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(Job Training, Licensure, and Certification courses)
The purpose of Occupational Extension courses is to provide short-term training, retraining, or upgrading of job skills. Courses are offered at times and locations convenient to the public and are based on interests and needs.
The Workforce Development schedule of classes is available on the College’s website: www.alamance-register.fundfive.com/course
Course offerings include but are not limited to:
- Accounting/Bookkeeping
- Aboriculture
- Auto Dealer Licensure/Relicensing
- Auto Safety/Emissions (On-Board Diagnostics)
- Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)
- Bilingual Cosmetology
- Bilingual HVAC
- BioWorks
- Blacksmithing
- Career Readiness Certificate (CRC)
- Carpentry
- Commercial Truck Driver Training (CDL, CDL-B)
- Community Dental Health Coordinator
- Computer Software Applications/ Microsoft Office Specialist
- Cosmetology Continuing Education
- CPR /First Aid
- Dog Grooming
- Drone Pilot Licensing
- EKG Technician
- Electrical Contractor License Renewal
- Electrical (Commercial and Residential Wiring)
- Emergency Medical Technician Training
- Fire Service Training
- First Responder
- General Contractor License Preparation
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- HVAC
- In Service Law Enforcement Training
- Irrigation Contractor CEUs
- Landscape Contractor CEUs
- Landscape Designing
- Manicure Technician
- Medical Coding and Billing
- Medication Aide
- Microsoft Office Specialist
- Notary Public Education
- Nursing Assistant Refresher
- Paramedic Training
- Pharmacy Tech
- Phlebotomy
- Plumbing
- Project Management
- Real Estate Prelicensing Continuing Education
- Small Engine Repair
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Test Prep
- Spanish Interpreter Program
- Substitute Teacher
- Teacher Assistant
- Welding
- WorkKeys Test Prep
- Workplace Spanish
Several large groups of courses within Occupational Extension deserve special mention and further illustrate some of the many and diverse offerings.
Courses for professional certification and licensure are a significant part of the class offerings, as shown in the list above.
Computer courses are also very popular in Workforce Development. Choices include those for beginners; Internet Fundamentals; multiple levels of Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Web Page Design; and others.
The teacher education program provides professional development courses for area educators. The offerings cover the latest methods in educational technology, reading methodology, and classroom management. Alamance Community College maintains close cooperation with local schools.
An extensive selection of more than 250 online Occupational Extension courses is available over the Internet.
Additional courses can be found in our Workforce Development Guidebook.
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