Ivy Tech courses offered by webcam at CRC
The Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St., will offer 13 Ivy Tech courses, some starting this week. Synchronous classes — live by webcam and microphone at the CRC — include basic English and math, hospitality, health careers and accounting.
Stop by the CRC at 246 E. Main St. or call 812-988-5880 for more information.
Register for beginning Quick Books class
A beginning Quick Books class, an accounting program for small business, is offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center. The next class will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 10, 12, 17 and 19.
For more information or to register, call 812-988-5880.
Learn to become a nursing assistant
Certified nursing assistant classes are offered periodically at the Brown County Career Resource Center, 246 E. Main St. The next CNA class will begin Tuesday, Sept. 18.
For more information or to register, call the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Sign language classes offered
American Sign Language classes are offered at the Brown County Career Resource Center. A new beginning class will be later in the year. Classes run for eight weeks, one session per week. Call 812-988-5880 for more information or to register.
Enrollment open for 21st Century Scholars program
Applications for 21st Century Scholar are being accepted for the 2018-2019 school year. The program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible Indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need.
Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s eighth-grade year. Scholars pledge to graduate with a Core 40 diploma and cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.5. They also pledge to abstain from illegal drugs, alcohol and activities.
In middle and high school, scholars are connected to programs and resources the help them stay on track for college and career success.
For more information on requirements for the program, visit scholars.in.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/21CS-Enrollment-Flyer-Full-Page_180726.pdf.
For an income worksheet, visit scholars.in.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-2019-Enrollment-Application-Worksheet.pdf.
High school equivalency class 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. Mondays through Thursdays 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.
Those enrolled in adult education may be eligible for free job training through WorkOne.
For more information, call 812-988-5880.
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 the CRC at 812-988-5880.
Students, grads can apply for Statehouse internships
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans are accepting internship applications for the 2019 legislative session, which begins in January.
Paid internships are open to college sophomores, juniors and seniors, graduate students, and recent graduates of all majors. Students can apply for internships in a variety of areas, focusing on legislative, communications and media relations, policy or fiscal policy. Students will be able to work one-on-one with state legislators.
These are full-time positions, Monday through Friday, lasting from January through April. In addition to biweekly compensation of $750, interns can earn academic credit, and are eligible to apply for a competitive $3,000 scholarship to use toward undergraduate or graduate expenses. The application deadline is Oct. 31.
For more information or to get the application, visit indianahouserepublicans.com/internship.
Discounts offered for multiple class 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.
