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Biddeford Adult Education



Business & Skills Training

Mastering Microsoft Excel

$195

with Elizabeth Flanagan

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024

A must-have skill to succeed in business, whether an entrepreneur or a valued employee, is the ability to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel is the most used spreadsheet tool in the world. Stay current with this class, as it is always up-to-date and will change as the features of Excel change over time. Examine the life of an Excel worksheet and workbook, from creation to presentation. Learn how an Excel worksheet is constructed, populated with content, and edited for delivery. Master the options that can take your Excel worksheet from plain, drab numbers to exciting and engaging multimedia. You will leave class with a set of skills that are in high demand and will be a deciding factor in your future success.

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Mastering Microsoft PowerPoint

$195

with Elizabeth Flanagan

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024
1 additional session on Aug 5, 2024

Bring your ideas to life and leave a lasting impression with Microsoft PowerPoint. Master the tools and techniques that turn humdrum slides into dynamic presentations that will captivate your audience. With hands-on practice and real-world examples, learn design principles and multimedia elements such as images, videos, and charts that elevate you to the next level. Acquire critical know-how to deliver your presentations with confidence and ease. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned user, you'll find new ways to work smarter, not harder. You'll leave class with in-demand skills and the ability to create professional, visually appealing presentations that will engage your audience and help you stand out.

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Online Advertising

$195

with Dan Belhassen

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024
1 additional session on Aug 5, 2024

Get the keys to making online advertising work for you and your organization.  See how pay-per-click advertising with Google AdWords works.  Find out how to test low budget Adword campaigns. Learn how you can target local audiences.  Then discover Facebook advertising and how you can determine the demographics and even numbers of people you want to reach. No experience necessary, but if you are at an advanced level, your instructor is an online ad expert and can answer your toughest questions as well.

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Project Management Knowledge Area

$195

with Gail Singleton

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024
1 additional session on Aug 5, 2024

In today’s business environment, there is a need for good project management.  Project management provides visibility of project health to the business and the customer.  Through continuous monitoring, early detection of variations to plan, schedule, and budget can be communicated to stakeholders for quick resolution, including project cancelation.  The Project Management Professional community does this through the five (5) Project Management Processes supported by the ten (10) Project Management Knowledge Areas.  This course introduces the student to the ten (10) Project management Knowledge Areas and their support role and relationships to the five (5) Project Management Processes.

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Remote Work Manager Practicum

$245

with William A. Draves

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024
1 additional session on Aug 5, 2024

Your third month will be spent mastering what you need to know and documenting your achievement. The practicum includes:

  • Weekly communication 1:1 with your instructor
  • Study and taking of the RWM (Remote Work Manager) exam.
  • Writing a 750- 1,000 word (roughly 3 pages) paper on how you will next work to implement or improve your management of remote work.

Available and included in the Certified Remote Work Manager program.

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Remote Working and Communicating

$245

with William A. Draves

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024

Working remotely does not make you an expert on remote work. Gain new insights, experiences and advanced tips for working from home.  Find out the 5 bad habits too many remote workers and their managers acquire from lack of experience, tools and expertise. Then acquire the latest strategies for communicating with remote workers.  Come away with a deeper understanding of this enormous cultural and work shift going on in the workplace and in society. 

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Social Media for Business Certificate

$495

with Travette Webster, Melissa Torres, Jo-Carolyn Goode

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024
1 additional session

Get in on this exciting and growing way to communicate, market and serve your customers and clients. For businesses, nonprofits, government, and other organizations. From Facebook to Twitter, blogging, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more, discover the new principles of communication that apply across all networks and how these specific social networks work and the possible uses for your organization. Learn how social networks are used to develop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your organization. Then find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing, and take back a plan to integrate social networks into your communication and marketing. Whether you are new to social networks or already involved, you will come away with both an understanding of social networks and practical, how-to techniques to integrate social networks into your organization or business. Your instructors are outstanding practitioners who also speak, write, and train others on social networks. Introduction to Social Media must be taken before Integrating Social Media in Your Organization and Marketing Using Social Media.

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Understanding Debits and Credits

$195

with Sharon deFonteny

Calendar Next available session starts Jun 3, 2024

In this course, you will learn about the accounting equation and the five categories involved in every business (Assets, Liabilities, Owner’s Equity, Revenue and Expenses). Every financial transaction falls into one or more of these categories. Learn how to create a chart of accounts that meet the needs of your business. You will learn how double entry bookkeeping works and the process of recording debits and credits. This course will show you how to identify, analyze and record transactions using journal entries under the cash basis accounting method.

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