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Families in Transition: Helping Children Cope with Separation and Divorce (Online)
This course is an educational program focusing on the effects of divorce on children and families. Participants will learn about the effects of divorce on children at different ages and how to help them adjust to the changes in their lives. There will also be discussion about the impact of divorce on parents along with suggestions for healthy coping and problem solving.
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Fee: $25.00
Instructor: Fritz Naylor

Capacity Remaining: 35
Dates: 8/18/2020 - 8/18/2020

Times: 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: Tu
Building: Online

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HR Certification Exam Preparation
An intensive 36-hour program incorporates lectures, discussions and tests to learn the HR body of knowledge. It is designed primarily for HR professionals seeking HR certification. The course materials utilized are the Human Resource Certification Preparation (HRCP) learning system. Some of the features and benefits include:

-Five modules correlating with the Body of Knowledge
-More than 600 HR QuickStudy Flash Cards color-coded for each module
-Online practice tests with over 800 questions
- Interactive discussions about real-life situations faced by HR professionals

By attending the course, participants will benefit from:

Experienced instructors
Opportunities to network and learn from your peers
A dynamic classroom environment that helps you stay on track

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Fee: $1,240.00
Instructor: Shawn Premer, Dan Dunn, Jennifer Smith

Capacity Remaining: 19
Dates: 9/9/2020 - 11/23/2020

Times: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sessions: 12

Days: M W
Building: KVCC Groves Campus

Room: A1055
This class will meet on Monday evenings except the first session which is on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.

Introduction to ASL: Part 1 (Online)
This is part one of the three-part series of Introduction to ASL classes. Part One is designed to familiarize students with commonly used signs and finger spelling. Basic sign production and comprehension will be practiced during each meeting while learning about different aspects of the Deaf culture. Upon completion, you will have a basic knowledge of native or fluent signers, be able to reproduce the basic hand shapes and facial expressions and have a basic knowledge of fingerspelling and everyday signs.

This class is online and specifically created to meet the needs of the virtual learner. Students will participate in a virtual classroom with a live instructor weekly, have access to video tutorials and practice quizzes.
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Fee: $130.00
Instructor: Rachel Swearingin

Capacity Remaining: 24
Dates: 7/17/2020 - 9/4/2020

Times: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Sessions: 8

Days: F
Building: Online

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Introduction to ASL: Part 1 (Online)
This is part one of the three-part series of Introduction to ASL classes. Part One is designed to familiarize students with commonly used signs and finger spelling. Basic sign production and comprehension will be practiced during each meeting while learning about different aspects of the Deaf culture. Upon completion, you will have a basic knowledge of native or fluent signers, be able to reproduce the basic hand shapes and facial expressions and have a basic knowledge of fingerspelling and everyday signs.

This class is online and specifically created to meet the needs of the virtual learner. Students will participate in a virtual classroom with a live instructor weekly, have access to video tutorials and practice quizzes.
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Fee: $130.00
Instructor: Rachel Swearingin

Capacity Remaining: 24
Dates: 7/18/2020 - 9/5/2020

Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Sessions: 8

Days: Sa
Building: Online

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Leadership: Coaching On The Front Line
This course help leaders to improve in their evolving role and learn to build leadership skills through the use of: Feedback, Communication, Coaching, Improving and Performance.

This course is designed for anyone in a supervisory role, and the direct managers who support them. The managers receive information packets where they are familiarized with the structure of the program, and are provided with tips and suggestions for coaching the supervisor through the core sessions that supervisors will complete.

Supervisors will attend five sessions designed to increase their leadership skills. Between sessions, participants are asked to apply their skills, on the job, that were discussed in the prior session. The supervisor's direct manager should meet with them between sessions to coach them in applying the concepts taught in class.
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Fee: $750.00
Instructor: Fred Brown

Capacity Remaining: 18
Dates: 9/15/2020 - 10/13/2020

Times: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sessions: 5

Days: Tu
Building: KVCC Groves Campus

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MIOSHA General Industry Ten Hour + (3 days)
In today's challenging business climate, many employers are faced with the need to have their employees be capable of performing new or multiple job functions. As personnel shift to accommodate business needs, it is essential to have staff understand the importance of safety and health management and the underlying effect it has on business.

In three days this fundamentals course offers the resources and tools to create or enhance an effective safety and health management system, a review of the MIOSHA Act, and highlights of many key General Industry Safety and Health Standards.

Topics include elements of a comprehensive safety and health system, recordkeeping, accident investigations, inspections and citations, written program requirements, introduction to industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, bloodborne infectious diseases (BIDs), eyewash and first aid requirements, ergonomics, hazard recognition, and machine guarding.
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Fee: $250.00
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Capacity Remaining: 25
Dates: 6/1/2021 - 6/3/2021

Times: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 3

Days: Tu W Th
Building: KVCC Groves Campus

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MiOSHA Part 85, Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (1 day)
This one day seminar will thoroughly discuss the requirements of MIOSHA Part 85, Control of Hazardous Energy Sources. Topics include: a complete review and interpretations of the standard; lockout and tagout requirements; minor tool change exceptions; energy control procedures and exceptions; periodic inspections; and employee training. Interactive discussions and exercises have been designed to enforce the concepts presented.
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Fee: $130.00
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Capacity Remaining: 25
Dates: 9/8/2021 - 9/8/2021

Times: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 1

Days: W
Building: KVCC Groves Campus

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