Alice Haiss of Skowhegan worked as an adult education teacher for many years as part of the Somerset County Basic Skills Program.  She was a literacy, basic skills, GED Preparation and English as a Second Language teacher at the program's Learning Center.  She also taught GED Preparation, basic and life skills at the Somerset County Jail for years.  During that period, she took part in a federal grant project called the Esteem Machine that combined the teaching of life skills with academic skills.

Haiss also worked for Educational Skills, Inc., where she facilitated Project Resiliency, and intervention program to prevent female juvenile offenders from being incarcerated at a youth correctional center.  The program focused on the development of problem solving, communication, team-building, and self-esteem building.

This scholarship will benefit any adult education learner who are pursuing education or training in high demand, high skill, or high wage occupations.

Awards will be announced yearly at the Adult Education Graduation in June.

Introduction to Photoshop CC (Self-Paced Tutorial) Course Code: T9198 Start Date: Open entry – Students will receive access instructions by e-mail within 1-2 business days.

Go to Ed2go.com to sign up today.

MCST Adult Education is an official Certiport® Exam Test Center, proctoring exams for individuals with current and relevant digital skills to obtain credentials for the competitive global workforce. Certification exams include the official Microsoft Office program, the Microsoft Technology Associate program, the Adobe® Certified Associate program, the Adobe® Certified Expert program, the Autodesk® Certified User program, the Intuit® QuickBooks Certified User program and the IC3 Digital Literacy Certification. The proctor fee must be paid at the time of testing here; the fee is based on the length of the exam. Please call 596-7752 option 3 with questions and to schedule a testing appointment.

Certiport® testers must purchase an exam voucher online http://www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=672&roleid=101

Join the 21st Century with confidence. Schedule with Shenley Neely, our Adult Education Site Assistant, for an hour-long one-on-one live practice session to learn how to use the Zoom platform. Zoom is the cloud-based video conferencing platform which lets you attend classes virtually and meet with others either by video or audio-only or both. She will help you download the app and explore basic features so you can participate on Zoom with greater confidence. Bring along your laptop (you must know your username/password to access your account, please!), or she can show you the process on one of ours, if preferred. Call the school (596-7752 ext.3) to schedule an appointment.

QuickBooks is an accounting software that helps small businesses keep records of their transactions--cash sales, sales on account, bills, expenses, and much more. You do not need to be an accountant to use or learn Quickbooks Online; however, a trained accountant is recommended to provide financial advice, help a business maintain well-kept and accurate records, and keep a business current with tax laws. It is not required that students have a subscription to Quickbooks Online. Some students may be considering switching from the desktop version, and others may be just interested in learning about this accounting software because it has been praised as “one of the best full-featured accounting software options around”, according to Intuit. This four-week class is designed to introduce students to the basics of Quickbooks Online. Students will be introduced to the dashboard, navigation bar, settings menu, and global create button. Additionally, students will be shown how to do the following: Create a company, set up a few accounts and create a list of products and services; Add customers and vendors; Create invoices and sales receipts; Enter bills and expenses; Independent practice will be impossible for students who do not have a subscription. However, a part of each hour-long class involves asking students to volunteer to give instructions as to where to go to complete certain tasks to review what they have learned.

Instructor: Brenda Dolloff 
Mondays, 1/21 - 3/4, 5:30 - 7:00 PM 
Location: Online 
Fee: $69

Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. 

This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer/devices safe.

Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer devices safe.

Requirements for this class: A computer connected to the internet.

CLC Adult Education is now partnering with the National Digital Equity Center to bring digital literacy classes to the Midcoast area. NDEC provides workforce training to ensure job readiness along with technology training to assist seniors so that they may “Age in Place’. All of NDEC’s classes are offered FREE.

Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. This class teaches you how to keep your information and your computer devices safe.

Requirements for this class: A computer connected to the internet.

CLC Adult Education is now partnering with the National Digital Equity Center to bring digital literacy classes to the Midcoast area. NDEC provides workforce training to ensure job readiness along with technology training to assist seniors so that they may “Age in Place’. All of NDEC’s classes are offered FREE.