Our community needs individuals who want to make a difference in a child's life.

Maine Children with intellectual challenges, autism, and mental health disorders, as well as their families, depend on Children's Behavioral Health Services, and there is a huge need in our area! A Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) is an essential member of a child's treatment team and has the chance to have an instant influence while assisting children in reaching their full potential. 

We are thrilled to provide this fantastic Blended training and certificate program to our community. You will be equipped to work with children who need services thanks to this program, while preparing yourself for employment with local social service agencies and/or school programs. Start whenever you choose, and go at your own pace. You have 6 months from your registration day to complete the course.

You will complete 12 online modules, then participate in two Live sessions: BHP LiveDay (8-9 hours offered in-person or virtually) and Ethical Considerations (2.5 hours offered virtually). You will also receive a stipend to obtain Child & Adult First Aid/CPR certification and free online training in blood-borne pathogens. Our free remote training program can get you licensed certified and started in a career that will change your life in just 40 hours. 

Required: Must be a Maine resident and at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent to become certified. The state also requires that you take an in-person cpr/first aid class.. The cost of up to $100 will be reimbursed once you have completed the American Red Cross or American Heart Saver Course. Woodfords CPR/FA classes in Westbrook, Manchester and Brewer are free for all workforce learners.

Jeffrey Carpenter, Workforce Recruitment Specialist for the State of Maine's Office of Child and Family Services through Woodfords Family Services, is here to help you through this learning opportunity by providing answers to questions and assistance with technical issues, should any arise. He is also a resource to connect you with service agencies once you have completed the training.

Whether you have never written a resume or just need to update one, this course will teach you the best ways to present your experience, skills, and career goals.  Create a cover letter that speaks to your strengths and shows why you're the righ candidate to hire! 

After your initial workshops, we provide follow up assistance as needed by appointment.  

For more information and to schedule an appointment , please call us at: 207-422-4794.  You can meet day or evening.

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Come get a fundamental yet advanced introduction to eMarketing, (improving email promotions, analyzing web traffic, search engine optimization, and successful online advertising. Relevant for businesses, non-profits, and government agencies.  No eMarketing experience or expertise is necessary.  

This includes three classes which may be taken individually or grouped as a certificate:

          Improving Email Promotions - $195

          Boosting Your Website Traffic - $195

          Online Advertising - $195

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, effective Grammar will improve your grammar, punctuation, and writing skills without making you feel like you're back in eighth-grade English class.  This is a fun, down-to-earth, comprehensive course in English grammar for anyone who wants to enhance their communication skills.

This includes three classes which may be taken individually or grouped as a certificate:

          Refining Your Writing             $145

          Sentence Level Grammar       $145

          Word Level Grammar             $145

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Especially geared for future leaders in the Gen Y generation (born 1980-1999), the certificate provides how-to practical information on advancing your leadership potential and making a difference in both the workplace and in society.    Find out what it takes to become an effective leader. Discover your style of leadership.  Discuss task completion, building relationships with your subordinates, becoming socially perceptive to changes in the workplace, utilizing your emotions positively and effectively, and addressing challenging goals.   Then learn the unspoken secrets that leaders know and the strategies they employ/exhibit for influencing others. Leadership skills are acquired and learned.  You can become a leader if you know the do’s and don’ts; what to say, what not to say; what to do, what not to do.   At the end of completing the three-course certificate, you will come away with a new understanding, a new toolbox of leadership skills, and the information to move your leadership development into high gear.

This includes three classes which may be taken individually or grouped as a certificate:

          Leadership Principles - $145

          Developing Your Leadership Skills - $145

          Developing Your Professional Career - $145

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Enhance your management skills through this program for supervisors, managers, and emerging leaders. Nothing creates success like a solid foundation. Discover the keys to effectively managing your employees. Find out how to create clear expectations, engage and motivate employees, and increase your effectiveness.   Then you will explore the principles of collaborative management and gain insight into how to expand your collaborative skills for the success of your team or organization.    Finally, get the keys to manage different generations in your workplace. Discover what motivates each generation at work, what incentives they respond to, and what messages they value.

This includes three classes which may be taken individually or grouped as a certificate:

          Management Boot Camp - $295

          Management Generations in the Workplace - $175

          Collaborative Management - $245

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Discover advanced and new best practices in marketing, the changing field that now integrates traditional print marketing with digital marketing for even greater marketing success. Young generations are embracing print as well as online media, creating this exciting new area of marketing.Gain advanced marketing concepts and principles such as R, F, & M analysis; AIDA, and the 3-30-3 principle, that lead directly to practical marketing success. Learn the secrets of writing marketing copy, including easy steps in editing. Acquire the understanding of how digital marketing and print complement and enhance each other, and how to integrate both kinds of marketing for even greater overall effectiveness.   Start any month. Come away with a new marketing expertise to make your value in the workplace even stronger.  

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at AdultEd@sanford.org

This is an online course.  This class can be taken anytime, anywhere during the class dates specified.

Registration can be done up to a week after class starts.

Video marketing is the latest hot new marketing trend. Shoppers who viewed product videos were 144% more likely to add the product to their cart.  Video with good SEO has a 53% higher chance of showing up on page one of Google searches. When done correctly, video can tell a story, and stories connect people. The video also leads to an emotional ‘trigger’ that plain text cannot do.  

This includes two classes which may be taken individually or grouped as a certificate:

          YouTube for Business - $245

          Video Marketing - $245

For full details, see:  https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SCAE at AdultEd@sanford.org