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| Class | Course Description (Class) | Last Class Date | Actual Start Date/Time | Hours Per Meeting | Sunday? | Monday? | Tuesday? | Wednesday? | Thursday? | Friday? | Saturday? | In District Cost | Out of District Cost | Training On Demand | Content URL | Session Format | |
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| Quickbooks Online Basics | Quickbooks OnLine is Intuit's accounting software. It is securely based in the cloud and allows your employees to access your business' financial data anytime, anywhere. Join us for a day of training on how to operate the program. | 7.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $149.00 | $298.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Quickbooks Online Basics | Quickbooks OnLine is Intuit's accounting software. It is securely based in the cloud and allows your employees to access your business' financial data anytime, anywhere. Join us for a day of training on how to operate the program. | 7.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $149.00 | $298.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| SOLIDWORKS Basics | In this introductory course, learn to navigate the SOLIDWORKS design automation software to develop sketches. You will discover the basics of creating 2D and 3D parametric models. | 3.0000000000 | false | true | false | true | false | false | false | $125.00 | $250.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Unlocking Potential: Insights from Gallups Top 5 leadership report | Join us for an overview of CliftonStrengths Top 5 report. You will receive an access code to complete before the class. CliftonStrengths Top 5 offers a comprehensive insight into your unique talent profile, derived from your responses to the CliftonStrengths assessment. Upon completion of the online assessment, you will gain access to personalized reports, interactive learning tools, and other valuable resources. These materials not only highlight your natural strengths but also provide tools to develop further and leverage your talents to achieve your fullest potential. By delving deeper into your talents and understanding your full CliftonStrengths profile, you can enhance your performance at work and in various aspects of your life allowing you to pave the way for success. | 1.5000000000 | false | false | true | false | false | false | false | $35.00 | $45.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Sweet Creations with Lisa: Valentine's Day Cookie Cakes | Show your love with a heart shaped cookie cake! Your sweetheart will love this soft and chewy cookie topped with luscious buttercream frosting and sprinkles! In this class, you will learn step by step instructions on how to make this cookie cake for your Valentine! | 3.0000000000 | false | true | false | false | false | false | false | $45.00 | $66.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Sweet Creations with Lisa: Easter Cookies | Learn to decorate Easter Sugar Cookies that are almost too cute to eat! In this class, we will use royal icing to decorate blank sugar cookies with a variety of spring pastel colors and lots of sprinkles! Students will take home their own cookie creations. | 3.0000000000 | false | true | false | false | false | false | false | $45.00 | $66.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Welcome Door Hanger | Sign up today with our Autry Adjunct Instructor and create your new door decoration. This class provides the materials that will be needed for your hanger. Be prepared laugh as you paint with friends. | 3.0000000000 | false | true | false | false | false | false | false | $40.00 | $60.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Security Guard IV Firearms | Use either a revolver or a semiautomatic pistol, but not both, in a single class. To complete the training with both types of handguns, you need to enroll twice. You will need a duty style holster, belt, three magazines, magazine pouch and 450 to 500 rounds of ammunition. Reloaded ammo is not allowed to be used in this course. Instruction fulfills the CLEET Armed License Training requirement for the type of weapon used. Price includes first attempt at written certification test. | 8.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | false | false | true | $580.00 | $1090.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Frontline Leadership - Delegation Skills Workshop | We are excited to offer this NEW add on class to our Frontline Leadership program. In this 4 hour workshop, we will cover the following objectives: -Understanding the value of delegation to you, your employees, and your organization. -Identify those tasks that could be delegated to those on your team. -Learn how to analyze a person's readiness to take on a new task. -Utilize a step-by-step process for planning for a delegation meeting. -Practice conducting a delegation conversation. | 4.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $99.00 | $122.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Supporting Independence | Supporting Independence focuses on helping the person living with dementia take part in daily activities, providing the right amount of support and balancing safety and independence while managing expectations. | 2.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $0.00 | $0.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Communicating Effectively | Communicating Effectively teaches how dementia affects communication, including tips for communicating well with family, friends and health care professionals. | 2.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $0.00 | $0.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors | Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors details common behavior changes and how they are a form of communication, non-medical approaches to behaviors and recognizing when additional help is needed. | 1.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $0.00 | $0.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Exploring Care and Support Services | Exploring Care and Support Services examines how best to prepare for future care decisions and changes, including respite care, residential care and end of life care. | 2.0000000000 | false | false | false | true | false | false | false | $0.00 | $0.