- Travel & Tourism
- Empowerment Skills for Leaders Credentialing Program
- Family Development Training and Credentialing Program
- Administrative/Executive Assistant
- Retail Salesperson
Travel & Tourism
This 60-hour comprehensive professional program, including basic hands-on training on the SABRE® computer reservation program, provides the specialized skills and technical knowledge required for a successful career in the travel and tourism industry. This exciting and ever-changing profession offers a number of career opportunities. Certificate program
application is not required.
Topics include:
* Air Transportation, Railroads, Cruises and Hotels
* World Geography
* Reservations
* Preparing and Pricing a Tour
* Small Retail Agencies vs. the Corporate World
* Employment in Hospitality and Tourism
* Travel Agency Management
* Administrative Assistants
* Selling the Product
To register online, go to the Online Registration area.
For Free Career Seminars & Open House schedule please click HERE
Empowerment Skills for Leaders Credentialing Program
This professional development training program is designed for agency supervisors, directors, and managers interested in using empowerment-based leadership in their organizations. The program provides an experiential and collaborative setting for leaders to share and learn from eachother based on the family development principles that are the basis of the Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (FDC). The approach emphasizes the strengths and resources of families to empower them for long-lasting change.
The program consists of 33 hours of interactive classroom study and additional 3 hours for Leadership portfolio review. There is no exam; credentials are issued by Cornell University, developer of the curriculum, after approval of the final portfolio.
This 12-week program will be held Fridays, Oct. 24, 2008-Jan. 30, 2009 (the final class on Feb. 27, 2009), 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuition is $375. The credentialing fee is $200. For additional information and permission to register, please call Phyllis Rafti, Program Coordinator, at (718) 960-8512.
Family Development Training and Credentialing Program
Frontline workers in public and private health, education and human services agencies are being
offered training to reorient the way they work with families. This approach emphasizes the
strengths and resources of families to empower them for long-lasting change. New York State
agencies and Cornell University developed the Family Development Training and Credentialing
Program (FDC).
The 90-hour interactive course and portfolio development components are for home visitors, caseworkers, therapy aides, community health workers, teacher aides and other human services workers. The Family Development Credential is awarded upon successful completion of the training course, portfolio and an examination.
This 15-week program will be held on Fridays, Oct. 24, 2008-Feb. 20, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Tuition is $775; the fee for the credentialing exam is $250. For additional information and permission to register, please call Phyllis Rafti, Program Coordinator, at (718) 960-8512.
To register online, go to the Online Registration area.
Administrative/Executive Assistant
In today’s competitive job market individuals
need not only excellent computer skills, but also
the ability to write and speak well and to present
a professional, polished appearance. The
Administrative Assistant Certificate offers participants
the opportunity to acquire these skills
Required Courses:
* EDP 07 Introduction to Microcomputing
* CBS 78 Microsoft Word
* CFM 47 Microsoft Excel 2007
* CBS 26 Business Writing Essentials
* CBS 27 Speaking with Confidence
* CAR 01 Career Development and Your
Professional Image
Recommended Courses:
* CFM 48 Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007
* EDP 19 Microsoft PowerPoint
* BCS 14 Vocabulary Enrichment
Certificate requirements:
Student must complete the six required courses
with a grade of “C” or better with 80 percent
attendance in each course.
Admission requirements:
High school diploma or GED.
To register online, go to the Online Registration area.
For Free Career Seminars & Open House schedule please click HERE
Retail Salesperson
Retail sales is predicted to be an occupation
with one of the largest growths in the 2006-
2016 decade according to the U.S. Department
of Labor Statistics. This program offers the
solid background necessary to become a successful
sales professional in either full-time or
part-time employment in a variety of sales environments.
Students may register for individual
courses or complete the certificate program.
Required Courses:
* SAL 01 Land a Great Entry-Level Sales Job
* SAL 02 First Year Sales Success
* SAL 03 Enhancing Your Service Selling Skills
(offered spring 2009)
* SAL 04 Sales Success Plus
(offered spring 2009 )
To register online, go to the Online Registration area.
For Free Career Seminars & Open House schedule please click HERE