9:43 AM 6/16/2004 Welcome to Hartnell College!!
 > Home > Pathways > Schedules > Professional_development

Professional Development

TOEFL Preparation Weekend Marathon     

Improve your score and increase your confidence

in taking the written TOEFL exam! In this workshop

students will have the opportunity to:

•   Take a mock-TOEFL exam with a mock-TOEFL score

•   Review answers on listening, grammar, and reading sections of the exam

•   Learn valuable TOEFL tips & test-taking skills

•   Practice relaxation and confidence-building techniques

 

Chris Hart

 

July 12 , 2008             Sat.            8 a.m.–4 p.m.
#9100                       $64                  HCC116

Register Online

___________________________________________________________

Pronunciation & Accent Reduction Workshop      

Do you feel frustrated at not being able to correctly

pronounce words in the English language? Is reading

and spelling sometimes difficult for you? Would you like

to reduce your accent and have more confidence in speaking?

If so, this fun and interactive course is for you.

In this course we will: 

•   Learn the pronunciation for all sounds in the English language

•   Study how to use pronunciation in order to improve spelling and writing skills

•   Practice how to read and speak with confidence

 

Chris Hart, MS, has over 12 years experience

teaching TOEFL, ESL, and pronunciation classes.

She is currently teaching English at Hartnell College .

June 21 , 2008             Sat.            9 a.m.–4p.m.
#9758                       $64                 CAB363

Register Online

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Basic Vocational Spanish

Build your Spanish skills in this hands-on course to

use with Spanish speakers in a variety of vocational

settings. Skills to be covered include:

• Basic pronunciation

• High frequency vocabulary

• Interactive conversation

• Idioms and common expressions

• Terminology

• Cultural awareness

$10 materials fee payable to instructor in class.

Alessandra Diaz-Aguado has a Masters in Fine

Arts from Madrid , Spain and has over 15 years of

experience as an instructor.

June 25-July 30, 2008        Wed.                   6:30–8:30 p.m.

#9863                                    $84                                      C319

Register Online

_________________________________________________________

How to Become a Notary Public in One Day


"Learn the "2008 New Notary Laws"

that all California Notaries are required to know." 


Start your own business, become a more valuable employee, provide

customer service for your business or organization, earn additional

income and get re-commissioned. This intensive one-day seminar is

designed to equip you with everything you need to know to become

an effective Notary. You will find out about new legislation as well as

how to pass the “new” test (must be taken every 4 years), identify

document signers, keep a journal, fill out certificates and avoid lawsuits.

The class includes a practice Notary Public Exam.

Cooperative Personnel Services will register you for the exam from 4:15p.m. - 5 p.m.


The exam will be from
5–6 p.m. For the exam,

you will need the following: 2”x2” color photo, $40 check

made payable to ”Secretary of State”;

proper ID – current driver's license with photo or state issued

ID card; #2 pencils. Fingerprints required after you pass the exam.
Must be a legal resident of
California .


Students must be 18 years old and have NO felonies on their record.
PLEASE NOTE: Arrive early. Due to State regulations,

no one will be admitted to the classroom after 8:30 a.m.

You must be on time when returning to the classroom from a break.


$30 material fee payable to instructor in class for a

“Notary Public Source Book”.

Notary public Seminars, Inc., has been a leading public course

provider in California for 15 years.

Aug. 16, 2008             Sat.            8 a.m.–6 p.m.
#9095                       $109                     MER 12

Register Online


_______________________________________________________________________

Become a Certified Loan Signing Agent


Now that you are a Notary, how do you build and maintain your signingbusiness?

We will teach you the skills and provide the tools necessary to:

Become a "Certified Loan Signing Agent" and what it means

Contact the most lucrative and profitable businesses

Get signed up with successful Signing Services/Agencies

Develop and build your own business in Five Easy Steps

.

This class features how to properly notarize loan packages.

You will actually go through a package and see what you need to do.

We will discuss how to negotiate your fee, how to get called back and

how to brand yourself as a professional in your market. Bonus: You will

receive a free listing of 50 loan signing companies that

are looking for Notaries, Now!

$55 material fee payable to instructor in class for the Seminar Guide,

Reference Book and Certificaion..

Carrie Christensen was the Director of Education for the

United Notary Association and seminar leader for the National Notary Association.

