Community Service and Continuing Education Course Schedule February 2013: Word 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop word processing application within the MS Office Suite for creating professional-looking documents using various formatting tools. Students work with page layouts, tables, headers/footers, templates, and more. Class meets Monday, February 18, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $99 Outlook 2010 is a powerful digital communication management system within the MS Office 2010 desktop application suite. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in organizing and setting rules for messages, working with contacts and tasks, using the Calendar features, and more. Class meets Tuesday, February 26, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 PowerPoint 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop application within the MS Office Suite using various formatting tools for creating professional-looking presentations. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in working with auto layout, charts and tables, graphics, and more. Class meets Tuesday, February 19, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. An additional class is scheduled Monday, February 25. Cost $99 EMT/Paramedic Transitional course is offered in lieu of the past traditional refreshers. This class is offered at the Bryant Fire Department, 312 Roya Lane, Bryant. EMTs meet Tuesday and Thursday, February 26 and 28, 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Paramedics meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 26, 28, March 5 and 7, 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Cost EMT $65, Paramedic $130 OSHA 10 provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in general industry workplaces. Class meets March 29 and April 5, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $99 OSHA 30 is appropriate for supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility. Class meets March 29, April 5, 12, 19, and 26, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $189 March 2013: Word 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop word processing application within the MS Office Suite for creating professional-looking documents using various formatting tools. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in working with page layouts, tables, headers/footers, templates and more. Class meets Friday, March 1, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. An additional class is scheduled Monday, March 11. Cost $99 PowerPoint 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop application within the MS Office Suite using various formatting tools for creating professional-looking presentations. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in working with auto layout, charts and tables, graphics, and more. Class meets Monday, March 4, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. An additional class is scheduled Tuesday, March 26, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Computer Fundamentals Series is designed for individuals who want to improve their computer skills or have little or no computer experience. Mousing Around With Windows explores major features including various navigation methods, for example right-click, pin, snap, and more. The class meets Friday, March 1, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 More Windows explores the Windows organizing and accessing files options and includes
tags, search filters, creating libraries, and more. The class meets Friday, March 8, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Browsing the Internet is an introductory course guiding the student through the basics of browsing and searching using Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This class meets Friday, March 15, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Email is an introductory course guiding the student through the basics of communicating online using web based Email such as Yahoo, Gmail, and Hotmail. This class meets Friday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Excel 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop spreadsheet application that allows you to organize data, complete calculations, graph data, and create professional reports. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in navigating, creating spreadsheets and charts, working with formulas and functions, and more. Class meets Tuesday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Excel 2010 Power User is designed for individuals who want to learn advanced skills such as creating pivot tables and charts, working with complex formulas and functions, collaborating features and more. Class meets Tuesday, March 12, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Word 2 of 3 includes creating a template with graphics, newsletters, mail merge, and brochures. Class meets Wednesday, March 27, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $99 Excel 2 of 3 provides instruction on in-depth computations, multiple worksheets, outcomes, and customizing reports. Class meets Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. An additional class is scheduled Monday, March 25. Cost $99 PowerPoint 2 of 3 includes adding hyperlinks, multimedia, and tables in presentations, along with preparing handouts, slide masters, and customizing themes. Class meets Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $99 ACT Prep provides math, reading, English, and science reasoning sessions as well as diagnostic assessment, tutorials and test-taking tips. ACT Prep instruction is customized using the VARK learning style assessments. The VARK and diagnostic assessments will be given 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. March 26. This course assists students in refreshing their knowledge and achieving higher ACT scores. Classes meet April 2, 4, 9, and 11, 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Cost $125 Healthcare Provider CPR follows American Heart Association (AHA) instruction and includes 1 & 2 person CPR for adult, child, and infant, ventilation skills, and AED. Class meets