BUSINESS & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The Division of Continuing Education of Northwestern Connecticut Community College provides programs relevant to changing community needs and promotes the College as a focus for lifelong learning. Each year more than 1,500 area residents become involved in credit-free courses, seminars, and workshops.

As part of a collaborative effort of the state’s 12 community colleges, the Division of Continuing Education provides businesses with training and educational services. It works closely with business and industry, as well as local agencies, to provide both credit and credit-free, on-campus or on-site instructional programs for employers in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut.

Programs can be delivered as:
Customized Training — we customize curricula and deliver the training at your chosen site in accordance with your schedule.

Computer Technology — we deliver Microsoft Office training as well as custom design training for your special software applications.

Contract Credit — all credit courses offered at NCCC or at any of Connecticut’s Community Colleges can be brought to you at a special price, on your schedule!

Our business training is focused exclusively on your company’s needs and objectives!

Popular training programs include:

• Business Procedure Writing
• Diversity Awareness
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Health and Safety
     CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
     OSHA Construction Safety Certificate
     OSHA Hazardous Materials
     Workplace Ergonomic Issues
• Shop Math and Blueprint Reading
• Microsoft Office Suite including MS Office Migration to 2007
• Personal and Professional Growth Workshops:
     Are you listening? Developing Critical Listening Skills
     Dealing Constructively with Negativity in the Workplace
     Developing Critical Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Skills
     How to Deal Effectively with Different Personality Styles in the Workplace
     How to Motivate Yourself and Others to Excel and Get the Job Done
     Managing Multiple Priorities - Creating Time Efficiency
     Organizing Yourself - Conquering the Clutter in Your Life
     Talk Power: Overcoming Fear and Making Presentations with Confidence
• Public Relations Writing
• ServSafe Qualified Food Operator
• Skills Certificate Series Workshops:
     Customer Service Skills Certificate: Creating Exceptional Customer Service
     Leadership 201 Certificate: Step to the Head of the Class
     Supervision 101: Survival Skills for First-Time Supervisors,
     New and Future Leaders
     T*E*A*M Building Certificate - Together Everyone Achieves More
• Writing for the Web
• Writing Skills for Supervisors and Managers

Invest in your workforce – we’re local and just a phone call away!

For more information, please contact:
John C. Norman, Ph.D.
Dean of Continuing Education

Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Park Place East, Winsted, CT 06098
Phone: 860-738-6423
Fax: 860-738-6453


Click here to return to CE homepage