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This workshop prepares you for the New York State Notary Public test and will provide you with a comprehensive view of the Notary Public office.  Confusing laws, concepts, and procedures will be clearly explained and clarified.  Examples will be provided to illuminate situations that a Notary Public officer is likely to encounter.  Topics include avoiding conflicts of interest, maintaining professional ethics, charging proper fees, handling special situations, when to defer to an attorney, and minimizing legal liability.  This workshop is a must for Notary Public candidates to become fully aware of the authority, duties, and responsibilities involved in this office.  All materials will be provided, including website links to NYS Department of State licensing information, booklets, and forms.  Also featured is an 80 question practice exam which attempts to emulate the actual New York State mandatory exam.

Grow your foundational knowledge of Excel with advanced workbooks and worksheets. This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Excel 2019: Level 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data; extract actionable information from it; and present that information to decision makers is at the foundation of a successful organization that will be able to compete at a high level. 
 
This course is designed for students who already have the knowledge and skills covered in Excel 2019: Level 1 and wish to begin taking advantage of some of the higher-level functionality in Excel to analyze and present data. 

Learn a systematic method for applying techniques and identifying issues to avoid project failure. This course provides a systematic method for applying techniques and identifying the issues that can result in cost overruns, delayed schedules or failure to meet performance standards. Course topics include resource identification, estimating techniques, and planning phases, which take place during project definition and planning, as well as risk triggers, performance issues and contract management, which take place during project Execution, Monitoring, Controlling and Closure. 

This class continues on from Part 1 and goes deeper into the workings of your camera and how you can improve your images with them.  In this class we will discuss the importance of shutter speed, apertures and ISO to improve the exposure of your images.  Other topics we will discuss include raw file processing and benefits, exposure compensation, flash use and flash compensation, image backup and organization.  It is strongly recommended that you have taken Part 1 or have a very good understanding of the inner workings of your camera.  This gives you a better understanding of how your camera works and is a very good lead-in to Photography:  Beyond the Basics class.

Empathy is a high demand professional skill in all fields.

Empathy in the 21st century includes the capacity to understand others' perspectives and feelings and to use this understanding to improve the quality of personal and professional relationships, behaviors, team cohesion, and performance. 

This course is one of seven of the 21st Century Skills Series. These are the most in-demand skills that employers are seeking to help them reach their short term and long term success.

Courses can be taken individually or as a series. 

Risk Management is a process that starts the moment you are assigned as the Project Manager and continues until completion of the effort. Risk is present in every aspect of every project. Rather than a one-time event, Risk Management is a process that starts the moment you are assigned as the Project Manager and continues until completion of the effort. This course examines the Risk Management framework, including planning for risk, identification of risks in scope, resources and schedules, assessment of risks, and how to monitor and control risks. Students will obtain hands-on practice identifying sources and triggers for risks, writing well-crafted risk statements, and working with stakeholders to reduce or eliminate risks. This course uses project management guidelines and standard terminology from the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK® Guide. 

Explore the complex ethical situations that HR professionals regularly face. Human Resources professionals regularly face complex ethical situations. In this course, examine ethical issues that are specifically related to HR practices. Through readings, mini-lectures, case studies and lively discussions, learn to navigate the gray areas in HR so that you can "do the right thing.” 

Develop advanced skills in test planning, prioritization and modeling. Take a structured approach to test case development as you plan recurring test activities and examine the product fundamentals necessary for decision making. Recognize testers’ contribution to the product team and their role in an agile environment. You’ll develop advanced skills in test planning, prioritization and modeling. As part of the curriculum, students will gain new skills and insight into test effectiveness, the measurement of test progress, and identification of risks associated with complex software development projects. Course topics include test plan writing; test verification and validation; project metrics; user acceptance; testing to spec; and common enterprise environments. 

Analysis of the use of computers in the logistics industry and an introduction to available logistics software. Includes the need for computers, the history and future of computers in the logistics industry, and the impact of computers on customer service. Also includes logistics software availability, selection and implementation, and security measures.

Gain the Advanced Photoshop skills employers need

Graphic Designers with Adobe Illustrator skills earn more and are in more demand.

Learn the core image-editing tools of Photoshop that can be universally applied to photography, print, film or the web. Develop proficiency with selections, masking, channels, filters, color correction, painting tools, vector integration, video, special effects and compositing techniques. The material is covered in production-oriented projects and learners develop work suitable for portfolios.

Extra Option: Learners can request a voucher to take Adobe Certified Associate exam for free.  

Technical writers advance and improve both internal and external communications by writing for websites, emails, proposals, technical instructions, and more. This technical writing course is for you if you want to develop your technical writing abilities or are seeking a professional career as a technical writer. It will improve your understanding and use of written communications, making you an asset in any administrative, management, or technical writer role. Within the course, you will learn research methods, audience considerations, various writing styles, drafting and revision techniques, working in a collaborative environment, and more. This course will also introduce you to a variety of media and formats, such as Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF, and the different writing standards typically required for each.

Students will start coding while learning from reading, presentations, exercises and a final project.  Includes Oracle SQL and programming in Python.  Also includes skills needed to enter the job market as an entry level Oracle programmer or Python programmer.  NOTE: This course must be taken on a PC.  MAC is not compatible.  Dual monitors are helpful but not required.  Software requirements:  PC: Windows 7 or later; latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred.  Microsoft Edge is also compatible.  Adobe Flash Player Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Software must be installed and operational before the course begins.  The instructional materials required for this course are included in the enrollment price; these are available online after payment is received.

This PMP course will provide you with a deeper understanding of project management concepts and applications in the workplace. At the end of this course, you will be prepared to take the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam.

This course provides a detailed exploration of key project management topics and concepts. Once complete, you'll have an intermediate to advanced-level comprehension and be ready to sit for the exam. You'll learn about project selection, strategy development, complex schedule modeling, forecasting, risk identification and assessment, statusing, recovery, and more. You'll also explore project proposals, planning components, and project evaluation and discover how important a project manager is to an organization. 

PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMBOK, PgMP, PMI-RMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) and the PMI REP Logo are registered marks of the Project Management Institute.