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Developing Your Professional Career

$145

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Have you ever wondered how do I get to that next level in my career?  What does it take?  This course will help you identify those skills that all great leaders possess while learning new skills that will help take you to the next level.  Whether you are leading a department or an organization you will gain the knowledge you need to be successful.  Learn how to incorporate a developed image and communication skills that will rocket you to that next level.

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

SCAEcertificate

Effective Grammar Certificate

$295

with UGotClass LERN, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024
1 additional session

Write and edit better starting today. Gain confidence in your writing. Improve your communication skills. This course will reinforce the rules you learned in school and teach you some you didn't.  

Good grammar doesn't make good writing, but good writing demands good grammar. Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, Effective Grammar will equip you to write more effectively from day one. 

You'll learn it all—from grammar basics to more advanced concepts like parallelism and agreement to the finer points of capitalization and punctuation. After completing this certificate, you'll be a master of commas, complete sentences, common sense writing, and more.  

Put an end to grammar mistakes that detract from your work. The grammar knowledge you'll gain will contribute to whatever kind of writing you produce. Everything you learn will elevate your communication skills and help you present polished, professional writing every time.

Entrepreneur Boot Camp

$195

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Starting a business is something that all of us have thought about at one time or another.  Everyone wants to be their boss.  Yet statistics show that most businesses fail within the first five years. This course provides insight into the characteristics, knowledge, and skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur. At the end of this course, you will be able to identify the abilities required of successful entrepreneurs and how to acquire them, develop goals to help establish your business, develop an outline for your plan, and take home techniques to successfully manage your new business. 

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

SCAECertificate

 

Entrepreneurial Marketing

$195

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

To succeed in today's marketplace, entrepreneurs must know how to effectively market their product or service. This course offers you a step-by-step approach to attracting and keeping customers, all within a realistic budget. With an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions, you will learn how to build a strong brand, analyze which tactics to use, and implement your marketing plan. Whether you are starting a business or growing an existing one, you will take away practical marketing tips and tools that you can use to improve your marketing efforts.

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

SCAECertificate

Fostering Online Discussion

$195

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Being engaged with your online learners throughout the course is one of the three biggest weaknesses of online teachers. It is also one of the three biggest ways to take your online course to the next level, making it a superior learning experience for your learners.   Come experience how to do it from the creator of the concept and practice of ‘continual engagement’ in teaching.  Discover how to build student success through your interaction, how to give online learners feedback, communicate with them about everything from subject matter to delicate issues to grading.   You will come away with advanced, practical, how-to tips from one of the foremost authorities on fostering online discussion. And you will see how your instructor models great interaction and engagement in the online environment. 

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

SCAEcertificate

Generational Learning Styles

$145

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Regardless of your age, it is always helpful to increase your understanding of how your current students learn and what your future students might need because students learn in a variety of ways. This course will focus on the influence of generational characteristics on learning styles. Your students learn differently than you do. Come find out how to help your students learn more and discover something new about yourself too! We will explore fascinating information on the brain and how each generation has responded to their unique “cohort experience." You will acquire the skills and information needed to facilitate Gen Y and the emerging generation of learners. Understand how your generational characteristics impact your learning AND your teaching. Come away with our top 20 generational techniques for helping your students learn more.

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

SCAEcertificate

Graphic Design Software Essentials Certificate

$545

with UGotClass LERN, Noble Adult & Community Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024
1 additional session

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.

The classes included in this certificate program are: 


• Adobe Illustrator Essentials
   Winter: Feb. 5 - Mar. 1
   Spring: Apr. 1 - 26

• Adobe Photoshop Essenatials
   Winter: Mar. 4 - 29
   Spring: May 6 - 31

• Adobe InDesign Essentials
   Winter: Apr. 1 - 26
   Spring: Jun. 3 - 28

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. 

*Note: There is no school discount through LERN. More information on Adobe Creative Cloud software can be found at adobe.com 

Integrated Marketing Best Practices

$195

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar Apr 1, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jun 3, 2024

This is an online course.

Enter the fascinating and emerging field of integrated marketing. Explore how to move potential customers from one media to another, increasing their interest and purchasing. See how different media complement each other.  Take home an Integrated Marketing Model to help you choose what’s best for your business and industry.   Put it all together with a one-year integrated marketing plan that engages your customers, moves inquiries to customers, and projects a positive image for your organization and efforts. 

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

 

 





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