A skillful welder is an asset to any company and welding skills can help you with tasks such as vehicle restoration, sculpture, and repairs around the house. Join the class to learn basics skills in the art of welding where you will focus on stick and MIG welding. Topics covered: ? Materials used in welding process ? How to operate welding equipment ? Operation of welding equipment in the flat and horizontal positions ? Safety practices ? Focus on stick & MIG welding ? Intro to TIG welding Students must wear pants, long sleeve shirt, steel toe boots and bring welding helmet, welding jacket, welding gloves, and safety glasses to class. More information will be available before class starts.

The Level II course is a continuation of Spanish for Beginners Level I. In order to succeed in the course, students need to be comfortable with their current knowledge of Spanish Level I, such as personal pronouns, gender and numbers of nouns, adjectives, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and the conjugations of regular and irregular verbs in present tense. Level II aims to enhance students' proficiency in everyday communication, focusing on both spoken and written Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish for Beginners Level I or equivalent. No class 2/20.

Gustavo Gómez Coello is a native Spanish speaker and has been the Spanish teacher at Biddeford Middle School since 2019.

Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explain the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. Get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Come away with the knowledge to analyze resource allocation and evaluate financial performance.

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. In this course, you will learn Adobe Illustrator fundamentals to set up a print document and use various tools to draw, type and color all kinds of shapes and illustrations. Learn how to efficiently manage layers and artboards, and create print-ready PDF documents. Access to Adobe Illustrator software required.

How do you manage the finances of a business? Whether you are an entrepreneur, running a family business, or just looking to advance your career and add to your skill set, this Bookkeeping Certificate will provide you with the knowledge needed to measure, and manage, the financial health of your business. This program focuses on cash basis accounting. No one will care more about the financial health of your business than you! It’s imperative that you understand how the process works and are able to complete the accounting cycle accurately and in a timely fashion. Even if you plan to outsource your bookkeeping needs, you should still understand how the process works. No one should be clueless when it comes to the finances of their business. The Bookkeeping Certificate courses must be taken in the below order -Understanding Debits and Credits -General Ledger and Month End Procedures -Closing Procedures and Financial Statements

A must-have skill to succeed in business, whether an entrepreneur or a valued employee, is the ability to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world. Begin with learning how an Excel worksheet is constructed, populated with content, and edited for delivery. Discover how various menu items, commands, settings and processes affects the look of your Excel worksheets and workbooks. Then, increase your efficiency by learning how to organize, display and calculate your data into useful information. Identify different types of data and how data can be best visually represented or formatted, by using different data tool techniques. Finally, you’ll learn a variety of Excel’s most powerful features to analyze data quickly and easily. This Certificate will help you discover how to attractively visualize your data into meaningful information with confidence. Students must have Microsoft Excel to complete this certificate. 

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.

Get involved in the move from in-person to online communication. Learn what social media are and their role in your business and personal life. Find out the top sites and how businesses are using the sites for communication, customer retention, branding, marketing, market research, needs assessment and serving customers and clients. Explore the options for your organization. Look at case studies of what other organizations are doing. Let your instructor guide your exploration of Facebook and YouTube. For anyone interested in social media.