Aug. 17, 2008                Sunday                9:00 am - 4pm

#9096                              $99                        HCC116

Register Online

 

____________________________________________________________________

 

Build a Successful Notary Business

 

You've got your Notary Commission, now what?

Find out what it really takes to become a successful

Notary Pubic and Loan Signing Agent.

You'll learn:

  • How to design your own business plan specific for Notary Public/Loan Signing Agents.
  • The day-to-day details required for business
  • How to target your audience as a Notary Public
  • Ways to increase your income
  • What advertising works and what doesn't
  • How to find your clients on the internet
  • Practical advice on how to build a website and gain affiliates
  • The truth about working for a loan signing agency and how to get hired

 

In this class we'll also discuss how to file a business license.

 

Join us for a day-walk away with an effective plan that

will put you on the path to your full earning potential.

 

Brief review of updated laws and regulations included.

 

$20 material fee payable to instructor in class.

 

Carrie Christensen

 

May 17, 2008               Sat                               9a.m.-4p.m.

#9669                           $74                              HCC116

Register Online

______________________________________________________________

CBEST Preparation           
                               
                
The CBEST is required for all teachers in
California and

Oregon and should be a minor hurdle in your desire to teach. 

Many peoplepreparing for the CBEST have not taken a test in many years. 

Let us help prepare you for success in taking the CBEST this year!


The Center for Teacher Education at
Hartnell College has

secured Ms. Julia Mena to facilitate these courses.

She has been assisting future teachers at San Jose State and

Hartnell for over 5 years and brings an enthusiastic hands-on

approach to the course. 

Practice questions and test taking strategies

will be given.These sections are in preparation for the April 12, 2008 exam.

 The regular registration deadline for this exam is March 14. 

Late registration ends April 1.

Go to www.cbest..nesinc.com to register for the exam.

The required CBEST Preparation book “Cracking the CBEST”

is available in the Hartnell College Bookstore. 

Please purchase the book in advance. 

The bookstore is not open on Saturdays.


Reading & Writing Review

May 31 , 2008           Sat        
9a.m.–1p.m.
#9915                     $45         CAB261

Register Online


OR


Math Review
June 7, 2008                   Sat.        
9a.m.–1p.m.
#9916                   $45         CAB261

Register Online

_____________________________________________________________________

Sign up for both
CBEST PREPARATION WORKSHOPS
FOR JUST $78
#9914

Register Online

___________________________________________________________________

 

Who Wins in a Real Estate Auction,

Short Sale, or Foreclosure? YOU DO! NEW

Knowing about real estate auctions, short sales,

and foreclosures can make a substantial improvement

in your financial future. This class will examine each

process and show you how to profit as the market changes.

Real estate auctions accounted for $16 billion last year.

Short sales can make lenders unhappy but buyers rich.

Foreclosure sales have skyrocketed with better investment

opportunities than ever before. Learn how this all works,

and make money in this volatile market while others

wait for the best time to get involved.

 

Warren Racine , MS, MBA, GRI, is a licensed

Real Estate Broker and Registered Representative

with a full securities license. He has taught real estate

classes since 1984 and writes weekly real estate

newspaper columns and acclaimed real estate texts.

June 27             Fri..                          6:30–9:00 p.m.
#9892                 $48                               C277

Register Online

______________________________________________________________________

 

Foreclosures: the Good, the Bad, and the Fantastic!

This fully packed seminar can help you find distressed

properties and show you how such properties can be

acquired at a substantial discount. In this seminar, you

will learn different ways to purchase discounted properties,

the laws that seriously affect the purchase of foreclosures,

and how to evaluate the accompanying risks and rewards.

You will become familiar with the documents and forms

through which property purchases are made. Innovative

research techniques will be introduced that will increase the

profit potential in each property.

You will be shown the step-by-step process of looking

for high equity properties by finding the fair market value

and uncovering total debt that affects the purchase from the

delinquent owner, defaulted owner, at the trustee's sale,

or from the REO lender who acquires title after the trustee's sale.

$2 material fee payable to instructor in class.

June 28 , 2008                 Sat.                   9am- 12 noon
#9893                               $42                       C277

 

Register Online

________________________________________________________________

Take both Real Estate Auction
and Foreclosure classes
for just $99

Register for #9666

 

Register Online

_____________________________________________________________________

 

Financial Strategies for Successful Retirement

An early start helps you make the most of your

retirement. Make the right choice when confronted

with inflation, investment alternatives, insurance

coverage, increasing health care costs, tax

reduction methods, and proper disposition of your

estate at death.

