CRO Education & Training
The real value of the CRO projects is not providing connectivity to residents of the communities, but in providing education and training opportunities through that connectivity.
Crown City
University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College
Staff from the University of Rio Grande provide technical and network support to the Community Learning Center in the Crown City Village Hall. In addition, they provide to the community workshops such as Computer Bootcamp, WWW Wireless Networks, Internet Basics and Internet Safety. Also, the university has received a mini-grant from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to offer Crown City residents online courses to increase their information technology literacy. For more information, visit http://www.rio.edu/.
MindLeaders
Mindleaders provides to the community courses in workforce development, business skills and estate and retirement planning, as well as instruction in using Microsoft Office.
http://www.mindleaders.com/
Ohio Learning Network
Another e-learning initiative is part of the region’s on-going efforts in adult continuing education and workforce development training. This free, non-credit course provides an experience of what e-learning is all about, and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. To learn more about E 4 Me, visit www.e4meohio.org. E 4 ME is an online orientation course that helps individuals:
* Link their interests to educational choices, career paths, and jobs
* Find online courses and degrees that meet personal and career goals
* Learn how to be successful in e-learning courses
OSU Extension – Gallia County
The Gallia County office of OSU Extension will be offering several programs through the Community Learning Center in the Crown City Village Hall. Among their programs, they will offer “Online Resources for Agricultural Producers,” which will give participants information on accessing online forums on agricultural topics, tracking commodity markets and locating additional resources on the Internet. Another program will familiarize participants with the “Using My Pyramid” website to customize healthy eating plans. Yet another program will feature 4-H Youth Development resources available online. The local web page is http://www.gallia.osu.edu.
Vinton
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University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College
Staff from the University of Rio Grande provide technical and network support to the Community Learning Center in the Vinton Town Hall. In addition, they provide to the community workshops such as Computer Bootcamp, WWW Wireless Networks, Internet Basics and Internet Safety. Also, the university has received a mini-grant from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio to offer Vinton residents online courses to increase their information technology literacy. For more information, visit http://www.rio.edu/.
MindLeaders
Mindleaders provides to the community courses in workforce development, business skills and estate and retirement planning, as well as instruction in using Microsoft Office.
http://www.mindleaders.com/
Ohio Learning Network
Another e-learning initiative is part of the region’s on-going efforts in adult continuing education and workforce development training. This free, non-credit course provides an experience of what e-learning is all about, and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. To learn more about E 4 Me, visit www.e4meohio.org. E 4 ME is an online orientation course that helps individuals:
- Link their interests to educational choices, career paths, and jobs
- Find online courses and degrees that meet personal and career goals
- Learn how to be successful in e-learning courses
OSU Extension – Gallia County
The Gallia County office of OSU Extension will be offering several programs through the Community Learning Center in the Vinton Town Hall. Among their programs, they will offer “Online Resources for Agricultural Producers,” which will give participants information on accessing online forums on agricultural topics, tracking commodity markets and locating additional resources on the Internet. Another program will familiarize participants with the “Using My Pyramid” website to customize healthy eating plans. Yet another program will feature 4-H Youth Development resources available online. The local web page is http://www.gallia.osu.edu.
Chesterhill
Washington State Community College
The goal of this program was to improve the participant’s understanding and knowledge of computer software (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) in a work environment. The courses consist of lectures, hands-on activities, and individual exercises. All participants received education grants that paid for all coursework. The courses offered include:
- Beginner Basics IMicrosoft Training
- Intro to Windows Pro XP
- Interim Windows Pro XP
- Introduction to Internet
- Introduction to Microsoft Office Pro
- Interim Microsoft Office Pro
http://www.wscc.edu/
Ohio Learning Network
Chesterhill’s second e-learning initiative was part of the region’s on-going efforts in adult continuing education and workforce development training. This free, non-credit course provides an experience of what e-learning is all about, and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. To learn more about E 4 Me, visit www.e4meohio.org. E 4 ME is an online orientation course that helps individuals:
- Link their interests to educational choices, career paths, and jobs
- Find online courses and degrees that meet personal and career goals
- Learn how to be successful in e-learning courses
New Straitsville
Hocking College
During the 2003-2004 school year, nine students participated in the Outpatient Coding/Billing Specialist certificate program under the Health Information Management/Medical Records program at Hocking Technical College. The certificate program consists of seven on-line courses that students were able to take over the Internet. The students received tuition scholarships from the Appalachian Technology and Workforce Initiative for their on-line course work. The students participating in the program were able to participate in this training program with the assistance of several local agencies including the Appalachian Training Workforce Development Initiative, SPICE, Sunday Creek Associates, and the Southern Perry Business Center. After graduation the students and SPICE collectively established the Southern Perry Medical Records Service, which provides state-of-the-art services in medical records coding and billing for doctors and other Emergency Medical Services providers. SPMRS received a grant from the Perry County Job and Family Services in 2004 to help market the services to area physicians and EMS providers.
Training programs were sponsored in part by a Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) Self Development of People Grant, which is part of the Perry County Job and Family Services. These funds helped SPICE and SCA provide additional training to several dozen adult learners. This training helped parents and students connect with teachers and other school officials in the 90-square mile Southern Perry Local School district.
http://www.hocking.edu/
VISTA
Many of the area's male residents have lost jobs from area factory closings as the jobs have been moved overseas. These workers have little hope of earning a living wage without further training in technology areas. Many of them were trained by VISTA volunteers at the Southern Perry Business Center in New Straitsville where the Wireless Neighborhood is located. VISTA volunteers at the SPBC trained displaced workers several times a week in computer and Internet proficiency to help them find jobs in fields requiring technology skills that didn’t exist when they first entered the workforce years ago, typically in factory jobs. Additional free computer training, from the novice to intermediate levels at the SPBC, was conducted on Compaq computer systems. Training was taught in small classes or individually to Southern Perry Country residents.
http://www.americorps.gov/about/programs/vista.asp
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