{"id":146,"date":"2017-04-11T17:45:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T17:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-summer-2017-volume-1-issue-28\/?p=146"},"modified":"2017-04-11T18:14:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T18:14:10","slug":"continuing-education-courses-prepare-people-for-the-business-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjac.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-summer-2017-volume-1-issue-28\/continuing-education-courses-prepare-people-for-the-business-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing education courses prepare people for the business world"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many ways to break into the business world, but applicants have an even better chance at success by showing they have the training employers want for the corporate world.<\/p>\n

This is where San Jacinto College Business & Professions comes in to offer certification courses for working professionals or those looking for a career change.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinuing and Professional Development benefits both the company and the individual by fortifying their mutual credibility in the market,\u201d said John Suarez, program director of Business & Professions. \u201cIt is an investment that makes both more valuable to each other and to their customers. It is no longer an option but required to have competitive advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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San Jacinto College Business & Professions offers certification courses for working professionals or those looking for a career change. Pictured is the popular course Lean Six Sigma.
Photo credit: Jeannie Peng Mansyur, San Jacinto College public relations, marketing and government affairs<\/p><\/div>\n

Offered through the College\u2019s Continuing and Professional Development (CPD) division, Business & Professions courses range from entry level to advanced. Course options are divided into the categories of Accounting and Payroll, Professional Development, Leadership and Supervisory, Online Courses, Lean Six Sigma, Quality, Project Management, Human Resources and Bank Teller. Many courses allow a person to train for the workforce in a short amount of time and offer flexible scheduling with many classes offered in the evening.<\/p>\n

Popular courses include the Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt courses, the payroll specialist fast track certificate program, the project management fast track certificate program, accounting for small business and bank teller fundamentals. A new course, DISC Assessment, was introduced to train professionals on how to build more effective working relationships.<\/p>\n

Many participants of these courses are able to apply for course fee assistance through a variety of grants offered by the College\u2019s CPD division. For more information about all of the business and professions courses offered through CPD at San Jacinto College, visit sanjac.edu\/cpd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Continuing and Professional Development division<\/h3>\n

This division at San Jacinto College provides continuing education and training for both current and future employees in the professional and technical job sectors, as well as provides the public with noncredit open enrollment course options to enhance their lives. Professional and technical training is available through contract training, open enrollment, and grant funding.<\/p>\n

For more information, call 281-476-1838 or visit the Continuing and Professional Development division website at sanjac.edu\/cpd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Jeannie Peng Mansyur<\/em><\/p>\n

These courses are\u00a0available through the CPD Business & Professions areas.<\/h2>\n

Accounting and Payroll<\/h3>\n