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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Beginning American Sign Language Level I
American Sign Language provides language training and cultural enrichment for people who wish to learn American Sign Language and the uniqueness of deaf culture. The program will not prepare students to become interpreters but is designed to introduce students to the language and culture. Due to the unique visual nature of American Sign Language (ASL), all lessons are presented without the use of voice. This program is particularly useful for parents of deaf children and students pursuing careers such as allied health, nursing or early childhood education and teaching, where clients may be deaf. You will need to purchase the book, Signing Naturally Student Workbook with 2 DVDs (ISBN 978- 1-58121-210-5) prior to the class starting. The book is available at Amazon.com and Dawn Sign Press or other online retailers, for approximately $65.
Clarion
Tuesdays, Feb. 5 – March 12
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. $140
Instructor: Bonnie Venturella
Sign Language for Adults
Sign Language for Adults will teach you to understand and master American Sign Language. You will learn the principles of the language, sign art, how to create signs, understand deaf culture and to communicate fluently with hearing-challenged individuals.
Venango
Mondays, Jan 28 - March 11
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. $89
Instructor: Patricia Mong
HUN-JUDO and Self-Defense sport program is entering its 50th year of extracurricular activity at Clarion University and is led by the same coach, Andor Paposi-Jobb, Sensei, USA Masters and World Masters Champion.
Instructor: Andor Paposi-Jobb, Sensei
7th degree black belt in JUDO
9th degree black belt in JIU-JITSU
Assistant Instructor: Mr. Tim Quaill
1st degree black belt in JUDO
Adult JUDO (ages 14 – 100)
Learn basic self-defense for law-abiding citizens and sport judo for fitness, competition and self-esteem.
Clarion
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Jan. 24 - May 9
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. $110
**Classes held in the wrestling room in Tippin Gymnasium (second floor) at Clarion Campus
Venango
Wednesdays
Jan. 30 - May 8
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. $60
(50 percent for second immediate family member)
Kids JUDO (ages 6 – 13)
Learn basic self-defense and sport judo for fitness, competition and self-esteem.
Clarion
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Feb. 5 - April 18
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. $90
**Classes held in the wrestling room in Tippin Gymnasium (second floor) at Clarion Campus
Venango
Wednesdays
Feb. 6 - April 17
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. $50
(50 percent for second immediate family member)
MUSIC
Venango Chorus
If you love to sing, this class is for you. This large vocal ensemble offers you a rich musical experience. The class meets at Good Hope Lutheran Church at 800 Moran Street, Oil City, Pa. Good Hope offers scholarships covering 50 percent of the tuition. Applications are available in the office of Venango Campus Continuing Education. There are 12 classes, with a dress rehearsal on Saturday, May 4.
A concert will be held on Sunday, May 5.
ACT 48 approved
Mondays Feb. 11 – April 29.
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. $50
Instructor: Beth Orris
Beginner Guitar Workshop
Want to learn to play guitar? This workshop is for you. Everyone welcome from ages 8 to 108. This workshop will teach beginners how to play the guitar. Students will learn to play five chords, two different strum patterns, and the importance of tuning and how to do it properly. Students will also learn to play a few songs. No prior musical experience necessary. Just bring your guitar, a notebook, and a pencil.
Thursdays Feb. 21 – March 14.
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. $50
Instructor: Sean Carey
Sean Carey holds a Master’s degree in music and has performed in over two dozen ensembles over the past decade, with genres including rock, folk, pop, blues, Irish traditional, and contemporary church music. Mr. Carey teaches both acoustic and electric styles.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Paraprofessional Highly Qualified Teacher's aid training
Considering a career as a teacher aide or are you already a teacher aide?
Venango College of clarion university has the training for you. Become a highly qualified paraprofessional in accordance with No Child Left Behind. Allows you to work as a teacher aide in school districts, and other institutions which accept the program
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Quality program presented for the past five years
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Excellent presenters who are practicing professors, teachers, administrators, and supervisors
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Four days of workshops followed by one day of assessment (based on information from workshops)
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Relevant topics include: Roles & Responsibilities, Mathematics, Child Development, Writing Skills, Special Education (full day workshop), Reading Skills, and Behavior Management
“The presenters were very knowledgeable and interesting.”
“A lot of the knowledge I acquired through this workshop I used during my interview – I got the job I wanted!”
Venango
Monday, June 10 – Friday, June 14
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. $280
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Creating a Professional Portfolio
Explore career-related topics such as professional image, office etiquette, interpersonal skills, and time and stress management techniques. This course is a must if you are preparing to enter the workforce and need a brief refresher course. Additionally, workplace diversity, teamwork and leadership skills, conflict management, job-seeking and networking strategies, resume and cover letter development and interview techniques are covered.
Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. $149
Instructor: Emily Aubele
HUMAN RELATIONS
Conflict Management
This seminar will educate you about all aspects of conflict management. By the end of the course, you will be better able to:
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Recognize different signs and stages of interpersonal conflict
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Understand the triggers to aggressive behavior
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Understand the responses to conflict
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Understand the impact of words/body language
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Stay calm and manage your own responses to conflict
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Feel more confident in dealing with and settling conflicts
This seminar will allow participants the opportunity to practice their newly acquired conflict management skills. They will demonstrate how to understand employee needs, engage in active listening, be optimistic and calm in mediating the conflict of others and identify warning signs of potentially aggressive behavior.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
10 a.m. – Noon $45
Presenter: Pamela Watkins
Communication Skills – The Basics
In today’s competitive business world, effective communication is more essential than ever before. Communication is the foundation for all relationships. Join us for this interactive workshop that will provide the training necessary for you to become a better communicator and build enhanced relationships.
