Cisco College is proud to partner with the Abilene Chamber of Commerce as an education provider in the West Texas Business Navigator Program - a program funded by a Small Business Association grant designed to provide free training for small businesses owned by women, socially and economically disadvantaged, and underserved entrepreneurs.
As a spoke in the program's Hub & Spoke model, Cisco College is providing continuing education training to support the entrepreneurial community.
Business owners and entrepreneurs can learn more about the West Texas Business Navigator Program and the Abilene Chamber here.
Business Navigator Training Offered by Cisco College:
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Microsoft Excel: Basic & Advanced Skills
November 11, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cisco College Abilene Campus - Room 157
This course is intended to help you understand the power of Microsoft Excel and become more proficient. No matter your level of experience, this class will enable you to take advantage of the many uses of Excel. The instructor will work together with students to elevate their current skillset.
Students will learn basic skills like adding and subtracting numbers in different cells, changing cell styles, and inserting graphs. Advanced Excel skills include using functions and formulas, creating pivot tables, and knowing how to make your own conditional formatting rules.
Instructor: Tammy Starr - tammykstarr@gmail.com
Professional business leader with over 30 years' experience working in various industries including manufacturing, service, and healthcare.
Departmental roles include Operations, Customer Service, Business Intelligence, Acquisitions, Training, Sales, and Implementations.
*** This course is in-person only. Students should bring a laptop or the college will provide a computer. ***
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.
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Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act - 1990- Understanding the ADA: Empowering Inclusion and Equality
November 13, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom - Online Course
Understanding the ADA is essential for both employers and employees. Employers can ensure they provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities, opening up employment opportunities. Employees can also better advocate for their rights in the workplace.
Students will learn why the ADA is important, the primary purpose of the ADA, how to recognize the need for ADA accommodations, and implementation of strategy for compliance. This class will empower you to promote inclusivity and equality and learn about the importance of creating accessible environments.
Instructor: Laurie Kincannon - Human Resource Director, Cisco College - laurie.kincannon@cisco.edu
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.
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Introduction to Smartsheet
November 14, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Zoom - Online Course
This course is intended as an introduction to Smartsheet. Smartsheet is used for collaboration and work management. It can be used to assign tasks, track project progress, share documents, and managed other work, using a tabular interface.
Students will learn basic skills including understanding differences between Excel and Smartsheet. There are advantages to both. Helping you choose the best tool. Basic skills include creating, accessing data, and organization your work. Building templates, filtering data, reporting, and project management.
Instructor: Tammy Starr - tammykstarr@gmail.com
Professional business leader with over 30 years' experience working in various industries including manufacturing, service, and healthcare.
Departmental roles include Operations, Customer Service, Business Intelligence, Acquisitions, Training, Sales, and Implementations.
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.
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Introduction to the Family Medical Leave Act - Understanding FMLA: Recording and Compliance
November 20, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom - Online Course
Understanding FMLA is essential for employers to maintain compliance and avoid lawsuits regarding extensive time off requests.
Students will learn about the primary purpose of FMLA, who is eligible for FMLA, how to recognize the need for FMLA, and implementation of strategy for compliance. This class will emphasize the need for compliance and give you knowledge of your obligation under the FMLA guidelines.
Instructor: Laurie Kincannon - Human Resource Director, Cisco College - laurie.kincannon@cisco.edu
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.
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Introduction to LinkedIn
November 27, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Zoom - Online Course
LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the internet. You can use LinkedIn to connect and strengthen professional relationships, follow interesting people and/or companies, and learn the skills you need to succeed in your career.
Students will learn basic skills including building a professional LinkedIn account; make connections; grow their networks; search for relevant learning opportunities, and more.
Instructor: Tammy Starr - tammykstarr@gmail.com
Professional business leader with over 30 years' experience working in various industries including manufacturing, service, and healthcare.
Departmental roles include Operations, Customer Service, Business Intelligence, Acquisitions, Training, Sales, and Implementations.
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.
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Strategic Forecasting - Methods for Facing Wrenching Change
November 28 & 29, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cisco College Abilene Campus - Room 152
In a world of change, futures are plural. Change is occurring in our lives at an exponential rate, so much so, that technologies created today are legacy in less than two years. In the future, today’s second grade students will be applying for jobs that don’t exist today. With the infusion of technology within almost every discipline, how does one keep up, let alone cope with this constant barrage of change?
These two, back-to-back sessions will focus on strategic forecasting (NOT strategic planning), definitions, and strategies that help leaders plan for change rather than just react to it. These same strategies can be applied to our personal lives.
In the first session, participants will learn about domains, archetypes, scenario building, back casting, pre-mortems and how to carry weak signals into actionable strategies. In the second session with tools and guidance, participants will create their own business or personal plan for the future.
Instructor: Dr. Tim Murphy - Executive Director of Information Technology, Cisco College - tim.murphy@cisco.edu
$0 cost to students! Grant funds pay for registration fee.