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| BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Quality Management Training Academy
Online career training is perfect for busy professionals and career-minded individuals who can’t take classes at specified times or locations.
- ISO9000
- ISO9000 Online
- Six Sigma
- Lean Mastery
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American Home Inspection Master Course:
Online Training
Our home inspection course, developed in conjunction with American Home Inspectors Training Institute and approved by the Arizona Board of Technical Registration, offers you the best home inspection online training program in North America. AHIT is your one-stop home inspection training company for tools, inspection reports (both written & software based), marketing and support services you need to get your home inspection business up and running quickly.
Online #800-50000
$995
Elements of
Small Business Marketing NEW!
Learn a unique approach for creating strategic marketing plans for small businesses. Move beyond survival by implementing key elements of this approach and create a plan during the course. If you are a service-oriented or small business relying on word of mouth, this course will put you in a position to scale your marketing needs according to the ebb and flow of your business. This course is also a great opportunity for those just starting a business.
Instructor: Joan Collins
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10061
| Class #49008 |
Sep 9 - 30 |
6:30 - 8:30pm |
| Fee: $65 |
4 Tuesdays |
M128 |
Coaching, Consulting and Training: A Six Figure Income
Worried about being downsized or laid off? Cash in on your knowledge and experience learned through your employment or life experience! If you have special knowledge that others could use, you can become a highly paid coach, consultant, or trainer. Learn: Types of coaching/consulting activities How to prevent legal/tax problems How to structure your fees Low/no cost methods of promotion How to promote your services
A $30 fee is payable in class for the text Marketing the One Person Business, and video Marketing with Postcards.
Instructor: Mike Rounds
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10029
| Class #43263 |
Nov 19 |
6:30 - 9:30pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Wednesday |
M201 |
Training Games:
Learn as You Play and Play as You Learn!
Training games are fun, engaging, participative and effective in helping teachers, trainers, and educators to teach and train. Course content will explore how we learn, and demonstrate how interactive games can be used to enhance the learning process. The course will address learner motivation, the physiology of learning, multi-sensory learning skills, and right and left brain teaching techniques ---- all of which will be demonstrated through the use of Training Games. The games you’ll experience will include icebreakers, quiz shows, sports games and more. Six free PowerPoint quiz games for you to take home are included.
Instructor: Gary Trotta
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10051
| Class #43269 |
Sep 4 |
6:30 - 9:30pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Thursday |
K109 |
| Class #43271 |
Oct 9 |
6:30-9:30pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Thursday |
J140 |
How to Start a Home-Based
Mail Order Business NEW!
Looking for a way to make a living from home? Starting and operating a home based mail order business doesn’t take a lot of money to get started - just the knowledge of what to do and how to do it. What you need is street smart ‘how to’ material that you can use right away to build a successful business. Learn: Business licensing and taxes How to set-up a credit card account Basic business laws re: home based mail order business How to get customers via advertising and marketing Using the Internet.
Text: A $30 materials fee for Mechanics of Starting Your Own Home Based Business and the video CD Marketing with Postcards, is payable in class.
Instructor: Nancy Miller
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10062
| Class #49009 |
Nov 20 |
6:30-9:30pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Thursday |
J140 |
Cash in with a Successful
Home-Based Business
Are you tired of working for someone else? Do you need to make more money? Turn your talents and hobbies into profits at home by learning how to start a home-based business from a Chamber of Commerce past president and successful southern California entrepreneur. During this comprehensive, informative workshop, you will discover: More than 100 home business ideas Mandatory legal documentation Many ways to market your product/service How to take tax deductions Free future Q&A opportunities
If you really want to succeed in a home business, this step-by-step workshop is a must! A required $10 materials fee is payable in class.
Instructor: LeeAnne Krusemark
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10002
| Class #43259 |
Sep 20 |
12 - 2pm |
| Fee: $45 |
1 Saturday |
J137 |
Make Money with a Typing/
Word Processing Business
If you can type, then you can make money at home using your typewriter/word processor or computer. Discover secrets to profits including: How and where to find clients 50 ways to advertise/market your services Effective home office equipment choices 100 ways to make money with a computer Free national networking information A required $10 materials fee is payable in class. Participants must have attended Cash in with a Successful Home-Based Business.
Instructor: LeeAnne Krusemark
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10003
| Class #43261 |
Sep 20 |
2 - 3pm |
| Fee: $25 |
1 Saturday |
J137 |
Sell Your Inventions for Cash
Forget the hypes, scams and infomercials. If you want to learn the proven way to cash in on your invention and find buyers, this program will show you how to: Protect your idea with: patents, trademarks, copyrights, confidentiality agreements and royalty agreements Evaluate your ideas Find potential buyers for your invention Offer it for sale in the safest method $30 fee is payable in class for How to Sell Your Inventions for Cash and Contracts and Agreements for Inventors CD.
