners](www.illinoisworknet.com/partners) 2. Scroll to the Tools, Guides, and Initiatives section. 3. Select the Event Calendar tile. 4 USING THE EVENT CALENDAR: FILTERS Main Filters: • City or Zip Code • Keywords • LWIA Additional Filters: • Audiences • Event Type • Grade Level • Series • Fields of Interest USING THE EVENT CALENDAR: MONTH VIEW Features: Use the arrows to navigate through the months. Use the three dots to expand a day to see all events. Select between a month view vs. a day view. USING THE EVENT CALENDAR: LIST VIEW Features: Open event in new tab to view details. Expand event to view details. Expand \# of events on page or go to next page. USING THE EVENT CALENDAR: VIEWING EVENT DETAILS EVENT INFO: • Date and Time • Location • Website Info (if applicable) • Description of Event • Contact Info (if applicable) • Event Type Tags • Intended Audiences Tags • Additional Tags as needed (i.e., Series, Fields of Interest, etc.) FEATURES: • Add to Calendar – icalendar, Google Calendar, Outlook, Yahoo! Calendar • Share – Get a link or share to Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn • Print 8 ADDING TO THE EVENT CALENDAR Users with an Illinois workNet account can add events to the Calendar. Users must agree to the Terms of Service before adding an event. All events go through a review process before being made public. Events are approved within 5 business days. Steps to Access: 1. Go to: [http://illinoisworknet.com/calendar](http://illinoisworknet.com/calendar) 2. Select Add Event 3. Agree to the Terms of Service 4. Complete the Required Fields 9 TERMS OF SERVICE | ALL EVENTS ADDED NEED TO BE: | | --- | | Free or with a nominal fee for cost recovery.
Available to the general public.
Designed to help participants achieve their education, employment, or business goals. | EVENTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED IF THEY: Are not appropriate for the calendar. Lead to the selling of a product or service (including training) beyond recouping a nominal fee for cost recovery. Do not follow the Content Policy Terms of Use; or Cannot be confirmed to be a real event. More on Content Policy Terms can be found here: [https://www.illinoisworknet.com/Pages/ContentPolicy.aspx](https://www.illinoisworknet.com/Pages/ContentPolicy.aspx)

FAQs

Who can access and use the Illinois workNet Event Calendar?

Job seekers, students, businesses, and partners can stay up to date with upcoming events. The calendar is free to use and anyone can view event listings.

What main filters are available in the event calendar?

Main filters include City or Zip Code, Keywords, and LWIA. Additional filters include Audiences, Event Type, Grade Level, Series, and Fields of Interest.

How can users add events, and what is the approval timeline?

Users with an Illinois workNet account can add events after agreeing to the Terms of Service and completing required fields. Events go through a review process and are approved within 5 business days.

Sep 24, 2026

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