Suppose you could shop for education programs the way you buy jeans, finding multiple options in one place and comparing and contrasting how they fit. You can do just that at the Career Training Expo, sponsored by Kennesaw State University’s College of Continuing and Professional Education. The free event will be on July 26 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
If you’ve been thinking of working in health care, turning your cooking talents into a catering business, expanding your business skills or taking your interest in fitness to the professional trainer’s level — the expo is a great way to start.
Instructors and program managers will hold brief information sessions for these certificate programs: administrative professional; bookkeeper professional; certified nursing assistant; culinary apprenticeship; human resources; medical billing and coding specialist; medical office assistant; medical interpreter; meeting and event management; Microsoft Office; paralegal; personal trainer; pharmacy technician; phlebotomy and EKG technician; project management; TESOL (teachers of English as a second language); and Web design basics. Other sessions will highlight Kennesaw’s foreign language and ESL (English as a second language) programs.
Attendees will learn about the fields, job prospects, course curriculum, program length, cost and more.
At 5:30 p.m., rising high school seniors and recent graduates may attend the expo preview, sponsored by the KSU Futures program.
“College isn’t a perfect fit for everyone. A professional certificate program can offer an alternative path to career success in health care, technology and other fields,” said Lyn Cohen, KSU Futures program manager. “We offer 40 different professional training programs to prepare high school graduates for work. Many lead to state or national certifications.”
The programs range in length from seven weeks to a year, and cost from $800 to $10,000.
A highlight of the expo will be a free class, “The Wow Interview,” taught by Jay Litton, executive vice president of sales and marketing for SA IT Services and manager of Roswell United Methodist Church’s job networking program.
“My whole career has been in sales and marketing management, and I’ve applied my years of selling into techniques that help jobseekers see the interview as a sales call and take the necessary steps to wow the interviewer,” Litton said. “My methods will show people how to be the most-prepared, the most-passionate and the most-qualified or trainable person for the position – all of which will make the hiring manager’s job easier and lead to a second interview or job.”
Litton understands the importance of continuing education in today’s employment market. A woman told him that she’d recently been hired for a contract position through next December. Even though she’d be job hunting again, the woman was excited that the company was going to pay for her to get SAP (software) certification.
“It was a skill she was missing on her résumé and one that will make her more marketable,” Litton said. “That’s one of the values of continuing education. It can plug gaps in people’s résumés and help others change careers. Having the right skills and education reduces the hiring risk for companies and increases people’s chances of finding a job.”
To register for the Career Training Expo, call 770-423-6765 or go to www.ksuexpo.com.
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