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Topics > Business / Career
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Buying & Selling on Facebook Marketplace
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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Have you ever wanted to try Facebook Marketplace but haven't known where to start? Learn about the safe way to reach more people to sell your items. We'll also give you best practices when purchasing an item from the marketplace.
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Event Planning
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$79.00 (1 section available)
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Discover the world of event planning. Learn the skills needed to become a successful event planner. Planning details of various types of events will be explored and students will have the opportunity to present their mock event for the class. The class will also go over budgets, project management, building customer relationships, and so much more. This class will also show you how to create your own event planning business and do the marketing for it. Learn from a certified event planner.
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Fear of Public Speaking
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$89.00 (1 section available)
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It's been said that most people fear public speaking more than death. This class will help you enjoy life a little more, particularly when it comes to public speaking. Fear of Public Speaking is designed for business professionals who have the desire to take the next step toward a leadership position in their career, as well as for others who simply want to improve their presentation skills -- whether for large audiences or small group settings. This class provides a fun, interactive environment that will help introverts, and even extroverts, overcome any personal reservations about talking in front of others.
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Floristry Training Non-Credit Certificate
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$249.00 (1 section available)
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Do you love flowers? Consider a career in the floral industry! This intensive 10-week entry level program will prepare you for the ever-growing, ever-exciting field of floral design. Students will learn the practices, concepts, and applications used in the floral industry in order to obtain the acquired knowledge and skills needed to ensure accessibility of employment within the floristry arena. Students will earn a Certificate of Attendance. Cost of materials is extra and will be discussed at the first class.
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How to Become a Professional Organizer
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$29.00 (1 section available)
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Learn how to develop your passion for organizing into a career. In this workshop, learn the steps required and skills needed to become a professional organizer.
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How to Finance Real Estate Purchases
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$39.00 (2 sections available)
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This course will explain various methods of funding single and multi-family real estate transactions and will be useful for both first-time home buyers and real estate investors. Students will learn about traditional and creative strategies for financing real estate. Also covered will be borrowing requirements, avoiding common mistakes, spotting rate trends and explanations of finance as it pertains to borrowing. Students who take this class will gain valuable insights that will be helpful whether the intent is to buy a home to live in or to buy for investment purposes.
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How to Select High Quality Tenants and Reduce Landlord Stress
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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This course will teach present and future landlords how to reduce the risks of leasing rental units on their own and minimize the stress that comes from being a landlord and a property manager. Students will learn how to screen rental applicants, how to properly review credit reports, how to encourage the strongest applicant to apply, how to increse the pool of applicants for each unit, how to resolve conflicts and how to reduce the stress of property management.
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How to Start a Small Business
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$119.00 (2 sections available)
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In this 15-hour overview course students will learn the basics of what it takes to start a small business. Practical topics include the fundamentals of financing, laws and legal structures, marketing, selling skills, insurance, taxes and record keeping. Students will also learn about the personality of the successfully self-employed and gain links to resources that help small businesses succeed.
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How to Start Investing in Real Estate
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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This course will introduce students to real estate investing and will cover how to buy, rehab, rent, and sell. Students will learn the main strategies for getting into real estate investing for rehab or for rent. Also covered will be the fundamentals of financing, property selection, maintenance, marketing, area consideration, building types, tenants, and contractors. Students who take this class will gain valuable insights that will help prevent costly mistakes.
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Interview Skills: How to Utilize Your Speech, Body Language and Resume to Your Benefit
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$29.00 (1 section available)
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Are you looking for a new job or hoping to apply for a promotion? Did you recently get a job in which you are interviewing candidates for your company? This course will work on how to gain skills for both interviewers and interviewees. It will apply how to utilize your voice and body language to your benefit, while remaining concise and confident, whether in person or on Zoom. Mock interviews will be held during the course as well as resume writing and/or reviewing.
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Presentation Skills: Speaking Skills And Presentation Software
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$29.00 (2 sections available)
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Are your presentation skills needing adaptation to an online format? Would you like to enhance your ability to develop presentations that hold your audience's attention? This course will work on specific examples to create visual resources for presentations, as well as outlining and organizing a presentation. We will look at the similarities and differences of online versus in person presentations, whether they be trainings, speeches, interviews or team meetings.
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Project Management Professional Certifi cation
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$2,395.00 (2 sections available)
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This project management preparation program will prepare participants to sit for the Project Management Professional (PMP® certification) certification exam. The course will use the latest edition of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK®) to learn and review project management methodology and theory. Participants will complete sample exam questions and discuss correct answers and reasoning behind them. Topic areas include: project management framework and processes, including scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, risk, procurement, Agile topics, and communication management. Application for the exam will be completed. Students will also create an application to sit for the exam and explore practice questions and exams. This course is facilitated by a practicing, certified project manager with multiple certifications.
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Property Management & Landlording
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$119.00 (1 section available)
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Learn about the rights and responsibilities of renting and managing property. Students will explore legal topics that directly affect the management of residential or commercial properties. Topics covered include contracts, leases, rent collection, eviction, liability and safety, landlord tenant rights, and notification of changes in services.
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Real Estate Law
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$129.00 (1 section available)
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Learn the basics of real estate law, including investing, title searching, and mortgages. Explore the legal issues involved in real estate law, from investing to title examinations. You'll not only master the essentials, but you'll receive hands-on applications and examples that will show you how to use this knowledge in a day-to-day real estate practice or in personal real estate investing.
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Starting a Consulting Business
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$39.00 (1 section available)
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Learn how to step a consulting practice based on your specific skill set and knowledge. We'll also discuss finances and how to market you consulting business.
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Starting a DIY Etsy Business
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$29.00 (1 section available)
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Learn how to set up your own DIY business on Etsy! Students in this course will gain a basic grasp of using Etsy from creation of a site to maintaining a successful shop.
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Step Up to Leadership
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$199.00 (1 section available)
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Don't supervise . . . superlead your team to breakthrough performance. Supervisors and managers who understand this simple truth and know how to implement it are the ones who create impact in today's organizations. They develop high performance teams that get results because they know how to lead a team - not just manage it. When you finish this workshop, you will be able to: Create a sense of direction for your team, Lead by example, Communicate with precision, Be cool under pressure, Resolve conflicts quickly before they affect the whole group, Convert negativity into positive production, Listen effectively, Work smarter, not harder, Delegate responsibility, authority and accountability and give difficult feedback without creating resentment
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Voiceover Acting
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$139.00 (2 sections available)
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Learn about voiceovers and their many applications in radio, television, films, documentaries, audio books, training and educational materials, etc. Topics include various types of voiceover narration, vocal improvement techniques, pronunciation and enunciation, reading lines and scripts, accent and character voices, and commercial voiceover opportunities. The process of making demo recordings and finding casting agents will also be discussed.
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Wedding Planning Career Introduction Weddings As a Business Introduction
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$49.00 (1 section available)
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The study material for this course is specifically designed to be an introduction to wedding planning and help the individual decide if the career is the right choice for them. In addition to making wedding dreams come true, wedding planners can save couples time, money and how to avoid those costly planning mistakes. Students will understand exactly what is needed to enter into the ever-evolving world of the wedding industry. Overviews of basic skills needed; how to begin a business; tips on advertising, marketing, interviewing clients, budgeting and much more will be discussed. Students will be presented a Certificate of Training for this Introductory Course by a Master Wedding Planner of the Association of Bridal Consultants.
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