CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS   

Class Overview

The world of grant-seeking is becoming more competitive. Gain the knowledge to become a successful grant writer, whether you're a program manager, fund developer, or the head of an organization. Learn a series of essential skills, from project design to development and persuasive writing. 

Discover where to find grant opportunities, how to write grant reports, and how to build relationships with grantmakers so that you have all the information you need to get funding for something you care deeply about. Explore the ethics involved in writing proposals and reports, and receiving funds. 

Topics will include:

• Grantwriting is an essential skill for organization leaders, program managers, and fund developers
• Prospect research -- learning where to find grants and the best approach to research
• Project development – using the logic model to design your project
• Formulating goals, outcomes, and objectives
• Preparing a project work plan and timeline
• Budgeting your project
• Evaluation 
• Editing for persuasive communications
• Packaging your document for either snail mail or email
• Building relationships with grantmakers
• The ethics involved in the grantwriting process

This online class includes 18 lessons with videos, text, writing assignments, and quizzes, plus an hour weekly meeting for group discussion. It is usually taught as a college-level course with 16 hours of instruction plus additional writing time outside of class. However, as an online class, you can do the class at your own pace. You will receive one-on-one personalized feedback on your writing and grant strategy - a huge asset of this class that sets it apart from others. 

In order to achieve the certificate, you will need to complete a grant proposal within eight weeks, following the course curriculum. Your instructor, Allison Shirk, has more than 20 years of experience writing grants. She will guide you through this process step by step.

Meet weekly via Zoom for discussions, and use course communication systems for written assignments and online group interaction. Students must create an account in the online course. Google Drive is utilized for peer review of writing assignments.

Learning Objectives

• Properly outline goals for grants
• Develop proposals that will help you win grants
• Utilize skills in how to present your proposal
• Develop relationships with grantmakers
• Have a finished grant proposal developed with the guidance of an expert 

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Nonprofit founders, program managers, or employees who are responsible for securing funding
• Fund development consultants who are interested in honing their skills
• Freelance writers interested in expanding their available services
• Anyone interested in a career in nonprofits, fund development, or grantwriting

Free Info Session -- Wednesday, November 30; 6-7 pm

Meet the instructor, find out more about the class, and ask your questions!
REGISTER for the Info Session.

Class Overview

The world of grant-seeking is becoming more competitive. Gain the knowledge to become a successful grant writer, whether you're a program manager, fund developer, or the head of an organization. Learn a series of essential skills, from project design to development and persuasive writing. 

Discover where to find grant opportunities, how to write grant reports, and how to build relationships with grantmakers so that you have all the information you need to get funding for something you care deeply about. Explore the ethics involved in writing proposals and reports, and receiving funds. 

Topics will include:

• Grantwriting is an essential skill for organization leaders, program managers, and fund developers
• Prospect research -- learning where to find grants and the best approach to research
• Project development – using the logic model to design your project
• Formulating goals, outcomes, and objectives
• Preparing a project work plan and timeline
• Budgeting your project
• Evaluation 
• Editing for persuasive communications
• Packaging your document for either snail mail or email
• Building relationships with grantmakers
• The ethics involved in the grantwriting process

This online class includes 18 lessons with videos, text, writing assignments, and quizzes, plus an hour weekly meeting for group discussion. It is usually taught as a college-level course with 16 hours of instruction plus additional writing time outside of class. However, as an online class, you can do the class at your own pace. You will receive one-on-one personalized feedback on your writing and grant strategy - a huge asset of this class that sets it apart from others. 

In order to achieve the certificate, you will need to complete a grant proposal within eight weeks, following the course curriculum. Your instructor, Allison Shirk, has more than 20 years of experience writing grants. She will guide you through this process step by step.

Meet weekly via Zoom for discussions, and use course communication systems for written assignments and online group interaction. Students must create an account in the online course. Google Drive is utilized for peer review of writing assignments.

Learning Objectives

• Properly outline goals for grants
• Develop proposals that will help you win grants
• Utilize skills in how to present your proposal
• Develop relationships with grantmakers
• Have a finished grant proposal developed with the guidance of an expert 

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Nonprofit founders, program managers, or employees who are responsible for securing funding
• Fund development consultants who are interested in honing their skills
• Freelance writers interested in expanding their available services
• Anyone interested in a career in nonprofits, fund development, or grantwriting

Free Info Session -- Wednesday, November 30; 6-7 pm

Meet the instructor, find out more about the class, and ask your questions!
REGISTER for the Info Session.

Class Overview

Are you bilingual and interested in learning professional interpreting skills? Whether you are brand new to the field, or have some experience and would like training, learn about interpreting, and gain experience doing Spanish/English interpretation in this hands-on class. 

This class focuses on the development of skills needed to become a professional interpreter. Explore how to work in the sight translation mode, and gain an introduction to note-taking and consecutive interpreting. Learn about preparation, linguistic research skills, and available technologies for interpreters. Discover how to efficiently provide a high-quality interpretation service. 

Gain skills that will help you apply your language abilities to interpreting assignments in a professional and prepared manner. 

Successful completion of our Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program is strongly recommended, but no previous translation and/or interpretation experience is required. 

Learning Objectives

• Create a high-quality interpreting service
• Develop and improve sight translation skills
• Learn basic note-taking techniques for working as an interpreter
• Practice and complete small interpreting assignments 
• Self-evaluate the quality of interpreting 
• Reflect on criticism from other interpreters in order to improve the quality of the interpretation

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and the ability to comprehend English and Spanish at an educated near-native level. Successful completion of our Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program is strongly recommended, but not required. No previous translation and/or interpretation experience is required. The age minimum is 18.