$30 material fee payable to instructor in class

for comprehensive workbook. Couples share a

workbook.

Paul Cahalan is a registered investment advisor

who has conducted numerous seminars for

beginning and experienced investors.

May 6–27                                   4 Tue.                        7–9:30 p.m.

#9660                                    $65 per person                 C273

#9687                                    $85 per couple

Register Online

______________________________________________________________________

 

Building Your Financial Portfolio On $25 A Month (Or Less)        
 

Join best-selling authors Bobbie and Eric Christensen and learn how to find
safe secure investments with huge annual growth and how to do it without using
a broker.  They are not stock brokers or financial advisors but are investors
just like you who have used this method for safe investing for over 25 years. 
Learn what your broker will never tell you, how to find safe secure
investments with 50-100% growth per year, why picking individual stocks is much safer
then mutual funds, what are splits, dividends, direct cash purchases, etc. and
how to use them to your advantage, PLUS much more.  Includes FREE consulting
at any time.Simply the best investment book yet! Extremely practical.
(On-The-Money, CNBC) Optional book available $15 at class.

Bobbie and Eric Christensen are nationally known financial

experts who have appeared on PBS Smart Money and many

other TV and radio shows. 


May 17                       Sat.            9 a.m.- 12 Noon
#9810                          $38                             C381

Register Online

______________________________________________________________________________________________

Writing Your 1st Book (or 7th)                        
               
California writer Bobbie Christensen, will use her own 10 step method to teach you
how to complete your book, either fiction or non-fiction, in just 6 weeks.
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.


Bobbie Christensen


May 17                       Sat.                  1-2:45 p.m.
#9812                          $28                             C381

Register Online

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Publishing Your 1st Book (or 7th)                   
                               

Learn how to sell your work to a publisher or how to self-publish.

Learn the differences between these methods involving your time,

money, and keeping the profits.  You will learn what distributors

and wholesalers are and how use them. All forms and applications are
included. 
Includes FREE consulting at any time. 
$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.


Bobbie Christensen


May 17                       Sat.                        3-5 p.m.
#9813                          $32                             C381

Register Online

_____________________________________________________________

Marketing Your 1st Book (or 7th) On A Shoe-String Budget


As a financially successful writer, Bobbie Christensen will teach you how to
use her proven-to-succeed 6-step marketing plan. Learn how to make a profit
before your book is even printed, how to set up local and nationwide book
signings for maximum sales, how to set up and present a seminar that will get rave
reviews, how to write news releases, and much more.


$15 material fee payable to instructor in class.

Bobbie Christensen is the author of ten highly successful books

including best-sellers and award winners. 


May 17                       Sat.              5:15-7:15 p.m.
#9814                          $32                   C381

Register Online

____________________________________________________________

Take all three Seminars
Writing, Publishing & Marketing Your 1st Book (or 7th)
for just $78
#9811

Register Online

_________________________________________________________________

“Value-Added” Operations:

Management Training Program

This (bilingual) program is designed to provide

instruction and training for new and existing

supervisors in the Manufacturing Operations

environment. The objective of the course is to

teach supervisors how to develop and motivate

“High Performance” work teams in a dynamic

operating environment.

Participants with a limited command of the English

language are encouraged to attend.

Topics include:

• How to prepare and evaluate Harvest Schedules

• “Field-to-Cooler” Logistics preparation

and planning

• Efficient unloading of raw product and

loading of packaging materials

• Effective Receiving Procedures

• How to evaluate Sales Projections

and Daily Net requirements

• Inventory Accountability

• Good Manufacturing Practices

• Basic Managerial Accounting

• How to plan and develop daily

production schedules

Daniel Torres, M.B.A.

May 1–July 3                10 Thu.                 6–8:30 p.m.

#9825                               $375                 C112 (Boardroom)

Register Online

_______________________________________________________________________

HAZWOPER Certification Program                

HAZWOPER

Certification Program

The 24-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response Certificate Program is

designed to meet the requirements of the initial

instruction for hazardous waste clean-up and

emergency response activities. Topics include

recognition of chemical, biological, and physical

hazards in the work environment, medical

surveillance, hazard communication, personal

protective equipment, spill response, planning and

organization, site characterization, air sampling,

site control, decontamination, and emergency

procedures.

