PVAEC offers new online course - Digital Scrapbooking!

PVAEC is pleased to announce a new online course:  Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking.

Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking.

For more information on this course call  564-6525 or visit us at:

http://pvaec.maineadulted.org/courses/course/introduction_to_digital_scrapbooking_online

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on March 19, 2012 | Read more in: News

PVAEC presents pins to CNA graduates

PVAEC held a CNA Pinning Ceremony on January 12, 2012 to present pins to our latest graduates.

Pictured:  Front Row:  Lisa Rowe, Sue Duplisea, RN, Brittaney Linsday

 Back Row:  Joanna Wilkins, Lorrie Bell, Sadie Amero, Brooke Barnes, Deidra Dow, Krista Gerrish and Katie Stone.

Not pictured:  Rick Johnston

Congratulations to all!

For more information on our next CNA class, call us at 564-6525

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on February 1, 2012 | Read more in: News

PVAEC offers new online course

PVAEC now offers Teaching Students with ADHD as an online course.  This course will arm you with powerful strategies you can put to use immediately in your own classroom. By the time you're done, you'll have the skills and knowledge you need to help students with ADHD compensate for their problems and achieve their full potential.

Session Start Dates: 

January 18 
February 15 
March 21 
April 18

Visit www.ed2go.com/pvaec browse our offerings.  Or, call us at 564-6525 for more information.

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on January 5, 2012

PVAEC Spring Brochure is on its way!

PVAEC Spring Brochure is on its way to your mailbox, and it is full of new and exciting classes.   If you can't wait for the mailman, review it online now. 

We're offering several new series of classes:  You CAN... and Solopreneur.  Great courses in self-sufficiency and starting a home business.  Computer classes, pottery and painting, kayay trips, Quincy Market trip, Zumba and hula hoops are a few of the offerings.  And, we have expanded our line-up of online courses.

So, check it out and sign up today!

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on January 3, 2012

PVAEC announces new online course - Python 3.0

Students will master the basics of Python as well as more advanced skills such as object-oriented programming with classes and exceptions. In addition, they'll explore unique Python data structures such as tuples and dictionaries and learn to create Python programs with graphic elements including graphical user interface (GUI) objects.  

If your next question is, what is Python?, here's a link for you:  http://www.python.org/about/ , or register for the course here.

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on December 7, 2011

There are jobs available in Maine. Where are they?

Are you looking to make a career change?  Looking for work?  This is a must-read article from the Sun Journal that describes the industries in Maine that need skilled employees. The article goes in depth into the training required for the available jobs in Maine.  Call PVAEC today at 564-6525 to get prepared for your next career!

 http://www.sunjournal.com/news/city/2011/11/13/job-you-despite-tight-economy-there-are-jobs-maine-why-dont-you-have-one-them/1

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on November 14, 2011

Attention Contractors: PVAEC announces new online course - Quickbooks 2011 for Contractors

Contractors have many unique bookkeeping needs, so we've designed this course from the ground up specifically for the construction industry. 

In this six-week course, you'll learn how to run your business more efficiently.  You'll discover how to create custom and professional-looking contract estimates, and you'll learn the different methods for billing your clients, including how to use the QuickBooks progress invoicing and job-costing features.  

For more information or to register, go to http://www.ed2go.com/pvaec/online_course/qc2/detail/QuickBooks_2011_for_Contractors.html

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on October 26, 2011 | Read more in: News

PVAEC announces new online course - Intermediate Excel 2010

PVAEC is pleased to announce a new course offering - Intermediate MS Excel 2010 ONLINE.  Take your Excel skills to the next level as you master charting, PivotTables, Slicers, Sparklines, and other advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2010.  

For more information about our online courses visit us at www.ed2go.com/pvaec, or call us at 564-6525.

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on October 19, 2011 | Read more in: News

PVAEC offers new online course - Advanced Web Pages

PVAEC has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. We have partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of online, instructor-led courses and are pleased to announce the launch of "Advanced Web Pages." 

Participants will master advanced Web design skills as they create Web pages using CSS and HTML (including new HTML5 elements). They'll learn how to add interactivity and animation to their sites, and how to create pages that work in any environment from a desktop computer to a mobile device.

This course is part of PVAEC's growing catalog of more than 300 instructor-facilitated online courses. Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction, and interaction with fellow students, participants in these courses gain valuable knowledge at their convenience. They have the flexibility to study at their own pace combined with enough structure and support to complete the course. And they can access the classroom 24/7 from anywhere with an Internet connection.

New sessions of each course run every month. They last six weeks, with two new lessons being released weekly (for a total of 12). The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons, quizzes, and assignments. A dedicated professional instructor facilitates every course; pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback, and facilitating discussions.

To learn more, call PVAEC at 564-6525 or visit us online at www.pvaec.maineadulted.org. Browse our online catalog at www.ed2go.com/pvaec.

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on October 13, 2011

Seasonal farmworkers and loggers can earn a stipend while getting a GED!

We are looking for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and loggers who are trying to earn their GED.  Through the Maine HEP grant you can be provided with:

• Transportation & childcare reimbursement
• Links to health and social services
• A stipend of $100/week to cover personal expenses while attending GED classes
• Books and school supplies

We’re looking for people who have done at least 75 days of farm or logging  work over the last 24 months.  Examples of qualifying farm work are blueberries, potatoes, dairy, poultry, tipping and logging. For logging, qualifying work includes: planting, trimming, de-limbing, and harvesting. As long as it’s not processing (working in a paper mill, chipping factory etc) it counts!

Immediate family members of the seasonal worker can participate. This includes: a spouse, a parent, step-parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, or anyone with guardianship, any person who claims the individual as a dependent on a Federal income tax return for either of the previous two years, or resides in the same household as the individual, supports that individual financially, and is a relative of that individual.

Please don’t hesitate to call to see if an activity counts. Anyone who qualifies for Migrant Education Programs and people who participate in the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) are automatically eligible.

Call PVAEC at 564-6525 to see if you qualify for this program!

Posted by Kathy Normandin  on October 6, 2011 | Read more in: News