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Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your Mac in Just Five Lessons —
with Boomer Tech, Bangor Adult & Community Education
Doing basic internet searches on Safari is fairly straightforward. However, within Safari there are many options most of us never explore. Join us for five lessons that will unlock the secrets of Safari: options contained in the top menu, choices provided on the opening screen, tips for more efficient searching, possibilities hidden within the share feature, and a demo of why you want to click on the AA button. After completing the five lessons you will truly know the ins and out of Safari.
Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your Mac in Just Five Lessons —
with Boomer Tech, Bangor Adult & Community Education
Veterinary Assistant Series
with Tracy Heyland, Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education
Web Design Certificate
with Tonya Wright and Marcus Lander, Five Town CSD Adult & Community 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 the 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
Offered 4 times/year, call for dates.
Welder Technician
with Ed2Go, Massabesic Adult and Community Education
Start Anytime! Do you like to work with your hands? Are you looking for a career where you can do what you love and make good money? This online Welder Technician course is an accelerated training package that will provide you the required knowledge and skills you need for success as a welder. The course provides an intensive overview of the skills necessary for a welder technician to perform the job, including lessons in math, inspection, safety, materials, quality, metal cutting, grinding, forming, robotics, rigging, and welding.
Find out more and register today by visiting the Ed2Go website.
Western Mountain Woodturning
available
with Brian Libby, Franklin County Adult Education
We are a group of woodturning enthusiasts who love all things about the art of woodturning. Our Monthly meetings demonstrate woodturning, and or embellishing (carving, painting or pyrography). We are a group with various skill levels - from the beginner to professional. Our intent is to foster the advancement and education of woodturning through demonstrations. If you are looking to turn wood and need help in organizing how to go about it please come to a meeting, we are here to share our knowledge.
Location: 129 Seamon Rd, Farmington, ME. Mt Blue High School Woodshop
Dates are Oct 9, Nov 6 and Dec 11
Wilderness First Aid - SOLO Interest list
with Jessica Steele, Ellsworth Adult and Community Education
This class isn't free. We are hoping to bring this course to our community so we are gauging the interest. Please register here if you'd like to be alerted when the schedule and pricing is established.
Are you thinking about going on an outdoor trip this summer with family or friends? Are you planning on being a trip leader for a camp or guide service? Are you interested in knowing how to take care of someone if they were hurt in the backcountry? This is a perfect course for someone who would like to get a basic level of first aid training. The Wilderness First Aid is a 16-hour hands-on course. It will provide a comprehensive look at the standards and skills of dealing with:
- response and assessment
- musculoskeletal Injuries
- environmental emergencies
- survival skills
- soft tissue injuries
- medical emergencies.
This course includes 16-hours in class sessions, out of class reading, and a final exam. It can include a 2-hour CPR course. Course includes SOLO Wilderness First Aid book, Wilderness First Aid Map, 2-year WFA Certification
We are gauging interest in this class. The likely schedule will be the last weekend in September. If you register here, we will contact you when the logistics for the course are finalized.
Wilderness First Responder - SOLO Interest List
with Jessica Steele, Ellsworth Adult and Community Education
NOTE: This class is not free - we don't have a price for it. We are hoping to bring this class to our community if there is sufficient interest. Sign up here if you want to be alerted when the schedule and price are determined.
This 72-80 hour Wilderness First Responder Course provides an in depth look at the skills and standards of the following • response and assessment • musculoskeletal injuries • environmental emergencies • survival skills • soft tissue injuries • medical emergencies. This is an intensive first aid course designed for participants that are working in a position of leadership in an outdoor setting such as Maine guides, backcountry leaders, ski patrollers or raft guides. If you are a current EMT you may receive continuing education credits. Once you receive your WFR certification you may take the steps to become certified as a Wilderness EMT. The course includes SOLO Wildcare - Working in Less Than Desirable Conditions and Remote Environment textbook, 3-year WFR Certification, and 2-year CPR certification.
Note: to receive certification, participants must pass written and practical exams.
We are currently gauging interest in this class which is tentatively scheduled for the month of October on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and two weekends.