Professional and Workforce Development—Personal Enrichment
To register please call 794-3004 x 211 or email pmurray@msln.net
Adult Education class fees are due and payable on or before the class starting date. Refunds are available until the end of the se-cond class. Refunds will be given if the course is cancelled/not offered. Students who have registered paid the course fee, and then opt to drop the course after the end of the second class, will not be refunded. Students dismissed from a course following notice and a meeting to address the reason will not be due a refund.
Students wishing to attend EMCC classes held at Region III must register with KRHEC at 1-800-498-8200
We respectfully ask that if you are feeling ill, you stay home to help keep everyone healthy.
Class sizes may be limited to allow safe distancing. Register early to help ensure the class is offered and you are enrolled in it.
WELDING
Instr: Scott Cornell
Date: Mondays & Wednesdays, 8 wks. , 9/26-11/21, 5-8 p.m.
Fee: $500
No prior welding experience is necessary for the 8-week, 2-nights per week SMAW course. This course is designed to allow students to progress at their own pace (self-paced). Students may choose to continue beyond learning the basics to prepare for AWS certification (testing is priced separately). Students choosing to prepare for the Flux Core AWS structural certification will pay an additional ma-terials fee of $150. These welding career courses can help prepare you to enter the workforce as a structural welder. Students who have taken this course within the past year will receive a $50 reduction in class fee and are not required to re-peat the full safety portion of the class. Students who choose to take the AWS certification testing will pay an additional AWS certification & testing fee.
Leather Safety-Toed Boots are required. .
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Soap Making Series
Instr: Dawn Birt from Perry Creek
Date: 10/3 & 11/7, 2wks.,
Time: 5:30-7p.m. & 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Fee: $15 each class plus materials
Intro to Soap Making on 10/3 will provide a knowledge base of the soap making process and safety precautions required, with demonstration and samples of soap from the instructor. Following completion of the basic class, participants may take the Soap Making 101 class where they will be guided through the hands-on process of making their own soap from a materials kit purchased from the instructor. The focus of this class will be handcrafting your own soap which is appropriate for holiday gift giving.
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ServSafe Sanitation
Instr: Chef Ammerman
Date: TBD, 4 wks., Time: 3-5:30 p.m.
Fee: $175.00 (Includes testing and textbooks)
Do you work at a restaurant, diner, convenience store, or school nutrition program in food service? Did you know that the State of Maine requires all food establishments to have at least one full-time Certified Food Protection Manager on staff? Perhaps you volunteer at your organization’s “Bean Suppers” and are concerned about proper food handling and safety. This 4-week ServSafe course provides that knowledge and a recognized certification.
Call now to register, class will be scheduled as demand warrants
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Pyrography/Wood Burning
Instr: Roger Ryder
Date: 10/4-11/1,
5wks , 6-8pm
Fee: $20
This class is a gathering of those who are interested in learning or expanding their skills in pyrography. This group offers the opportunity to work with an experienced artisan and others who enjoy the craft of wood burning. Find your vision for perfecting your art, and explore the possibilities of entrepreneurship using your artistry
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Quilting with Pre-cuts
Instr: Peggy Murray
Date: 9/6-10/4,10/11-11/8,11/15-12/13 (on-going) (5wks) 6-8pm
Fee: $20.00
Do you like to sew and create quilts, or would you like to learn how? Join us for a weekly FUN evening of sewing and quilt making. Learn new tips and techniques while you build projects based largely on pre-cuts. Many like to use this as time set aside with no distractions so you force yourself to sit at your machine. Along with your machine, bring fabric, thread and scissors. The Power, Pressing Station, Cutting Station will be provided. This is an ongoing class, call or email to join anytime
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Heartsaver-CPR/First Aid
Instr: Rick Smart
Date: T/TH, TBD- (2 nights) 5:30-8:30 pm
Fee: $70
The 6-Hour Heartsaver course is designed to provide the layperson with the skills and knowledge to be able to perform CPR, render basic first aid when needed, and use the AED. Recognize when help is needed and feel confident that you know how to provide that help
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Basic Life Support for Healthcare
Providers
Instr: Rick Smart
Date: TBD , 5:30-8:30 pm
Fee: $75
The Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers 3-hour classroom course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, and use an AED. This course is for healthcare professionals, direct care workers, and other healthcare workers in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings. Check your card and register before it expires.
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Refuse to be a Victim
Instr: Tim Peters
Date: 10/18 & 10/25, 5:30-8:00 pm
Fee: $25
The single most important step toward ensuring your own safety is having a personal safety strategy in place before you need it. The National Rifle Association’s “Refuse To Be A Victim” teaches methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations. Seminar participants will be presented with a variety of commonsense crime prevention and personal safety strategies and devices that may be integrated into their personal, home, automobile, telephone, technological, and travel security.
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Driving Dynamics
Instr: Timothy Peters
Date: 11/16 , 3-8 p.m.
Fee: $40.00 under 65, $25 age 65 and older
Maine’s Driving Dynamics Course offers all drivers the opportunity to improve their defensive driving abilities. This five-hour course will include a discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes and the basic elements that consistently challenge drivers on Maine’s highways. Check with your insurance carrier as there may be discounts available in addition to the three-point credit on your driving record for those who complete this class. The State requires minimum participation for this class so sign up early.
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Beginner Photoshop
Instr: Laura Manzo
Date: 10/5-26, 4wks
Time: 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $45
In this introductory class, you will learn how to navigate Photoshop’s various tools and menus. We will start easy and work our way through some fun composite images. Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard image editing software and is used worldwide by photographers and graphic designers to perfect their digital images. Its uses range from the full-featured editing of large batches of photos to creating intricate digital paintings and drawings that mimic those done by hand. We will provide iMac desktop access and Adobe Photoshop logins. You just need to bring yourself, and an SD Card or flash drive.
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Winter Sowing of Native Plants
Instr: Katherine Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Horticul-turist
Date: November 17th,
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Fee: $10.00
Native plants add tremendous beauty to our wild landscapes, so why not include them in our managed landscapes as well? In addition to being visually appealing, they serve as food sources for countless species of insects and, in turn, feed birds and other wildlife further up the food chain. Late fall and early winter is the ideal time to propagate native plants from seed. University of Maine Horticulture Professional Kate Garland will go over best practices for sowing native seeds, caring for seedlings, and trans-planting out into the garden. Participants will have a chance to sow seeds to take home.