Biddeford Adult Education
Biddeford, ME
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in Business & Skills Training at Biddeford Adult Education
Certificate in Web Design
with Marcus Lander, Biddeford Adult Education
Online users say a website’s design is the number one criteria for deciding whether a company is credible or not, according to recent research. Understanding what it takes to produce effective web design is essential in today’s market of highly saturated digital competition. First discover the basics of web design using HTML and CSS. No prior knowledge of HTML or web design is required. After the first course you will have the info you need to plan and design effective web pages. Then find out how to create effective and dynamic websites/applications. Take away a functioning web application hosted on a web server that is both accessible and Search Engine Optimized. Finally, learn about responsive design process, advanced layout and design features. Plus explore industry standard technologies and frameworks. This Certificate must be taken in the following order: - Introduction - Intermediate - Advanced
Certificate in Workplace Communication
with Sally Klauss, Biddeford Adult Education
Good communication in the workplace is more important than ever. And critical to your career advancement and success. Come get a comprehensive and intensive preparation with skills and techniques you can put to use on Monday morning. Take back a workable conflict management model, along with successful and practical conflict management strategies. Then work with a pro to learn how to improve your negotiation skills for a win-win outcome, including helping others to get what they want, so you get what you want. Finally, find out more about yourself and others using personality profiles for better work performance. You will be learning from some of our more popular instructors, and taking away new how-to skills that work.
Coding Certificate
with Andi Helmi, Jeff Kritzer, Biddeford Adult Education
Coding is becoming one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today. As a result, coding has become a core skill that bolsters one?s chances of becoming a higher value to organizations. The highest demand is for programming languages with broad applicability. Begin by getting introduced to the basics of computer programming and various programming languages. Then go to the next level and acquire all the basics of HTML and CSS. You will learn the relationship between these two industry-standard web page coding languages and the step by step process of hand coding and building web pages. Finally, discover the advanced features of CSS and learn how to use this very powerful language. Students must take the Coding Certificate classes in the below order: - Introduction to Coding - HTML Fundamentals - CSS Fundamentals
Conflict Management
with Sally Klauss, Biddeford Adult Education
A recent study conducted by the American Management Association (AMA) revealed that the average manager spends more than 20 percent of their day engaged in or reacting to a conflict situation. This study also identified that out of twenty-five management skills, conflict management was the only one positively correlated to higher earnings and promotion. Discover a workable conflict management model, discuss case studies in conflict management, and then take away successful conflict management strategies to apply in your workplace.
Digital Marketing Certificate
with Dan Belhassen, Biddeford Adult Education
Come get a fundamental yet advanced introduction to eMarketing, including improving email promotions, analyzing your web site traffic, doing search engine optimization, and how to successfully employ online advertising. Relevant for any type of organization, including businesses, companies, non-profits, and government agencies. No eMarketing experience or expertise is necessary. If you are already at an advanced level, your instructors are experts and can provide the latest most advanced information and answer your toughest questions.
Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate
with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education
The Adobe software tools are the leading software for graphic design. Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard computer illustration software. Use Illustrator to draw shapes and design logos, flyers, posters, banners, business cards or any other vector graphics for print or web. Adobe InDesign is the industry standard page-layout program that works with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop seamlessly. InDesign allows you to create simple to complex multi-page documents such as brochures, flyers, books and magazines. Use Adobe Photoshop to effectively work with selection and editing tools, layers, and masks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images or create your own composite digital art work. Access to the Adobe software tools required. Software Requirements: For all online Adobe classes, students are responsible for purchasing their own software for their course. Trial versions of Adobe software are sometimes available on the Adobe company website. If you're taking the entire “Graphic Design certificate” you'll need Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Otherwise you may sign up for a single software. There is no school discount through LERN. More information on Adobe Creative Cloud software can be found at adobe.com
Improving Email Promotions
with Dan Belhassen, Biddeford Adult Education
Discover new ways to improve your email promotions, including when to email, what to email, and testing email copy. Then find out how to analyze your email response rates, including getting the bench marks for open rates and click through rates. Learn how to improve your email promotion and responses with tracking and testing. Get a basic introduction to email promotions. If you are advanced, your instructor is an email expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.
Introduction to ChatGPT
with Elizabeth Flanagan, Biddeford Adult Education
Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with ChatGPT, the fastest-growing app in the world. With over 100 million users within the first two months of launch, discover why everyone is talking about this revolutionary platform. In this course, you'll learn how AI tools can dramatically increase your productivity and provide you with a competitive advantage in the workplace. Designed for anyone seeking to acquire new skills, you?ll gain an understanding of the capabilities of AI tools and how to leverage them to achieve your goals faster and easier than ever before. Don't get left behind in the AI revolution - join this course and learn how to capitalize on the opportunities it presents. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this course is for you. Take the first step towards unlocking your full potential with ChatGPT.