Nursing assistant classes planned
Certified nursing assistant classes are offered periodically at the Brown County Career Resource Center depending on interest. The next class is scheduled to begin Tuesday, March 14. Call the CRC at 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Sign language classes slated for April
American Sign Language classes are offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St. A new, eight-week class for beginners will begin in mid-April. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Beginning Microsoft Excel class offered at CRC
From 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, April 18 and 19, a basic beginning Microsoft Excel class will be offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St. The class costs $25. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
High school exchange student hosts wanted
PAX, Program of Academic Exchange, a nonprofit, educational organization, places international high school foreign exchange students from 70 European, South American, Asian or African countries in homes across America.
The group is seeking families who live in the Brown County area as volunteer hosts. Students ages 15 to 18 who have studied English for at least three years will arrive in the United States in August. They are covered by comprehensive medical insurance and have their own spending money for incidentals.
Volunteer host families provide PAX students with a bed, a quiet place to study, a seat at the dining table, a supportive home environment and encouragement to engage in everyday American life. All types of families, including single parents, are welcome to host.
Local nonprofits can earn money if they help place students in host families — $150 per student. For example, a group shares the need for host families, and if, from that connection, a family hosts a student and refers that nonprofit to PAX, PAX sends the nonprofit group a check.
For more information, visit pax.org, email [email protected] or call Sabrina Hickey at 317-495-4024.
CRC offers discounts for multiple enrollments
The Brown County Career Resource Center offers discounts for multiple enrollments or for friends who enroll in classes at the same time. The discount does not apply to Ivy Tech classes.
For more information, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Beginning Quick Books class available
A beginning Quick Books class will be offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center depending on community interest. For more information, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Volunteer reading tutors sought in schools
The Brown County Literacy Coalition is seeking volunteer tutors to read with elementary school children in the first through third grades. Tutors meet with their student at one of the elementary schools after school from about 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
For more information, call 949-235-2171, email [email protected] or visit bcliteracycoalition.org.
Computer support training certificate offered
A+ Computer Support Specialist Class (A+ Certification) is offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center depending on interest level. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Small-business counseling available for free
The Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St., offers individual small-business counseling sessions through the Service Corps of Retired Executives.
There is no charge for the sessions, which meet in the morning on the first Thursday of every month. An appointment is required.
For more information or to register, call 812-988-5880.
High school equivalency class times set each week
Classes focused on the high school equivalency assessment exam — formerly called GED classes — are taught year-round from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St.
Students who cannot attend then can arrange instruction by appointment or by distance learning.
People enrolled in adult education may be eligible for free job training through Work One.
For more information, call 812-988-5880.
Learn to sign with your baby or toddler
Free sign language classes for babies or toddlers and their parents are available in Brown County. To sign up, call Lisa at 812-320-3507.
