2008 Woodie Awards
Local center providing programs for community
By Lexxie Shiring
Rocket Contributor
Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: News
Slippery Rock University's Center for Lifelong and Community Learning is back in action with new workforce and community education programs available.
"We are looking to serve the people of Slippery Rock and its community in terms of building professional development," said Director of Workforce and Community Education Merilee Madera.
A variety of classes are offered this fall, including new seminars, certification programs, grant writing and Microsoft Word and Excel lessons. They are non-credit programs that vary from half-day to 10-week sessions.
Programs being offered include "Basic Proposal Writing," "Strategic Planning for Business and Growth," "Doing Business with the Government" and "Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program."
"I think students would show most interest in the SHRM Human Resource Management Certificate Program," Madera said.
This program discusses real-world human resources issues that are grouped into six learning units including; Resource Management, Employment Law, Recruitment and Selection, Compensation and Benefit, Employee Development and Performance Management.
Once the program has been completed, attendees receive a Certificate of Completion from SRU and have the opportunity to earn 1.5 continuing education units.
A continuing education unit is a nationally recognized measure of participation in an approved non-credit education program.
If a student wants to take the class, they only have to pay for materials such as books, which typically ends up being around $450, Madera said. Tuition is usually $900.
There is also a 10 percent discount for SRU employees.
Each class is taught by a professional in the field of study from around the area.
"We look at faculty, and then we go out to the community and look for professionals in the field to teach the class," she said.
Madera does a lot of the work, going out and talking to companies so she knows which classes should be offered and what skills people need to develop.
"We are looking to serve the people of Slippery Rock and its community in terms of building professional development," said Director of Workforce and Community Education Merilee Madera.
A variety of classes are offered this fall, including new seminars, certification programs, grant writing and Microsoft Word and Excel lessons. They are non-credit programs that vary from half-day to 10-week sessions.
Programs being offered include "Basic Proposal Writing," "Strategic Planning for Business and Growth," "Doing Business with the Government" and "Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Essentials of Human Resource Management Certificate Program."
"I think students would show most interest in the SHRM Human Resource Management Certificate Program," Madera said.
This program discusses real-world human resources issues that are grouped into six learning units including; Resource Management, Employment Law, Recruitment and Selection, Compensation and Benefit, Employee Development and Performance Management.
Once the program has been completed, attendees receive a Certificate of Completion from SRU and have the opportunity to earn 1.5 continuing education units.
A continuing education unit is a nationally recognized measure of participation in an approved non-credit education program.
If a student wants to take the class, they only have to pay for materials such as books, which typically ends up being around $450, Madera said. Tuition is usually $900.
There is also a 10 percent discount for SRU employees.
Each class is taught by a professional in the field of study from around the area.
"We look at faculty, and then we go out to the community and look for professionals in the field to teach the class," she said.
Madera does a lot of the work, going out and talking to companies so she knows which classes should be offered and what skills people need to develop.
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