Instructor: Mike Rounds
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10035
| Class #43267 |
Nov 20 |
6:30 - 9:30pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Thursday |
M226 |
Become a Substitute Teacher
A Bachelor’s Degree is enough to get you started on the path to becoming a Certified Substitute Teacher. Men, women, semi-retired, retirees or others seeking extra income can benefit from this course. Work in the district of your choice-elementary, middle or high school. In this informative class, we will cover details, contacts, expectations, lesson plans, discipline, forms and how to run a successful class.
Instructor: Daniel Cain
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10023
| Class #43283 |
Sep 20 |
9am - 12pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Saturday |
M202 |
| Class #43285 |
Oct 25
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9am - 12pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Saturday |
M202 |
How to Read
Construction Blueprints
This course will teach you how to read residential home plans/blueprints and create sketches to help you learn perspective and scale. Visualize a house from a two-dimensional set of plans and learn where the information for various trades is contained and communicated. Materials will be required and will be discussed in the first class and students should have some basic math skills. Text: Print Reading for Construction-Residential and Commercial, available in the PVCC Bookstore.
Instructor: Byron Coburn
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10054
| Class #49010 |
Sep 11 - Oct 23 |
6 - 9pm |
| Fee: $119 |
7 Thursdays |
F131 |
Why Doesn’t
My Website Work?
The Top 5 Reasons Websites Fail NEW!
Learn the technical specifications so that your website can work for you. We will discuss what is needed in the website structure itself so that it is search engine ‘spider’ friendly and has the required elements needed to be indexed properly. We will evaluate selected websites during the class. Ten students can submit their websites for evaluation for $9.95 (optional) and have the results explained during class.
Instructor: Christine Burke
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10063
| Class #49011 |
Sep 30 |
6 - 9pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Tuesday |
TBA |
Extreme Makeover:
Website Edition NEW!
Learn the creative specifications to make your website user friendly. We will discuss usability and creativity in website design so that visitors who interact with your website can find needed information. We will evaluate selected websites during class. Ten students can submit their websites for evaluation for $9.95 (optional) and have the results explained during class.
Instructor: Christine Burke
Subject: Cont_ed Course #300-10064
| Class #49012 |
Oct 14 |
6 - 9pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Tuesday |
TBA |
Mystery Shopping Basics
Are you looking for some extra income? Learn what mystery shopping is and how to get started. We will cover how to get assignments and evaluate places such as restaurants, drug stores, gas stations and car rental agencies. Class is based on the 10 years of experience of the instructor.
Instructor: Jeffrey Schiller
Subject: Cont_ed #100-60109
Instructor: Jeffrey Schiller
| Class #49044 |
Nov 18 |
6 - 9pm |
| Fee: $39 |
1 Tuesday |
M129 |
An Introduction to Voice Overs…Getting Started in Voice Acting
Have you ever wondered whose voice you are listening to on TV and radio commercials? You too can become a professional Voiceover Artist! This fun and interactive class covers details of the industry, marketing and the importance of a demo tape. Be coached and recorded for a personal evaluation. Many have taken this class and become bona-fide professional Voice Actors!
Instructor is from Voices for All
Subject: Cont_ed Course #100-60065
| Class #43325 |
Sep 12 |
7 - 9pm |
| Fee: $49 |
1 Friday |
K109 |
Should I Start My Own Business?
Are you thinking about starting a business? Are you looking for marketing research for your new business? Do you need help with writing a business plan for your new business? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this seminar is for you. The seminar will provide information on how to start a business.
Learn about: what it takes to be an entrepreneur; how to determine the feasibility of your idea; business structure options; business finance options; marketing strategies and market research.
Instructor: John Henry Smith, Maricopa Community Colleges Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Cont_ed #300-10009
| Class #43251 |
Sep 24 |
6 - 8pm |
| Fee: $10 |
1 Wednesday |
KSC 212 |
| Class #43253 |
Oct 29 |
6 - 8pm |
| Fee: $10 |
1 Wednesday |
IKSC 212 |
SBDC Business Counseling
Completion of 'Should I Start my Own Business?' and a business plan or feasibility study makes you eligible for free counseling from the qualified business analysts at the SBDC. Any existing small business firm or individual interested in owning a business may also receive assistance from SBDC. There are no charges associated with one-on-one counseling. Small fees may be charged for costs associated with training courses. All counselors from SBDC are current or former small business owners. To schedule an appointment for your free counseling session, or for more information on business services, please call the SBDC at (480) 784-0590 or click here.
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Small Business Development Center
Additional resources and one-on-one counseling for small business owners wanting to expand or improve an existing business, or entrepreneurs wanting to start a small business, are available through the Maricopa County Community College District's Small Business Development Center (MCCCD SBDC). For more information or to make an appointment for your free confidential counseling session, call the SBDC at (480) 784-0590.
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