Technical Writing Course

In the course, you will explore the framework in which technical writing exists, the conventions it follows, and the essential elements all technical writing must have. While building your portfolio you will learn how to write to the needs of your audience, with clarity and focus, the differences between technical writing and other types of writing, ethical issues, advanced grammar rules and effective research methods, writing effectively for websites and social media. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/technical-writing-course/ Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Achieving Success with Difficult People

Does your co-worker seem to be speaking a language you don't understand? Is your boss impossible to get along with? Are you having a hard time motivating one of your employees? The key could be that their personality and yours don't mesh. This course will explore personality theories and allow you to discover your own personality and how that affects the way you think and work. You will also explore how other personalities think and work and some communication and motivational tools you can use to be able to work better with them. Students will: Explore various personality theories and identify their types for each one. Identify ways their personality types affect the way they work, act and think. Identify ways to work with people with personality styles different from their own. Reflect on what they have learned and apply it to their own work or personal relationships. Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Certified Associate in Project Management: CAPM

This course will provide entry-level project managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete the Project Management Institute's nationally recognized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam. This credential is considered the standard of excellence in the field of project management and is often a required credential in the field. This comprehensive course will use learning activities, practice exams, and assignments to help you prepare for, and successfully complete, the CAPM exam. To apply for the CAPM, students will need to have a secondary degree (high school diploma, associate's degree or the global equivalent) and 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam. https://nscc.theknowledgebase.org/search/catalog/course-description/Certified-Associate-in-Project-Management-Exam-Prep-(CAPM)-with-Organizational-Leadership/911/146 Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Entrepreneurship:

Start-up and Business Owner Management Develop enterprise management skills for starting your own business or to gain a better understanding of how to operate an established business. Learn how to use financial techniques, legal structures, funding sources, intellectual property law, operations, marketing, advertising, finances, and cash flow management to grow a start-up business. This course meets the 150 instructional hours required to take the Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification from Certiport. Exam voucher is included. Prerequisites: Keyboard and computer skills, comfort in navigating the Internet. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/entrepreneurship-start-up-business-owner-management-voucher-included/ Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month. .

Professional Grant Writing

Intended for those with prior grant writing experience to enhance their professional abilities. Learn ways current trends can impact the distribution of funds in private and public sectors, how to match grant funders and programs, missions, cultures, and norms, and best practices to create an evaluation plan using community resources. Prepare a budget with appropriate costs, cash, in-kind or leveraged matches. Practice communication skills, grant proposal submission, and write persuasive case statements. Earn 90 GPCI Education points towards certification or maintaining certification, exam not included. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/professional-grant-writing/

Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Medical Office Manager (CCPM)

Medical Office Managers and Administrative Medical Assistants handle a broad range of duties, which may include patient registration, scheduling, medical records, managing the revenue cycle, compliance regulations, human resources, health information, and general business processes that make practice management a challenging yet rewarding profession. This in-depth program combines several programs, Medical Terminology, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS), and Certified Physician Practice Manager (CPPM), to give you the foundation and training needed to be a Medical Office Manager. At successful completion of the program you will be ready to take the Certified Physician Practice Manager (CPPM) exam, offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) national certification exams offered by the National Health Career Association (NHA). Included in the program are study guide materials, practice exams, AAPC membership, Practice code tool access, and a voucher for each exam. Requirements: This course must be taken on a PC. Macs are not compatible. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/medical-office-administration/

Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Microsoft Office Associate

Learn to use the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) from beginner to advanced level. Build expertise through hands-on exercises, in-depth materials, supplemental video demonstrations, and quizzes and exams. Must be familiar with a PC, Windows, and able to launch and close programs, and manage digital files and folders. Must be taken on a PC with MS Office 365 or 2021, Macs and Chromebooks are not compatible, access to email. Prerequisites: Familiarity with a PC and in a Windows environment. You must also be able to launch and close programs, navigate to information stored on the computer and manage electronic files and folders. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/microsoft-office-specialist-associate-certification-training/

Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Time Management: Goal Setting and Workplace Efficiency

 Good time management is the stress-reducing oxygen you need to achieve excellence in everyday life. It is about focusing on the right thing and doing it right. When you become goal-oriented you will find yourself managing your time more effectively. Hence, goal setting is one of the most important time management techniques. This course will help you set goals that are your own and help you use leading-edge strategies to bring them to culmination.

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Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.