Friday, March 1, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 Pediatric Heartsaver CPR with optional First Aid provides American Heart Association (AHA) instruction for one person CPR for infant, child, and adult. Book included. Class meets Friday, March 1, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 With optional First Aid, class meets 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $55 Simulation 101 is designed for health care educators and provides the ability to operate and integrate high fidelity human patient simulation into curriculum. The continuing education nursing activity is approved by the Arkansas Nursing Association and accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. The training provides 10.9 continuing education hours. Class meets Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10, 8:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Cost $1000 Certified Fiber Optics Technician (CFOT) is an introductory three-day fiber optics course. This program combines theory and 75% hands-on activities to prepare the student to take the CFOT exam. The closed book exam is sanctioned by the Fiber Optics Association
(FOA). It is given and graded the final class day. Student learns how to identify fiber types, recognize various connectors used in fiber installation; and install, terminate, splice, and properly test installed multimode/singlemode fiber cable to existing standards. Class meets March 11 13, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $700. Certified Fiber Optics Specialist in Testing & Maintenance (CFOS/T) is a two-day program designed to prepare the student to take the Specialist in Testing & Maintenance Fiber Optics Certification exam given at the end of class. Student learns to effectively and efficiently identify fiber network defects and provide Quality Assurance (QA) procedures to minimize or eliminate future network outages. Class meets March 14 15, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $675. Certified Fiber Optics Splicing Specialist Course (CFOS/S) is a two-day program which includes high performance splicing and further details the points necessary to achieve these splices. 75% hands-on classroom activities will provide training in both fusion and mechanical splicing of both single and multimode fiber optic cables. Program prepares the student to take the FOA s CFOS/S exam that is administered and graded the final day of class. Class meets March 16 17, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $675. April 2013: Laptops, ipads, and Tablets class discusses how to buy, what to look for, and what to ask along with Features, Apps, General Settings, and Browsing the Internet. Class meets Friday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 ereaders class discusses what to know when buying an ereader comparing features, advantages, and ease of use. Class meets Friday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Digital Cameras/Smartphone Photography easily allows moments to be captured. Learn the basics of taking pictures, saving and sharing photos, and using free online software for organizing, editing, and printing your photos. Class meets Friday, April 19, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Social Media includes Chat, Skype, Text, Like, Tweet, Blog, Comment, and Sharing. This goes beyond Email. Class meets Friday, April 26, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Excel 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop spreadsheet application that allows you to organize data, complete calculations, graph data, and create professional reports. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in navigating, creating spreadsheets and charts, working with formulas and functions, and more. Class meets Wednesday, April 3, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $99 Word 1 of 3 is a powerful desktop word processing application within the MS Office Suite for creating professional-looking documents using various formatting tools. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in working with page layouts, tables, headers/footers, templates and more. Class meets Monday, April 1, 7:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. An additional class is scheduled Tuesday, April 9, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Word 2010 Power User is designed for individuals who want to learn advanced skills such as working with advanced mail merge features, themes and styles, macros, and more. Class meets Tuesday, April 16, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 PowerPoint 2010 Power User is designed for individuals who want to learn advanced skills such as embedding audio and video, advanced layout features, and more. Class meets Tuesday, April 23, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Healthcare Provider CPR follows American Heart Association (AHA) instruction and includes 1 & 2 person CPR for adult, child, and infant, ventilation skills, and AED. Class
meets Friday, April 5, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 Pediatric Heartsaver CPR with optional First Aid provides American Heart Association (AHA) instruction for one person CPR for infant, child, and adult. Book included. Class meets Friday, April 5, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 With optional First Aid, class meets 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $55 Simulation 101 is designed for health care educators and provides the ability to operate and integrate high fidelity human patient simulation into curriculum. The continuing education nursing activity is approved by the Arkansas Nursing Association and accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. The training provides 10.9 continuing education hours. Class meets Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, 8:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Cost $1000 Electrical Systems Troubleshooting introduces techniques and procedures to correct problems and get equipment back into production. Instruction includes using electrical meters to troubleshoot relay logic circuits; testing for voltage