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Brevard Adult Ed Introduces Online Courses with Ed2Go!
Brevard Adult and Community Education Center is proud to announce our new offerings of online courses! We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you.
Visit: www.ed2go.com/brevardadulted to view our catalogue.
The Details
Classes are self-paced and most classes give access for 6 weeks. All classes have a suggest- ed number of hours it will take to complete the course, but the average course is 24 hours. Also, every course starts every month so you can sign up at your convenience! Class fees start at $100 and go up to $400. Students have access to support staff and get to inter- act with facilitators and other students in discussion boards. Whether you are looking for classes to advance your skills for the workplace or for pleasure, Brevard Adult and Com- munity Education has it for you! For computers we have Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Adobe, CompTIA, Linux, Java, and so much more. For personal development we have sign language, interior design, communication, grammar, and the list goes on.
Lifelong Learning is Key
The world is changing faster than ever. It is more important today to continue learning now than ever before. Lifelong learners are motivated to learn and develop because they want to; it is a deliberate and voluntary act. Lifelong learning can enhance our under- standing of the world around us, provide us with more and better opportunities and improve our quality of life.
Class categories:
• Accounting and Finance • Business
• College Readiness
• Computer Applications
• Design and Composition • Healthcare and Medical • Language and Arts
• Law and Legal
• Personal Development • Teaching and Education • Technology
• Writing and Publishing
BPS to build Advanced Manufacturing and Welding Training Center
By Matt Reed, BPS News
Brevard Public Schools has secured a $1.5 million appropriation from the Legislature to build a center for teaching advanced manufacturing and welding skills in Cocoa.
The plan is BPS’ response to pleas from manufacturers and aerospace aviation companies in Central Florida who struggle to recruit enough employees to grow.
It is also a response to pleas from Space Coast
parents for more low-cost job skill training in our public schools.
Initially, the center would train and certify 200 students per year as machinist, welders, and certified production technicians. The center would be built on the former Clearlake Middle School campus, now occupied by Adult Education, which sought the appropriation. The state money will renovate existing classrooms, add a pre-fabricated
shop building, and purchase equipment such as a mill, lathes, and welding gear.
The Adult Education program for Brevard Public Schools will pay ongoing operation costs including instructors, curriculum, and staff development. Initially, the Ad- vanced Manufacturing and Training Center will mainly train people who otherwise would be most likely to drop out of school. Most attend night school or are working on GEDs. Depending on demand, it could be opened to other students at area high schools.
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