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April 12, 2008

A+ Certification

Course ID: 342
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Hitech-Toronto
Description: Our course will prepare you to pass CompTIA's A+ exam - the certification that's become "the ticket" for technical support staffers. You will learn how to install, configure and upgrade computer hardware and operating systems. Included is implementing workgroup LAN, LAN/WAN connectivity, file and printer configurations, diagnosing and troubleshooting, and safety and preventive measures. Pre-requisites - Computer and applications navigating; Internet browsing knowledge and familiarity with operating systems.
Starts: April 12, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 40
Weeks: 6
Fee: $1599.00

July 28, 2008

Accounting for Quickbooks

Course ID: 395
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 2
Description: Accounting for QuickBooks introduces the concepts of bookkeeping - accounting using the theory of double entry bookkeeping. This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping practices and want more profitable future or a new career.
Starts: July 28, 2008
Time: 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Days Held: Mon, Wed
Hours: 45
Weeks: 8
Fee: $399.00

August 23, 2008

Accounting for Quickbooks

Course ID: 392
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 5
Description: Accounting for QuickBooks introduces the concepts of bookkeeping - accounting using the theory of double entry bookkeeping. This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping practices and want more profitable future or a new career.
Starts: August 23, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 02:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 40
Weeks: 8
Fee: $399.00

June 28, 2008

Accounting for Quickbooks

Course ID: 376
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 2
Description: Accounting for QuickBooks introduces the concepts of bookkeeping - accounting using the theory of double entry bookkeeping. This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping practices and want more profitable future or a new career.
Starts: June 28, 2008
Time: 06:30 am - 09:30 am
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 45
Weeks: 8
Fee: $399.00

July 21, 2008

ACCPAC 5.2 (Evening)

Course ID: 388
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: 4
Description: Master this widely-used version - taught by accountants. Learn to apply General Ledger Levels I and II, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll to real-world cases. Pre-requisites - Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows
Starts: July 21, 2008
Time: 06:00 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Hours: 70
Weeks: 5
Fee: $360.00

August 09, 2008

ACCPAC 5.2 (Saturday)

Course ID: 371
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 ext. 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 3
Description: Master this widely-used version – taught by accountants! Learn to apply General Ledger Levels I and II, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll to real-world cases. Pre-requisites - Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows.
Starts: August 09, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 02:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 70
Weeks: 14
Fee: $360.00

June 23, 2008

Advanced Technology for Accounting and Finance

Course ID: 380
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 2
Description: ATAF provides participants with multiple skills that will prepare them for employment in accounting, finance and management-support position. Participants will attend 4 modules - Computerized Accounting, Accelerate Business technology, Business Communications and Management Support Skills and Job Primer. Participants will also have an opportunity for a 1 -month Work Experience Placement. Ontario Works and EI clients are welcomed. Material fee extra.
Starts: June 23, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 04:00 pm
Days Held: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Hours: 381
Weeks: 12
Fee: $2.00

July 28, 2008

AutoCad I & II

Course ID: 368
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: ElectroMec
Description:
Starts: July 28, 2008
Time: 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Days Held: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Hours: 40
Weeks: 0
Fee: $1899.00

July 19, 2008

Canadian Securities Course

Course ID: 382
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: 302
Description: This course will prepare you to pass all exams of Canadian Securities Course. The Graduates of this course will find jobs in the Mutual Fund Industry as a Mutual Fund Representative. It will help in understanding Canadian Investment Products and the graduates will have the ability to analyze and select investment products
Starts: July 19, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 60
Weeks: 10
Fee: $450.00

September 15, 2008

French as a Second Language

Course ID: 366
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: 210
Description: This course has been designed for beginners in the French language course. At the end of this 72 hour course, participants will be able to carry short conversations in French. This level of course will cover: reading exercises; dictation and writing; conjugation and sentences; conversation and composition.
Starts: September 15, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Mon, Wed, Thu
Hours: 72
Weeks: 8
Fee: $500.00