and continuity on energizing and de-energizing circuits; and reviewing and using electrical troubleshooting tools, multimeters, ammeters, oscilloscopes, and other test equipment. Class details to be announced. May 2013: Computer Fundamentals Series is designed for individuals who want to improve their computer skills or have little or no computer experience. Mousing Around With Windows 8 explores new features including start screen, tiles and hot spots navigation, file explorer, and more. The class meets Friday, May 3, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 More Windows explores the Windows organizing and accessing files options and includes tags, search filters, creating libraries, and more. The class meets Friday, May 10, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Browsing the Internet is an introductory course guiding the student through the basics of browsing and searching using Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. This class meets Friday, May 17, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Email is an introductory course guiding the student through the basics of communicating online using web based Email such as Yahoo, Gmail, and Hotmail. This class meets Friday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cost $12 Excel 2010 is a powerful desktop spreadsheet application that allows you to organize data, complete calculations, graph data, and create professional reports. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in navigating, creating spreadsheets and charts, working with formulas and functions, and more. Class meets Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Outlook 2010 is a powerful digital communication management system within the MS Office 2010 desktop application suite. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills in organizing and setting rules for messages, working with contacts and tasks, using the Calendar features, and more. Class meets Tuesday, May 21, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Healthcare Provider CPR follows American Heart Association (AHA) instruction and includes 1 & 2 person CPR for adult, child, and infant, ventilation skills, and AED. Class meets Friday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 Pediatric Heartsaver CPR with optional First Aid provides American Heart Association (AHA) instruction for one person CPR for infant, child, and adult. Book included. Class meets Friday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Cost $42 With optional First Aid, class meets
8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Cost $55 Simulation 101 is designed for health care educators and provides the ability to operate and integrate high fidelity human patient simulation into curriculum. The continuing education nursing activity is approved by the Arkansas Nursing Association and accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. The training provides 10.9 continuing education hours. Class meets Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12, 8:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Cost $1000 June 2013: Word 2010 Power User is designed for individuals who want to learn advanced skills such as working with advanced mail merge features, themes and styles, macros, and more. Class meets Tuesday, June 4, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Excel 2010 Power User is designed for individuals who want to learn advanced skills such as creating pivot tables and charts, working with complex formulas and functions, macros, and more. Class meets Tuesday, June 11, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 Access 2010 is a powerful database management system within the MS Office 2010 desktop application suite. This course is designed for individuals who want to learn or improve skills needed to enter, search and report large amounts of information in a relational database. Class meets Tuesday, June 18, 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Cost $99 EMT Advanced course is designed to be a step between the EMT and Paramedic levels. Students learn additional information on topics covered in the EMT course as well as skills such as advanced airway management, advanced medical management with an emphasis on trauma resuscitation, introduction to EKG, and other advanced skills. Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 4 July 2, 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Cost $575 July 2013: To be announced August 2013: Certified Fiber Optics Technician (CFOT) is an introductory three-day fiber optics course. This program combines theory and 75% hands-on activities to prepare the student to take the CFOT exam. The closed book exam is sanctioned by the Fiber Optics Association (FOA). It is given and graded the final class day. Student learns how to identify fiber types, recognize various connectors used in fiber installation; and install, terminate, splice, and properly test installed multimode/singlemode fiber cable to existing standards. Class meets August 5 7, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $700. Certified Fiber Optics Specialist in Testing & Maintenance (CFOS/T) is a two-day program designed to prepare the student to take the Specialist in Testing & Maintenance Fiber Optics Certification exam given at the end of class. Student learns to effectively and efficiently identify fiber network defects and provide Quality Assurance (QA) procedures to minimize or eliminate future network outages. Class meets August 8 9, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $675. Certified Fiber Optics Splicing Specialist Course (CFOS/S) is a two-day program which includes high performance splicing and further details the points necessary to achieve these splices. 75% hands-on classroom activities will provide training in both fusion and
mechanical splicing of both single and multimode fiber optic cables. Program prepares the student to take the FOA s CFOS/S exam that is administered and graded the final day of class. Class meets August 10 11, 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Cost $675. September 2013: To be announced