English Pronunciation and Oral Practice- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE For non-native speakers of English who want to improve their pronunciation of English sounds so that they can be more easily understood by native English speakers. You will meet individually with the instructor to help identify the sounds that are difficult. Pronunciation practice will include oral dialogues, poem recitation, and short presentations. Learn to understand the phonetic pronunciation symbols in dictionaries. Textbook required: Please visit www.SHOPNSCC.com to order books. Prerequisite: See ESL chart at the beginning of the section for placement detail.

Integrated Skills for Advanced ESL Students-REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Intended for High-Intermediate and Advanced speakers of English as a Second Language who would like to improve their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Emphasis will be placed on building vocabulary, and increasing fluency and accuracy in all areas. Textbook required: Please visit www.SHOPNSCC.com to order books. Prerequisite: Must have completed Integrated Skills for High/ Intermediate ESL or tested into Integrated Skills Advanced.

Time Management: Take Control-REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Learn proven time management strategies for increasing your productivity and efficiency. Discover how to use effective systems for setting and achieving your goals and reducing on-the-job stress. Applying the tools and techniques outlined here, you will be prepared to meet your contemporary time challenges and balance the demands of work and personal life.

Website Design & Management with WordPress- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE WordPress has grown to become one of the world's most popular content management systems (CMS) and blogging tools. Creating a simple blog or website no longer requires knowledge of any programming language. Learn how to get your blog or website started from installing and configuring the software, to using themes, plug-ins, and widgets. At conclusion, you will have begun to design and develop your first blog or website along with managing and changing content, creating posts, adding pages, embedding video and changing media files. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

QuickBooks: Level 1-REMOTE LEARNING COURSE FREE QUICKBOOKS SOFTWARE AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS WITH REGISTRATION! An introduction to the current version of QuickBooks for Windows. Topics include chart of accounts, list of vendors, items, customers, cash sales, invoicing, payments, deposits, bank reconciliation, bill payments, and creating reports and graphs. Knowledge of computers and Windows required. Flash drive required. Textbook required: Please visit www.SHOPNSCC.com to order books.. Prerequisite: Bookkeeping and Accounting: Part 1 or equivalent experience. Students must activate their My Northshore account and download QuickBooks Software prior to first class.

Landscape and Garden Maintenance - Summer Gain hands-on experience at Long Hill, an outstanding country estate with historic gardens in Beverly owned by The Trustees of Reservations. Participate in summer landscaping and garden maintenance supervised by the Long Hill staff horticulturalists. Learn about planting, weed identification/removal, garden rejuvenation, summer pruning (including hedges), mulching, propagation and cuttings, stone laying, landscape equipment, design of summer containers, and more. Informational handouts provided.

Professional Rescuer CPR-Hybrid As a public safety professional or healthcare provider, it is your duty to respond to cardiac or breathing emergencies until more advanced medical personnel can take over. Utilizing the most current guidelines, you will be taught basic life support skills for all ages of patients (infant, child, and adult) including rescue breathing, foreign body airway obstruction, 2-person CPR and AED use. Successful completion of all skill stations and the final exam earns a certificate from the American Heart Association for Professional Rescuer CPR, valid for two years. Attendance for the entire course is required for successful completion. Cost includes a digital Ebook. Class meets virtually on Tuesday, June 1 and on Campus June 2 for lab. Note: This course is the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS). Meets the CPR requirement for accepted Health Professions students at NSCC.

Community Healthworker- REMOTE LEARNING COURSE Community Health Workers (CHW's) play a key role in ensuring the health and well-being of multi-cultural residents in a variety of community-based settings such as homes, schools, clinics, shelters, local businesses, and community centers. Learn the various components and functions of community health work including outreach methods and strategies, individual and community assessment, effective communication, cultural responsiveness and mediation, education to promote healthy behavior change, care coordination and system navigation, use of public health concepts and approaches, advocacy and community capacity building, documentation along with professional skills and conduct. The Community Health Worker (CHW) training program has been developed to align with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's recommended ten core competencies to prepare you for an entry-level positions in community health. Textbook required: Foundations for Community Health Workers:ISBN#9781119060819