Included in the course content:
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Analyze your listening style
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Non-verbal communication techniques
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Communication styles – enhancing your own style
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How to communicate bad news with diplomacy, tact and credibility
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Tips for communicating up, down and across your organization with ease
Tuesday, March 5
10 a.m. – Noon $45
Presenter: Pamela Watkins
Customer Service Boot Camp
This skill building and motivating workshop will teach principles of customer service, communication skills, problem solving and how to stay in control. Participants will increase their awareness of the components of customer service and become aware of process improvements to enhance their customer service skills.
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Benefits of providing superior customer service
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Creating your “professional” presence
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Assessing and expanding your conversation skills through verbal and non-verbal communications
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Engaging active listening skills
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Defusing angry and upset customers
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Delivering exceptional customer service and building lasting relationships (customer loyalty)
Tuesday, March 12
10 a.m. – Noon $45
Presenter: Pamela Watkins
Develop/Enhance your Workplace Safety and Health Program: Part I
This workshop will provide information to help you develop or enhance your workplace safety and health programs.
Join instructor, Pam Watkins, Human Resource and Safety professional, to learn about a systematic approach to evaluating and improving your company’s safety program. Gain a better understanding of:
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Planning safety into your vision, mission, programs and budget
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Creating a safety culture
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Designing effective and proactive safety and health plans (analyze your current programs and plans)
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Safety education and training in your workplace.
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Evaluating behaviors, activities, performance
Tuesday, April 9
10 a.m. – Noon $45
Presenter: Pamela Watkins
Workplace Safety and Health Program: Part II
This workshop will teach you how to manage your health and safety programs or implement a new one. Participants will learn how to write a safety policy and understand risk assessment. Additionally, the following topics will be covered:
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Employer Responsibilities
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PPE (Hazard Assessment)
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Incident an Accident Investigation – creating the process
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OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Act) Basics
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General safety management
Tuesday, April 16
10 a.m. – Noon $45
Presenter: Pamela Watkins
Methods to Providing Excellent Customer Service in the Healthcare Environment
Developing effective individual and group customer service skills is critical to excellent care and to any healthcare related organization success. The skill sets needed to respond to changing and demanding customer expectations is essential for every customer service person. The workshop will focus on customer service methods in the healthcare work environments. We will provide communication skills necessary to handle fast paced situations and additional techniques for developing efficient teamwork.
Program highlights:
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What is customer service and satisfaction? How do you utilize these measurements?
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How do you provide a positive customer experience
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The importance of teamwork to deliver excellent customer service
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Techniques in dealing with difficult customers
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Developing an individual and group customer service plan
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Review methods of measuring customer service satisfaction and implementing changes
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Review face to face and phone interpersonal skill sets
Friday, March 8
10 a.m. – Noon $65
Presenter: Gary Svetz
Enhancing Effective Sales Skills
Effective salespeople go beyond singing the praises of their product or service. Instead, they actively seek to understand their customers' needs. Taking the effort to do so can greatly increase the odds of hearing the customer say, "Yes, I'll take it." This program provides a simple framework for understanding the different priorities and tendencies of customers. Participants learn how to build upon their natural strengths and adapt their behavior to better meet the customer's needs. By learning about their own sales styles and their customer's behavioral styles, salespeople will be able to position their products or services in a way that will resonate with customers, resulting in closing more sales, increasing customer satisfaction, and generating more revenue.
Friday, March 15
10 a.m. – Noon $65
Presenter: Gary Svetz
Effective Methods to Maximize Talents on Your Team
Have you ever worked on a team where everyone is doing what they enjoy and making the very best use of their talents? A team where people just seem to "get" each other, projects make real progress and everyone is glad to be on the team? The goal of this program is to help you create this kind of engaged, high-functioning team. Developing a motivating team environment based on their member's strengths and understanding their limitations.
Friday, April 19
10 a.m. – Noon $65
Presenter: Gary Svetz
How to be more successful handling performance evaluations
There are many performance evaluation situations that can be very stressful and sometimes it is more so for the person providing the feedback then the person receiving the evaluation. We will review some techniques to provide a more effective and constructive performance evaluation.
Program objectives:
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How to develop a pre -evaluation system for a more organized approach to communicate to the employee (Setting up a employee performance evaluation preparation checklist)
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Methods to develop a more partnering and coaching working session. (Techniques to develop a constructive coaching session environment)
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Techniques on ways to provide constructive employee feedback. (Specific constructive feedback ideas to have a more positive impact on performance)
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How to schedule and implement a performance evaluation follow up plan. (Developing a structured employee performance monitoring system)
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Ideas for setting up an effective individual employee development plan that works for both of you. (Setting performance and development goals with a projected timeline)
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Methods on handling difficult behaviors at performance evaluation time (To be able to identify specific challenging employee behaviors and methods on how to deal with them successfully)
Thursday, May 2
10 a.m. – Noon $65
Presenter: Gary Svetz
