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.

https://www.ed2go.com/nscc/online-courses/goal-setting-time-management-training-self-paced/

Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills for Business and Career Success

This introductory course provides a foundational understanding of bookkeeping and accounting, focusing on the complete accounting cycle. You will learn how to analyze and record financial transactions using debits, credits, and T accounts. Key topics include posting transactions to the journal and ledger, preparing trial balances, making necessary adjustments, and generating financial statements. By the end of the course, you will have a working knowledge of essential accounting principles and be able to accurately track financial activities for a business. Instructor-led virtual or in-person classes are available. Please refer to the schedule for more details.

Course Requirements:

1. Basic computer and Windows knowledge is required.

2. Flash drive.

3. Textbook: Please visit: https://shorturl.at/KV1x0 to order textbook.

4. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

QuickBooks for Small Business Success and Career Advancement

This introductory course provides hands-on experience with the latest version of QuickBooks, focusing on essential skills for managing small business finances. Topics include setting up and managing a chart of accounts, creating and maintaining vendor, item, and customer lists, recording cash sales, invoicing, managing payments and deposits, performing bank reconciliations, and processing bill payments. You will also learn to generate reports and create graphs to visualize financial data. This course is ideal for those aiming to build foundational QuickBooks skills for professional or personal bookkeeping needs. Course Requirements: 1. Basic computer and Windows knowledge is required. 2. Flash drive. 3. Textbook: Please visit https://www.lablearning.com/QBO-Comp-2024-2025-Print.html to order textbook. 4. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

SHRM Essentials of Human Resources Management

Knowledge of HR essentials can make you a better manager, protect your company from needless litigation, and help advance your career. In cooperation with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), this course covers real-life HR issues including employment law, selecting qualified employees, compensation, the employee performance process, and much more. SHRM Essentials of Human Resources program provides a foundational overview of HR practices and behaviors. Through real-world applications and scenarios, you will be introduced to fundamental HR topics to help you effectively approach the challenging situations that you face in the workplace. Developed by SHRM, the world’s largest HR association and leading advocate for HR professionals, the SHRM Essentials of Human Resources course helps you discover the key value HR brings to the workplace. Whether you’re a student, new to HR, or in a small business environment, our course will help you develop the critical HR competencies and learn how to apply them on the job. Earn a Certificate of Completion from SHRM and earn 1.5 CEUs. Cost of class includes required digital course materials.