Professional Rescuer CPR 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 textbook. Note: This course is the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and meets the CPR requirement for accepted Health Professions students at NSCC.

Italian II Expand on your proficiency in listening and speaking skills in Italian, with an emphasis on increased conversation. Prerequisite: Italian 1 or equivalent experience.

Photographing the North Shore The North Shore is a spectacular place to shoot photos especially in the Summer. For each class meeting we will gather at some local, photogenic area and discover new ways of capturing the beauty of our region. While shooting you will learn about creative composition and the way light, shadows and textures help to create great photographs. Bring any camera you wish from cell phone to DSLR to mirrorless, the basics are the same and you'll develop your "photographer's eye" as we build our portfolios.

Public Speaking Learn to develop your public speaking poise, self-confidence and skills. Through presentation and delivery of individual speeches you will experience a variety of effective public speaking techniques such as breathing for relaxation, developing and maintaining eye contact, hand gestures, body language, and how to avoid unnecessary pauses such as "aah" or "umh" that are essential to becoming a success in business and personal settings. Take your first step toward overcoming your fear of public speaking by attending this course!

QuickBooks Cloud Level 1 An introduction to the current version of QuickBooks. 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. Available at Danvers Campus Bookstore.Prerequisite: Bookkeeping and Accounting: Part 1 or equivalent experience. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Time Management: Take Control 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 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.

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.