July 29, 2008

Micorosoft Excel 2003 (XP) Level II

Course ID: 391
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 2
Description: This is a continuation of Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) Level 1. The IF function is reviewed and expanded on. Linking cells, worksheets, workbooks and Excel to Word is practiced. Database management is covered in detail, including sorting, data form, subtotal command, filtering and pivot tables. Other functions covered in Level 2 are: VLOOKUP, COUNT, ROUND, CHOOSE, CONCATENATE, WEEKDAY, DATEVALUE, YEAR, MONTH, and RAND. Pre-requisite - Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) Level 1.
Starts: July 29, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Tue, Thu
Hours: 12
Weeks: 2
Fee: $80.00

July 09, 2008

Microsoft Access 2003 (XP) Level I & II

Course ID: 375
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 7
Description: This course covers table creation, relationships, extracting information using queries, designing forms and creating reports.
Starts: July 09, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Mon, Wed
Hours: 18
Weeks: 3
Fee: $120.00

July 15, 2008

Microsoft Excel 2003 (XP) Level I

Course ID: 378
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 2
Description: You will start with the basics including the elements of Excel screen, simple formulas (Sales-Expenses=Profit), operatpors: + - = / * ^ cut, copy, paste using toolbar, menu bar, mouse & keyboard, working with workbooks, worksheets, tabs, moving/copying worksheets, formatting labesl and values, Autoformat,; basic functions (SUM< AVG, MIN, NOW, IF) printing, calculating percentages, relative/absolute cell references, and basic charts. Pre-requisite - Windows experience.
Starts: July 15, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Tue, Thu
Hours: 12
Weeks: 2
Fee: $80.00

July 05, 2008

Microsoft Excel 2003 (XP) Level I - Saturday

Course ID: 387
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 ext. 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 6
Description: You will start with the basics including the elements of Excel screen, simple formulas (Sales-Expenses=Profit), operatpors: + - = / * ^ cut, copy, paste using toolbar, menu bar, mouse & keyboard, working with workbooks, worksheets, tabs, moving/copying worksheets, formatting labesl and values, Autoformat,; basic functions (SUM< AVG, MIN, NOW, IF) printing, calculating percentages, relative/absolute cell references, and basic charts. Pre-requisite - Windows experience.
Starts: July 05, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 10
Weeks: 2
Fee: $80.00

August 05, 2008

Microsoft Office (XP) Word, Excel, Access - Fulltime

Course ID: 381
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 4
Description: Learn to use Word, Excel and Access. This comprehensive, 100% instructor-led training will teach beginners from the basic level up to advanced level of Word, Excel and Access. You will acquire computer skills in 3 weeks and apply these skills in your job search right away. Twenty hours of practice time is also included in addition to 70 hours of training.
Starts: August 05, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Days Held: Mon, Tue, Wed
Hours: 72
Weeks: 4
Fee: $400.00

July 19, 2008

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (XP) and Publisher Essentials

Course ID: 379
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 3
Description: Learn to use Publisher to create newsletters, flyers and cards, enter and import text, and apply styles. Learn how to flow text from one frame to another, add borders and WordArt. Using PowerPoint, create and view electronic presentations using Slide View, Outline View, Slide Sorter, and Notes View. Learn how to add text to slides, format text using tabs, bullets auto correct and spelling features. Create a presentation that runs by itself. Prerequisite: Windows and Microsoft Word experience
Starts: July 19, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 5
Weeks: 1
Fee: $50.00

August 16, 2008

PMP Certification

Course ID: 386
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 ext. 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: R 211
Description: Prepare for the PMP certification exam . Fees include textbook
Starts: August 16, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 35
Weeks: 5
Fee: $950.00

August 16, 2008

Quality Assurance and Control

Course ID: 393
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Room 211
Description: Become a Certified Quality Improvement Associate, Mechanical nspector, Technician or Engineer. Fifty hours of quality training will develop your skills in quality assurance. The course covers the bodies of knowledge (BOK) for the American Society of Quality (ASQ) certification exam. The ASQ certification is recognised in North America and in other parts of the world.
Starts: August 16, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 02:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 50
Weeks: 10
Fee: $499.00

