Upcoming Training Opportunities

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The following classes will be offered between 09/01/05 and 09/30/05

JS-HAZCOMT - Hazard Communication Training
Location:  Environmental Health & Safety, 500 Summit Avenue, Room: Training Room
Dates:  Tuesday, Sep 6, 2005
Times:  9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Class Days:  Tuesday
Instructed by:  Bonnie Martin, EH&S
Please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 817-272-2185 for information about this class.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Tuesday, Sep 6, 2005

ET-PPOINT12 - Powerpoint
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 211a
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 7, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
This course offers basic skills needed to create a PowerPoint presentation. The course covers using styles, customizing the format of presentations, and adding animation to presentations. Participants will also learn about managing meetings while using PowerPoint including managing meeting notes, and comments.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 7, 2005

JS-HAZCOMT - Hazard Communication Training
Location:  Environmental Health & Safety, 500 Summit Avenue, Room: Training Room
Dates:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005
Times:  9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Bonnie Martin, EH&S
Please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 817-272-2185 for information about this class.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005

PD-CONM200 - Conflict Management
Location:  Continuing Education Workforce Development Center, Room: Please check for room number at information desk.
Dates:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005
Times:  9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Wendy Rickman, EAP
A basic introduction to managing conflict and improving skills to reduce conflict for win-win results, as presented by a licensed counselor from our EAP program. Learn how to diffuse conflict in the workplace and in our personal life. The skills learned in this session will empower you to handle crisis situations in a more effective manner.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005

ET-EXCELCH - Excel-Charts
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 316
Dates:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
Participants will learn how to take the basic Excel chart to the next level. They will learn how to create a chart and also how to make changes to an existing chart.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 9, 2005

JS-15PVTR - Fifteen Passenger Van Training
Location:  Environmental Health & Safety Building, 500 Summit Avenue, Room: Training Room
Dates:  Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005
Times:  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Tuesday
Instructed by:  Bonnie Martin, EH&S
A requirement for all UTA employees who drive 15 Passenger Vans either owned by UTA or leased from an outside company.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005

PD-NEO-003 - New Employee Orientation -
Location:  Continuing Education Workforce Development Center, Room: Please check for room number at information desk.
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 14, 2005
Times:  8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Colin Sanor, Human Resources Management & Development
New Employee Orientation is the primary foundation of the University's Staff Development program.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 14, 2005

ET-FRPAGE1 - Front Page-Level 1
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 316
Dates:  Friday, Sep 16, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
FrontPage Level I introduces participants to creating and maintaining web pages. Participants will learn about the various FrontPage views, using templates to create new web pages, adding content to web pages, formatting web pages, creating bulleted and numbered lists, creating tables, animating text, adding images to web pages, and hyperlinks.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 16, 2005

PD-HRFTIME - H.R. Forum: Overtime and Timesheets
Location:  Continuing Education Workforce Development Center, Room: Please check for room number at information desk.
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
Times:  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Karen Selby, Employee Relations Representative
Having difficulties computing overtime? This class will teach you the fundamentals of accurately computing and recording overtime. Topics include: Fair Labor Standards Act, volunteering for overtime, who must complete a time card and how to complete it accurately.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005

ET-WORD1 - Word-Level 1
Location:  Engineering Lab Building, Room: 212
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
Times:  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
This course covers the basics of using Microsoft Word including: learning to insert, copy, move, delete and format text; learning to use the spell checker; adding footnotes and endnotes. The course will also cover creating outlines, and using headers and footers.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005

FE-WELLSWT - Sweet Savvy: Natural, Artificial, and Everything in Between (Lunch-n-Learn)
Location:  Central Library, Room: 315A
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
Times:  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Jessilyn Arendt, Registered Dietician
According to a 2004 Calorie Control Council survey, 84% of consumers (180 million people) use low-calorie, reduced-sugar, and sugar-free foods and beverages. Learn the differences between the popular sweetners, know when and how they should be used, and understand which ones to avoid for your lifestyle.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005

FE-CPRAEDH - AED/CPR Heartsaver Course
Location:  Environmental Health and Safety, Room: Training Room
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
Times:  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Bonnie Martin, EH&S
The Heartsaver AED Course teaches the basic techniques of adult CPR and how to use an AED. Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR and giving first aid for choking. The course teaches how to recognize the signs of four major emergencies: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest and foreign-body airway obstruction.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005

FE-RADCLAS - R.A.D. - Rape Aggression Defense
Location:  Continuing Education Workforce Development Center, Room: Please check for room number at information desk
Dates:  Thursday, Sep 22, 2005 - Friday, Sep 23, 2005
Times:  8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Class Days:  Thursday, Friday
Instructed by:  John Morrison, UTA Crime Prevention Officer
(This is a two-day class) The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques developed for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction, and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on self-defense training. The program is designed to help women overcome the effects of sexual violence by teaching assertiveness, awareness, risk reduction, avoidance, and physical defense options and strategies. The course is taught by John Morrison, Crime Prevention Officer of the UTA Police Department.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Thursday, Sep 22, 2005

ET-ACCESSFO - Access-Tables and Forms
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 316
Dates:  Friday, Sep 23, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
This course is designed for employees who enter large amounts of data into Access databases. Participants will learn how to create great looking and functional forms. The course will also cover table design, field types, field masks and lists, and custom data entry forms based on existing and new tables.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 23, 2005

ET-SECC100 - SECC Training
Location:  Continuing Education Workforce Development Center, Room: E200
Dates:  Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Class Days:  Tuesday
Instructed by:  Colin Sanor, S.E.C.C. Campaign Coordinator
This training is provided for departmental representatives of the State Employee Charitable Campaign only.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005

ET-WORD2 - Word-Level 2
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 211A
Dates:  Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Wednesday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
Word Level II is a continuation of Word Level 1. More in-depth topics include: creating and modifying tables, columns, hyperlinks, comments, and lists; exploring using and modifying charts, clip art and word art; and learning about toolbar modifications and menu customization.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005

ET-ACCESS1 - Access-Level 1
Location:  Ransom Hall, Room: 316
Dates:  Friday, Sep 30, 2005
Times:  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Class Days:  Friday
Instructed by:  Keith Wingo, OIT
This course covers the basics of using Microsoft Access. Topics covered include creating tables, queries, reports, and forms.
Enrollment Closing Date:  Friday, Sep 30, 2005