Archive: September 2011
PVAEC is pleased to offer a new online course - Introduction to Peachtree Accounting 2012.
Students in this course will learn to handle accounting tasks quickly and easily with Peachtree Accounting 2012. With the help of step-by-step instructions, they'll master everything from setting up accounts to creating invoices, printing checks, paying bills, and generating financial reports.
Visit us as at www.ed2go.com/pvaec for more offerings.
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by Kathy Normandin
on September 27, 2011
PVAEC is pleased to announce the launch of a new online course - Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.
The start dates for this new course are: Sep 21 | Oct 19 | Nov 09 | Dec 14
Register today!
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by Kathy Normandin
on September 21, 2011
At this time, we are trying to organize this course. We have an instructor, but need to verify details. If you are interested in obtaining this certification, please call Sally at 364-2012 to get on the waiting list and obtain more details. We are hoping to run this class over a 10-week period starting at 4 p.m. on Mondays.
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by Andrea Hammond
on September 14, 2011
Road to College [Region 9 Adult Education Learning Center]
Want to enroll in college, but do not know how? Afraid your math, reading, or writing skills need some brush up before moving onto college? We can help with upgrading your skills for college and provide you with information on how to enroll. We can even help fill out financial aid forms!
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by Andrea Hammond
on September 14, 2011
We have the help you have been looking for to get you on the road to your GED or diploma. We offer one-on-one instruction or classes that will help you where you need the help. How do you get started? Call 364-2012 and ask for an enrollment appointment.
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by Andrea Hammond
on September 14, 2011
Literacy Tutoring [Region 9 Adult Education Learning Center]
If you struggle with reading, we have a reading tutor to help you. Afraid it has been too long or that you can never learn? Please try us out.
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by Andrea Hammond
on September 14, 2011
Changes for Fall 2011 [Region 9 Adult Education Learning Center]
The leaves are already starting to turn color, and that means it is time to head back to Region 9 Adult Education! We hope you find something that interests you to take a class with us this fall. We have everything from coupon cutting to sign language.
To help our academic students be even more successful with our program, we have revised how our enrollment process works. Before enrolling, all of our academic students will meet with our Transitions Coordinator, Corrine Downs, for a one-on-one session to discuss our program.
We hope this more personalized introduction to our program will help students have an easier transition to adult education. After meeting with Corrine, students will select an assessment session. Upon completing the necessary assessments, students will then take a Success 101 class. This class is designed to help students understand how to be successful in our program.
We realize this is a big change from our previous way of doing things, but we have researched many options and believe this will help our students be even more successful at Region 9.
Hope to see you soon!
Nancy Allen, Adult Education Director
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by Andrea Hammond
on September 14, 2011
Adult Literacy Programs are an Investment in the Future
September 12, 2011, Dover-Foxcroft.ME. – Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative (Guilford, Milo, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft and all the surrounding towns) is part of a national network of organizations offering literacy programs to educate adults and help fight growing national unemployment.
Beginning September 12, the United States will commemorate the third annual National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. According to ProLiteracy, the oldest and largest organization of adult literacy and basic education programs in the nation, more than 30 million adults in the U.S. lack the most basic literacy skills and 15 percent of Americans without a diploma don’t have jobs. ProLiteracy provides almost 1,000 community-based literacy organizations, including PVAEC, with tools to help educate adult learners and help them meet the demands of today’s workforce.
“Adult Education and Family Literacy Week recognizes the critical role of education in helping our local residents reach their full potential,” said Thelma Regan, Director, PVAEC. “Literacy helps families be healthier, support themselves through work and contribute more fully to the community.”
“Low literacy costs the nation more than two hundred billion dollars each year in lost productivity, as well as an additional one to two billion in health and safety issues,” said David C. Harvey, president and CEO of ProLiteracy. “Every dollar spent on adult literacy and education provides returns to the country through higher employment, added tax revenues, reduced welfare payments and less crime.”
In recognition of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, PVAEC is inviting the public to stop by our main office in Dover-Foxcroft and discover what adult education can do for you.
For more information on PVAEC’s services visit www.pvaec.maineadulted.org, www.facebook.com/pvaec or call 207-564-6525.
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by Kathy Normandin
on September 12, 2011
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Sanford (LVGS) is pleased to announce our next tutor training in collaboration with Marshwood Adult and Community Education in South Berwick.
Training will take place on two days, Saturday, October 1 and Saturday, October 8, from 9 am-3 pm at the Marshwood Adult and Community Education office located at 260 Route 236, South Berwick.
LVGS supports the literacy needs of adults with free, confidential one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction by trained adult volunteers. Founded in 1986, LVGS is celebrating a quarter-century of helping adults improve their literacy levels and change their lives.
For more information on becoming a Literacy Volunteer, please call our office at 324-2486. To register for this tutor training, please go to the Marshwood Adult Education website at http://marshwood.maineadulted.org/courses/. The training is free. Questions about registration can be directed to the Marshwood office at 384-5703.
Posted
by Ingrid Baily
on September 6, 2011