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Excel 2021/365 Level 1 | What is the point of Excel Level 1? Level 1 is about familiarization with and exposure to the Excel ecosystem. Where are the basic options I am going to need, more than just the data entry? In the first of three level classes of three evening sessions each, we learn to navigate the workbook and the work sheet. Then, it is off to using shortcuts. The shortcuts in level speed up the repetitive tasks, like copy and paste. Next, the beginning of what a formula Is and how they work. We explore the shallow end of the functions included in Excel and how to incorporate them into our formulas. With two main areas left, look and feel, the learning goes to formatting the document. Making it appealing to the eye of your audience. Finally, we share some of the options that can be used to streamline the whole process. You should expect to at the least be familiar with Excel and to have increased your data throughput speed. All this information peppered with some history of and personal anecdotes that help to bring down some of the steepness from your learning curve. This class covers the NEW Microsoft 2021 updates. | 3.0000000000 | false | true | false | true | false | false | false | $109.00 | $196.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| CDL Truck Driver Training Class A | Go to Central Technology Center's website to sign up for information and to sign up for the class. https://centraltech.edu/truck-driver-training/ The program utilizes classroom instruction, range and road driving, as well as, practical application of skills used in highway driving. You will be prepared to join the trucking industry after 28 days of training. Cost is $4,800.00; tuition assistance, discounts and grants available. Upon successful completion of the class/exams and having met all requirements, students earn: Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Central Tech Truck Driver Training certificate of completion PDTI seal of attainment indicating completion of all standards The state-of-the-art facility has a driving range with more than three miles of paved roadway on 45 acres. The range is equipped with traffic signs, railroad crossing, and skill practice areas designed to allow each student to develop the skills necessary to become proficient in driving today’s tractor trailers. Two students per truck allows each student a minimum of 44 hours of drive time ensuring the ability to develop proficient driving skills including: Control/Vehicle Systems Vehicle Pre-Trip Inspection FMCSA Rules & Regulations Air Brakes Systems Coupling & Uncoupling Various Backing Maneuvers Progressive Shifting Space & Speed Management Compliance Safety & Accountability (CSA) Hours of Service Night Driving | 9.0000000000 | false | true | true | true | true | true | false | $4800.00 | $9600.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Scene Study | Actors learn through partner work how to analyze text, listen and react. Each class we dive deeper and deeper into the meat of the scene and find out how we can interpret and make it uniquely our own. There are separate sessions for youth and adults occurring on the same class dates. See "Training Details" for target audience. Join Master Instructor Savannah Sprinkle for a series of theatre classes to help build confidence in stage performance. With a degree in Musical Theatre from Elon University, Savannah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role as an educator, having worked extensively in cruise lines, regional theaters, and a national tour. She believes in the transformative power of laughter in the learning process and strives to create a dynamic and supportive classroom environment where students feel encouraged to explore their creativity. Classes will emphasize active participation and collaboration, aiming to empower students to find their own voice and express themselves authentically through the arts. | 2.0000000000 | false | false | true | false | true | false | false | $74.00 | $148.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Scene Study | Actors learn through partner work how to analyze text, listen and react. Each class we dive deeper and deeper into the meat of the scene and find out how we can interpret and make it uniquely our own. There are separate sessions for youth and adults occurring on the same class dates. See "Training Details" for target audience. Join Master Instructor Savannah Sprinkle for a series of theatre classes to help build confidence in stage performance. With a degree in Musical Theatre from Elon University, Savannah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role as an educator, having worked extensively in cruise lines, regional theaters, and a national tour. She believes in the transformative power of laughter in the learning process and strives to create a dynamic and supportive classroom environment where students feel encouraged to explore their creativity. Classes will emphasize active participation and collaboration, aiming to empower students to find their own voice and express themselves authentically through the arts. | 2.0000000000 | false | false | true | false | true | false | false | $74.00 | $74.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||
| Next-Generation Accuplacer | High school students need to contact a career counselor before registering. Once the exam is paid for it is nonrefundable. The Next-Generation Accuplacer is an exam intended to assist in the placement of new full-time students. The tests administered include Reading and Arithmetic. The Reading test assesses the test taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. The Arithmetic test focuses on computation, order of operations, estimation and rounding, comparing and ordering values in different formats, and recognizing equivalent values across formats. | 3.0000000000 | false | false | false | false | true | false | false | $10.00 | $10.00 | false | In Class | ||||