Other Career Training
NEW - Engineering/CAD for Adult LearnersEngineering/CAD careers offer tremendous versatility and opportunities as the work makes an impact on our everyday world. Engineers and Computer Aided Designers (CAD) have the opportunity to design things that can significantly improve our lives. This class will introduce Adult Learners to a career in engineering and CAD. Students will explore their skills, values, and life goals while be introduced to tools such as hand-on printed circuit board layout, 3D printers, and other engineering tools through software programs and lecture. We will include career mapping, tools such as SOLIDWORKS, printed circuit board layout, to formulate a real-world perspective on current jobs in Engineering and CAD and the requirements needs to achieve them! Class will culminate with an assessment.
(15 hours) $175
06/03 - 06/12
10:00am - 12:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Bedford Campus
Building: South Academic Hall, Room SA 201
Course Number: CAR 999 30 CRN: 14484
Professor: ESCALONA
Building Community Post Pandemic
Studies show that feeling a sense of belonging and support from your community is
a powerful retention tool and creates a more positive, innovative, and productive
work environment. This class will share the latest research and discuss real time
practical and cost-effective ways to build community in the work environment - particularly
in this post pandemic era. The class will include time to dialog about key points
and share advice on how to move forward to establish a meaningful and supportive sense
of community. (3 hours) $75
06/05 6:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday
Online via Zoom
Course Number: CAR 501 75 CRN: 14482 Professor: Kangas
Speaking with Confidence
This course will focus on ways to use your voice and build confidence both personally
and professionally. We will explore tactics to increase your self-esteem so you feel
comfortable speaking up in any situation. Students will be provided the opportunity
to practice speaking in a supportive environment.
(6 hours) $75
06/11 - 06/25 5:00pm - 7:00pm Tuesday
Online via Zoom
Course Number: CAR 921 75 CRN: 14475
Professor: Hahn
Career Refocus Post Pandemic
A McKinsey report stated that “The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote
work, -commerce, and automation, with up to 25 percent more workers than previously
estimated potentially needing to switch occupations.” Other research suggests that
another impact of the pandemic was that many workers seriously began to question whether
they were in the career of their choice and/or if it was time for a change. This
class will focus on the essentials of making a career change, the challenges of change,
and the benefits of change for individual workers. Participants will leave with a
better sense of how to analyze those important decisions and learn practical and effective
steps and tips on how to follow-through on their analysis- whether you decide to stay
with your current employer or move on to something different. Participants will have
time to ask questions, share stories, and identify best practices.
(3 hours) $75
6/13 6:00pm - 9:00pm Thursday
Online via Zoom
Course Number: CAR 502 75 CRN: 14483
Professor: Kangas