• Students who have successfully completed the Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program offered by Continuing Education at Seattle Central College 
• Novice interpreters who would like to improve their practical interpretation skills
• People who are bilingual who would like to become a professional interpreter in the future
• Professionals who are often asked to interpret at work for their customers/clients but who have never received any formal interpreting training
• Translators who wish to provide interpretation services in the near future

Class Overview

Would you like to create interactive, real-time 3D experiences? Begin learning how to develop your own apps in virtual reality in this hands-on class, the first of three in the Virtual Reality Foundations Certificate course.

Virtual reality offers unlimited possibilities for use in science, technology, education, entertainment, and beyond. It is a rapidly expanding and lucrative new field. Develop skills to become a creator in virtual reality, and help shape the future of the technology while it’s still in its early stages. 

This introductory class will give you a start as a programmer, and essential skills on the path to becoming a creator in the virtual reality realm. Learn about developing applications using C#. Explore how to manage source code, and build, deploy and integrate the software stacks that support C# applications.

The content of this class will be focused on three areas: 

1. C# language
2. Object-oriented programming
3. Development environments and processes used to build, test, and deploy applications 

This class will address the following topics:

• Introduction to Visual Studio, the structure of a C# program, and the anatomy of an application project file
• C# syntax and features including Exception Handling
• Object-oriented programming
• Interfaces, Inheritance, and Polymorphism – what they are and why this would matter in developing games
• Advanced C# features (indexers, delegates)
• Accessing data using Entity Framework
• Introduction to continuous integration and continuous deployment or delivery (CI/CD)
• Introduction to Unit Testing
• Introduction to Application Performance
• Model-view-controller (MVC) framework – a primer

At the end of the class, you will have a foundation in the tools and processes required of the modern developer.

Learning Objectives

• Create applications using C# and object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Understand how to build code in a collaborative environment using version control systems
• Investigate and troubleshoot applications

Who Might Enjoy This Class

Anyone (18 years old or older) who would like to:

• Create interactive, real-time 3D experiences
• Develop your own games or apps in extended reality
• Explore a career as a developer in extended reality
• Complete the Virtual Reality Foundations Certificate  course, part of Seattle Colleges' Extended Reality micropathway

Preferred Qualifications

• High-school-level of mathematics knowledge
• Basic familiarity with computers, including graphic software like Adobe Photoshop
• Basic knowledge of programming concepts like variables, loops, and conditional logic

Supplies and Materials Needed

• Video subscription to LinkedIn Learning (available via King County Library System) 
• Visual Studio Community Edition
• SQL Server Developer Edition
• Internet access and a device with a microphone and camera to attend the class online
• A computer with admin rights to download the software and do work

Class Overview

This is the second of the Teaching English to Students of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate Program and is taken after successfully completing the TESOL – Basics course.

An overview of English language grammar, with special emphasis on structures most commonly taught in English language classes, is covered in this course. This is a hybrid course and is offered in the winter quarter only. The class meets weekly in person for three hours, and online self-study for 1.6 hours of instruction.

Required Textbook

Grammar for English Language Teachers, 2nd Edition (Martin Parrott, ISBN: 9780521712040, Cambridge University Press)

Learning Objectives

• Develop an understanding of the role of grammar in second language instruction
• Develop fluency in grammar-speak
• Gain the ability to explain, present, and provide examples of various grammar points
• Demonstrate an ability to recognize and identify grammatical errors, and know how to fix them
• Create a bibliography of credible grammar sources
• Demonstrate an ability to talk about, work with, and teach grammar structures
• Create several worksheets and two lesson plans to be used in future ESL classes
• Become aware of the role that a TESOL certificate plays in employment in the field of teaching English to non-native speakers 

Who Should Take this Class?

• Native Speakers of English who want to work internationally teaching English
• International students who are studying in the U.S. and want to teach English overseas
• Current tutors and teachers of English language learners at tutoring centers and nonprofit agencies

Prerequisites

• Successful completion of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) – Basics
• BA/BS degree from English speaking country
• Non-native speakers must have a minimum score of 92 on the TOEFL iBT or 7 on the IELTS

Class Overview

Are you bilingual and interested in learning professional translation skills? Whether you’re brand new to the field, or have some experience and would like training, learn about translation and gain experience doing Japanese/English translation in this hands-on class. 

Build skills in editing, proofreading and localizing using a variety of texts. Improve your linguistic research skills and learn how to efficiently produce a high-quality, client-ready translation. 
This course will help you apply your language skills to enhance the quality, speed, and accuracy of your translation assignments in a professional setting. 

Successful completion of our Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program is strongly recommended, but no previous translation and/or interpretation experience is required. 

Learning Objectives

• Create a client-ready translation
• Self-edit and proofread with a variety of texts
• Improve your linguistic research skills
• Use consistent terminology  
• Complete small translation assignments within the set production time frame
• Self-evaluate the quality of a translation
• Collaborate with a translation team incorporating translation steps 
• Reflect on criticism from other translators in order to improve the quality of translation

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

Prerequisites: Basic computer skills and the ability to comprehend English and Japanese at an educated near-native level. Successful completion of our Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program is strongly recommended, but not required. No previous translation and/or interpretation experience is required. The age minimum is 18.

• Students who have successfully completed the Translation and Interpretation Fundamentals Certificate program offered by Continuing Education at Seattle Central College 
• Novice translators who would like to improve their practical translation skills
• People who are bilingual who would like to become a professional translator or localizer
• Professionals who are often asked to translate work-related materials for their customers/clients but who have never received translation training
• Interpreters who wish to provide a translation service in the near future