All classes require minimum enrollment. Pre-registration is required. Unless noted, these classes are on-going.

Computer Basic Skills Lab
Computer Maintenance and Repair
Food Service Safety - ServSafe
Photoshop
Pre-Apprenticeship Construction
Voiceover Class

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 Computer Maintenance and Repair / A plus  Certification Prep  $100.00

Prepare for the CompTIA A plus 2009 Certification Exam series. This in depth, self paced training course teaches you how to install, repair, upgrade, configure, optimize, troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance on personal computers and operating systems. The A plus certification by CompTIA is an international and vendor neutral certification that has been endorsed and recognized by industry computing manufacturers and organizations. Being certified in A plus 2009 is a typical requirement if you are looking to enter or further your career with companies like Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Novell, CompuCom, Ricoh, and more. This revolutionary approach to education makes this course the most amazing learning certification program on the market today.

Benefits

• Receive hands-on experience with hardware and software
• Identify types and characteristics of PC components, including motherboard, CPU, memory and storage, input and output devices
• Install and configure Microsoft Windows Operating systems
• Assemble, disassemble and upgrade PC and notebook components
• Basic Networking

$100.00 fee

Thurs 5:30–8:30pm
Del Monte School

Food Service Safety – Serv-Safe



If you work in the food service industry, this class will help you apply safe food-handling practices, train other food-handlers, and be aware of the importance of serving food safely to the public. This class satisfies the Monterey County Health Department’s requirements for Health Permit holders. You must purchase an exam sheet and the Serv-Safe Essentials, 5th Edition book, and read them in advance of the class. Available from the M.P.C. Bookstore, online from Borders, Amazon or the California Restaurant Association website Education Foundation link, www.calrest.org or call (800) 765-4842

The 8-hour class is designed for review only, plus time to take the test. You will become certified if you pass the exam with a 75% or higher test score. The certificate is valid for 5 years.
Pre-registration is required.

Registration is available on-line.

$30.00 fee

March 14, 2011
8:00am-5:00pm

For additional information please call: Tom Emery - 831.394.1649
Call for class schedule
Del Monte School

Photoshop CS3

This hands on Photoshop class will get your Photoshop skills up and running. This class focuses on Layers, Selections and Masking. These three areas are the heart and soul of Photoshop. You will learn digital darkroom techniques. Layout business cards, post cards and posters. Build a basic web site and create simple animations. This is! the best Photoshop class on the Monterey Peninsula. We invite you to sit in on a class and experience a fantastic learning environment.

$150.00 fee

Mon&Wed 5:30–8:30pm
Del Monte School

Pre-Apprentice Construction Fee $50.00

Women encouraged to join.

Prepare yourself for work in the construction industry.  This course teaches you construction terms, procedures, use of tools,  machinery and safety procedures for various jobs within the residential and commercial trades.  With classroom instruction and on-the-job experience, you will learn site layout, concrete work, rough carpentry, sheet metal (heating), finish carpentry & cabinet making, plumbing, floor covering, electrical wiring, brick and block work, dry wall, painting and roofing.  Seaside residents may be eligible for tuition waiver.  Successful students may be eligible to enter the Carpenters Apprenticeship Program.  Women encouraged to join.

This course is 12 weeks long.  To register call the Building Construction Trades Council, 883-1188.

An Introduction to Voiceovers



 

Have you ever wanted to be the voice everyone hears on commercials and documentaries? This fun and interactive class covers details of the industry, the importance of marketing, and of a demo tape. You will be coached and recorded for a personal evaluation. Be warned -- many who have taken this class have gone on to become real, bona-fide professional Voice Actors! This class is taught by a professional voice actor from the voice acting training company, Voices For All.

Future classes to be scheduled