continuing education - Westmoreland County Community College
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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