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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />

Excel Application Specialist<br />

Certificate-36 hours<br />

By completing this certificate, you will<br />

develop or upgrade the Excel spreadsheet<br />

application skills necessary in high priority<br />

occupations such as financial managers,<br />

accounting clerks, secretaries and administrative<br />

assistants as well as other jobs that<br />

require a proficiency in spreadsheet processing<br />

skills to present data in a meaningful<br />

and useable format such as reports and<br />

charts. You will be required to take three<br />

course modules in order to complete this<br />

certificate program. You will also prepare to<br />

take the MOS certification test (Microsoft<br />

Office Specialist Program in Excel), which<br />

is not included in the price of this certificate.<br />

The following courses are required.<br />

See page 33 for course information.<br />

Excel Level 1, Entering Data &<br />

Formulas in Spreadsheets<br />

Excel Level 2, Decision Making<br />

Techniques with Excel<br />

Excel Level 3, Consolidating &<br />

Working with Large Spreadsheets<br />

Internet & Computing Core<br />

Certificate IC3 Test Prep-55 hours<br />

This IC3 Core Certificate and Test Prep<br />

provides the necessary prerequisite skills<br />

for anyone employed in a job requiring<br />

basic computer skills that are needed by<br />

office clerks today. You will be prepared to<br />

take the IC3 Certification Test not included<br />

in the price of this course, which will validate<br />

that you have the basic computer and<br />

Internet skills being considered for employment.<br />

The following courses are required.<br />

See page 33 for course information.<br />

Computer Basics Using Windows XP<br />

Word Level 1, Word Processing Basics<br />

Excel Level 1, Data & Formulas in<br />

Spreadsheets<br />

PowerPoint Level 1<br />

E-mail, the Internet & more<br />

Word Application Specialist<br />

Certificate-36 hours<br />

This workforce development certificate is<br />

designed to develop or upgrade the word<br />

processing skills necessary in high priority<br />

occupations such as secretarial or administrative<br />

assistant positions as well as other<br />

jobs that require a proficiency in word processing<br />

skills. You will also prepare to take<br />

the MOS certification test (Microsoft Office<br />

Certificate Program in Word), which is not<br />

included in the price of this course. The following<br />

courses are required. See page 35<br />

for course information.<br />

Word Level 1, Word Processing Basics<br />

Word Level 2, Creating the<br />

Professional Image<br />

Word Level 3, Working Collaboratively &<br />

Incorporating Programs<br />

Computer Classes<br />

Access, Level 1, Introduction to<br />

Databases and Access<br />

Access provides the best and easiest<br />

method to organize information. Use this<br />

powerful database management tool to<br />

create tables, forms, reports, relationships,<br />

queries and a switchboard to automate<br />

the database system. Joseph Jenko, $65<br />

tuition + $10 material fee, 1.5 CEUs<br />

DAPX 0027-01 5 Wednesdays starting<br />

September 26, 6-9 p.m.<br />

Access Level 2,<br />

Fine Tuning Databases<br />

Go beyond the basics to make sure your<br />

databases are reliable. Learn to use referential<br />

integrity with field properties and<br />

relationships. Create calculating queries<br />

and work with forms and subforms.<br />

Design reports that will analyze your data<br />

more effectively. Macros and VBA will also<br />

be discussed. Joseph Jenko, $85 tuition +<br />

$10 material fee, 2 CEUs<br />

DAPX 0032-01 6 Wednesdays starting<br />

October 31, 6-9:20 p.m.<br />

(no class November 21)<br />

AutoCAD Level 1, Mastering 2D<br />

Drawings Certificate-42 hours<br />

This workforce development course is<br />

designed to instill or improve computer<br />

aided drafting skills for an individual who<br />

would like to gain employment or<br />

advancement as a mechanical or architectural<br />

drafts person involved in 2D<br />

Drawings, a high priority occupation as<br />

identified by the Pennsylvania<br />

Department of Labor as well as the<br />

<strong>Westmoreland</strong>-Fayette <strong>County</strong> Workforce<br />

Investment Board. Purchase your book at<br />

the WCCC bookstore. Anthony<br />

Helpenstell, $168 tuition, 4.2 CEUs<br />

DAPX 0110-01 7 Tuesdays & Thursdays<br />

starting September 25,<br />

6-9 p.m.<br />

NEW - Backing up Your Computer<br />

What would happen if you lost all your<br />

computer files? Hard drives do fail. Learn<br />

how to back up critical files and data to<br />

prevent heartache. This course will<br />

explain which files are critical as well as<br />

which media is best for your own needs.<br />

Topics will also include backing up e-mail<br />

files and address books and how to restore<br />

lost files. Carol Shoemaker, $15 tuition +<br />

$3 material fee, .3 CEUs<br />

DAPX 0350-01 Saturday, October 13,<br />

9 a.m.-noon

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