PJC Announces Upcoming

Continuing Education Courses

 

From PJC

 

The Continuing Education Department at Paris Junior College will hold 
a selection of classes during the month of February, according to Vice 
President of Workforce Education John Spradling.

Small Business
A QuickBooks class will meet from 8 a.m. to noon, each Tuesday and 
Friday, Feb. 2-12. Participants will learn to set up and maintain a 
chart of accounts; reconcile a checking account; create and print 
invoices, receipts, and statements; track payables, inventory, and 
receivables; create estimates, and generate reports.
Selling to the Government Using the General Services Administration 
(GSA) will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. This 
workshop teaches how to determine if a Schedule contract is right for 
your company, why the schedules exist, whether now is the right time 
to pursue it, and how to prepare an offer that will save money and win 
the contract.

How to Start Your Own Business is scheduled from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, 
Feb. 5. This free seminar is for anyone wanting to own a business. 
Topics to be covered include legal requirements, feasibility studies, 
forms of business ownership and their advantages and disadvantages, 
make a business plan, finding funding, what lenders want to know, SBA 
loans, and other loan sources.

The Patent, Trademark and Copyright Laws seminar will be held from 10 
a.m. to non on Friday, Feb. 19. Participants will learn how to 
register copyrights, select and register a trademark, and how to 
evaluate products for patent protection.
Learning QuickBooks Point of Sale helps businesses track inventory, 
know exactly what sells and what is currently held in inventory. This 
session will meet from 8:30 a.m. to noon, each Friday, Feb. 26 through 
March 5.

Free counseling to start or expand a small business is available by 
appointment. Call 903-782-0224 to schedule an appointment.

 

 

Driver's Education/Defensive Driving
The Driver's Education course is approved by the Texas Department of 
Public Safety and is open to students at least 15 years of age. A 
birth certificate, VOE (Verification of Enrollment) and social 
security card must be provided. The class will meet from 4-6 p.m., 
Monday through Thursday, Feb. 1-25.
The Defensive Driving class is offered by Paris Junior #067 in 
accordance with the standards established by the National Traffic 
Safety Institute of Texas, Inc., under license #C0297, and consists of 
six hours of classroom instruction. The class meets from 6-9 p.m. on 
Feb. 22-23.

Childcare
The Child Care Workshop is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on 
Saturday, Feb. 20. It is designed for all child care employees and 
meets the continuing education requirements for Texas as set forth by 
the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
An eight-hour Child Care Pre-Service training course is scheduled on 
an individual basis. This course is required of all new employees in 
regulated child care facilities. Call 903-782-0447 for more 
information. Applicants must have a high school diploma or a GED.

Computer
The Microsoft Office 2007 program lets individuals choose to work at 
their own pace in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint or Publisher. The 
class, with a skilled trainer on hand, meets from 6-9 p.m., each 
Monday, Feb. 1-22.
A Microsoft Word 2007 Basic class will be held from 6-9 p.m. each 
Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 9-18. This word processing class offers 
instruction for creating, saving and opening documents; editing 
documents; cut/copy/paste and find/replace; formatting text and 
paragraphs, formatting documents; and creating and formatting tables.
Welcome to the World of Computers is scheduled from 5:30-9 p.m. each 
Thursday, Feb. 11-18. This class is designed for the person that very 
limited, if any, computer training. Students will learn basic computer 
tasks using windows; proper mouse and keyboard techniques; how to type 
and edit letters using MicroSoft Office Word; how to navigate the 
Internet, and more.
A MicroSoft Excel 2007 Basic class will meet from 6-9 p.m., each 
Tuesday and Thursday,Feb. 23 through March 4. This electronic 
spreadsheet class covers creating a worksheet; working with formulas 
and functions; formatting a worksheet, working with charts; and 
analyzing data using formulas.

Computing for Senior Adults (55+)
Surfin' the Web is an introduction to the Internet including e-mail, 
home page, and how to perform basic research to address Company/
business needs. A morning class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, 
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Feb. 8-12. An afternoon class will meet 
from 1-4 p.m., each Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 9-16. These classes 
will be held at the PrimeTime location.

Health Care/Medical
A Basic Life Support Class (CPR), approved by the American Heart 
Association, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19. 
This class offers instruction in the management of the adult, child, 
and infant who  needs CPR or foreign body airway management.
A Basic Life Support (CPR) Re-certification for Health Professionals 
will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22. This is an update 
and review course for current CPR certified cardholders. Written 
examination and successful demonstration of skills is required. The 
American Heart Association certified this course.
A Forensic Nursing Seminar will meet from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 
24. This seminar is designed to heighten the awareness of the RN role 
in responding to the bio-psycho-social care of all patients including 
those that are victims or suspects of violent crimes.

Leadership Series
Building Winning Partnerships stresses the importance of building and 
sustaining partnerships to accomplish organizational goals. This 
session meets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5. Registration 
deadline is one week before the class.

Parenting
The Kids Hurt Too seminar is designed to help parents understand the 
needs of their children throughout the process of divorce. The seminar 
will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Workforce Development
The Electricians, Journeymen, Wireman and Masters MCE for License 
Renewal will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5. This course is 
approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations and 
meets the continuing education requirements for electricians to renew 
their license.  It is offered under provider #1073.
An Air Conditioning MCE for License Renewal will meet from 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. The course offers intensive training in HVAC 
to update knowledge and skills and the knowledge in code 
classifications of refrigerant systems, human comfort, refrigeration 
machinery room, refrigerant piping containers and valves, erection of 
refrigerant piping, refrigerant control valves and pressure relief 
devices.
An Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry will 
be held from 6-9 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 8-23. This 
seminar provides the information and training needed to understand 
OSHA's General Industry Standards. Special emphasis is placed on using 
the 29 CFR Part 1910 general standards to identify and recommend 
abatement for the most threatening safety and health hazards.

To register for these classes, call 903-782-0447 or 903-782-0445. Or, 
stop by the PJC Continuing Education Department at the west entrance 
of the Bobby R. Walters Workforce Training Center located on the north 
side of the PJC campus.

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