July 22, 2008

Quickbooks 2007

Course ID: 390
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 7
Description: Participants will learn to create a new Quickbooks company, modify preset chart of accounts, add/edit information to company lists, open/use registers for balance sheet accounts, reconcile chequing account, track credit card information, invoice customers, create sales orders, generate customer statements, work with assest and liability accounts, track fixed assts, do accounts payable, create/customize report and graphs, set up inventory, track and pay sales tax, understand payroll features, create estimates and do progress invoicing.
Starts: July 22, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Tue, Thu
Hours: 24
Weeks: 4
Fee: $299.00

July 26, 2008

Quickbooks 2007 (Saturday)

Course ID: 367
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 5
Description: Participants will learn to create a new Quickbooks company, modify preset chart of accounts, add/edit information to company lists, open/use registers for balance sheet accounts, reconcile chequing account, track credit card information, invoice customers, create sales orders, generate customer statements, work with assest and liability accounts, track fixed assts, do accounts payable, create/customize report and graphs, set up inventory, track and pay sales tax, understand payroll features, create estimates and do progress invoicing.
Starts: July 26, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 02:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 25
Weeks: 5
Fee: $299.00

July 21, 2008

Simply Accounting

Course ID: 394
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 1
Description: Participants will learn General Ledger, Inventory, Accounts Payable and Receivable for a small and medium sized business. Participants will also increase their knowledge of using the accounts, inventory, payroll and customer and vendor modules, including how to perform monthly and year-end processing. Pre-requisites: Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows.
Starts: July 21, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Hours: 25
Weeks: 1
Fee: $270.00

July 27, 2008

Simply Accounting

Course ID: 389
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 7
Description: Participants will learn General Ledger, Inventory, Accounts Payable and Receivable for a small and medium sized business. Participants will also increase their knowledge of using the accounts, inventory, payroll and customer and vendor modules, including how to perform monthly and year-end processing. Pre-requisites: Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows.
Starts: July 27, 2008
Time: 06:30 pm - 09:30 pm
Days Held: Mon, Wed
Hours: 24
Weeks: 4
Fee: $270.00

July 05, 2008

Software Testing & Quality Assurance

Course ID: 384
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 ext. 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: 210
Description: This course is designed to bring new software testers up to speed quickly. The course ranges from basics to structured software testing methodologies. Emphasis is on finding and reporting bugs. Participants learn key testing concepts, such as regresion, black box/white box, and user acceptance, alpha, beta & RTM testing. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, data processing concepts and techniques and ability to use a graphical user interface.
Starts: July 05, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 02:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 30
Weeks: 6
Fee: $950.00

August 23, 2008

Software Testing & Quality Assurance

Course ID: 296
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 x 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Room 211
Description: This course is designed to bring new software testers up to speed quickly. The course ranges from basics to structured software testing methodologies. Emphasis is on finding and reporting bugs. Participants learn key testing concepts, such as regresion, black box/white box, and user acceptance, alpha, beta & RTM testing. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, data processing concepts and techniques and ability to use a graphical user interface.
Starts: August 23, 2008
Time: 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 30
Weeks: 6
Fee: $950.00

July 26, 2008

Word and Excel 2003 (XP) Essentials

Course ID: 385
Status: Seats Available
Coordinator: Sabra Ali, 416 658-3101 ext. 216
Location: Skills for Change (791 St. Clair Avenue West), Room: Lab 3
Description: in Microsoft, participants learn the basics of entering text, the File, Save As command, opening and editing in a document, scrolling in a document, sarching in a document, AutoCorrect, selecting text, moving and copying tect, basic character and paragraph formatting. Particular attention is paid to three essential skills - using tabs, tables and mail merging. In Microsoft Excel, participants start with basics, including elements of Excel screen, simple formulas ( Sales - Expenses + Profit) , operators: + - = / * ^ , cut, copy, paste using toolbar, menu bar, mouse and keyboard, working with textbooks, worksheets, tabs, moving/copying worksheets, formatting labels and vlaues, AutoFormat; basic functions ( SUM, AVG, MIn, MAX, NOW) printing, calculating, percentages, and basic charts. Prerequisite: Windows experience
Starts: July 26, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Days Held: Sat
Hours: 20
Weeks: 4
Fee: $180.00

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