This 24-hour course covers:

• Introduction to HAZWOPER

• Regulatory Overview

• General Safety

• Characterization and Identification of

Hazardous Materials

• Toxicology

• Information Resources

• Response Planning

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Respiratory Protection

• Material Handling and Storage

• Decontamination

John Karnofel


June 24, 25 & 26, 2008              Tue.-Thur.       8 a.m.–5 p.m.

#9818                                               $495               TECH22C

Register Online

________________________________________________________________________

 

Intro to Hydraulics & Mechanics

Welcome to our new introductory class to

Hydraulics and Mechanics. Get a thorough

overview of general mechanical concepts and

basic hydraulics. Learn problem solving and

troubleshooting techniques along with a wide

variety of other topics, to include:

• Hydraulic systems, cylinders, motors, valves,

pumps, bearing, & seals.

• Proper installation and correct sizing of hoses,

piping, and fittings.

• Types of lubrication and greases used in

industry

• Basic symbols

• Basic parts and materials used in mechanics

John Karnofel

TBA

Register Online

_______________________________________________________________________________________

 

Marketing Your Business Image

Learn how and why your Business Image is so important

in marketing to your customers. Business image topics

include web-page images, storefront displays, mailings,

business cards, and logos. Explore how to get your

message across to the public through topics such as:

• Visual representation

• Perspective

• Color coordinating

• What makes a great photographic image?

 

Alessandra Diaz-Aguado has a Masters in Fine

Arts from Madrid , Spain and has over 15 years of

experience as an instructor. She has worked on the

advertising images for films such as The Others,

Kill Bill, and Intact .

TBA

______________________________________________________________


Grantwriting from A to Z


This invigorating and informative seminar is specially created for executive

directors, organizers, board members, community volunteers,

development officers, and individuals who want to learn a "bird's

eye" view of the grantwriting process and learn to:

Research & develop relationships with potential funding sources

Organize a grantwriting campaign

Prepare complete proposal packages

Dissolve crisis management

Submit 100 proposals a year in 10 hours a week
This course is taught to students in an Online format via the Internet.

For more information or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE

http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/
______________________________________________________________

Marketing Your Business on the Internet

Are you confused about the Internet and wondering if it might benefit your business

or organization? Perhaps you're looking for ways to better draw people to

your web site? This course will look at how businesses and organizations are

successfully using the Internet. We'll help you develop and implement a web strategy

or Internet marketing plan. Ideally, much of this planning should take place before you

begin to build your Web site, but the course can also help if your Web site is not performing

as well as you think it could.

.

This course is taught to students in an Online format via the Internet.

For more information or to register

VISIT OUR WEBSITE

http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/

 

_____________________________________________________________

Keyboarding

 

 

Using the computer software program FasType for Windows,you will learn the basic

skills of touch-typing. If you already know how to type, this course will help you

improve your typing speed and accuracy. When you are finished with the course,

continue to use FasType for Windows to improve your keyboarding skills with its

intermediate and advanced lessons.

 

This course is taught to students in an Online

format via the Internet. For more information

or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE http:

http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/

 

_____________________________________________________

 

12 Steps to a Successful Job Search

 

 

Get the job you want quickly and easily! In this course, a world-renowned author and

career advisor will help you identify the job that is best for your needs. Learn

step-by-step how to get that job, regardless of your level of expertise. Learn how

to build rapport with any interviewer, both verbally and non-verbally, while mastering

the six phases of a successful job interview. This motivational course increases your

confidence, helps you feel great about yourself, and provides you with the foundation you

need to get the job you want.

 

This course is taught to students in an Online

format via the Internet. For more information

or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE http:

http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/

  _____________________________________________________

 

Individual Excellence

 

 

Develop career-enhancing skills in a single course that covers twelve popular

one-day seminar topics, including goal setting, time management, and personal

organization. You'll learn how to improve your ceative abilities, gain confidnce

with financial matters, and how to minimize conflict in your life. Develop a fulfilling

career plan and improve relationships with co-workers, friends, and family.

 

This course is taught to students in an

Online format via the Internet. For more

information or to register VISIT OUR WEBSITE http:

  http://www.ed2go.com/hartnell/