FAQs
Click on your question:
How do I
arrange a class just for my
employees?
Who may attend non-credit classes?
What is the
Career Switcher program?
What if I cannot attend one of the
regularly-scheduled
sessions for the Commercial Driving School?
What's the
CRC?
Do you do
customized training for
organizations?
What IS
Learning Can Be Fun?
What
local companies have you worked with?
How early can I register for
motorcycle
classes?
How do I register for a class?
When's the next
schedule going to be
available?
What resources are available for my
small
business?
Who teaches the
courses?
What if I want to teach a class?
Do you offer VRS Pre-Retirement Seminars?
When are classes held?
Where are classes held?
What's the
Women's Resource Center?
Some of our classes (such as
Commercial Driving or
Learning Can Be Fun) have requirements
or limitations but, for the great majority, there are no
admission requirements.
Non-credit classes begin and end
year-round. They are not tied to a semester schedule.
They are included in the regular semester schedule that the
College prints and mails to every household.
Click here for a listing of classes beginning soon.
Non-credit classes are held in a
variety of venues including on-site at local businesses and
some are tours; this will be indicated in the
schedule of classes. Most meet at one of the
College's three sites (for directions, click on the Center
name):
The Plecker Workforce Center at the Weyers Cave
campus;
The Harrisonburg Center; or
The BRCC Center at Augusta Medical Center.
Workforce Services and Continuing
Education courses feature quality instruction by BRCC
faculty and local experts in the subject area of the
specific course.
For information on a specific
Business Seminar instructor, click on their name in the course description.
You have a variety of telephone,
internet, in-person and mail-in options.
Click here to see them.
Click here and send us your idea, your resume, and your
contact information. Alternatively, send it to the
address below, to the attention of WSCE.
There is always schedule information
available on-line.
Click here
to see current non-credit classes you could take now.
Click here
to see the credit schedules.
The printed
Summer schedule should be
available mid April.
You should receive one in your mailbox
(home and business).
Click here to be added to our e-mailing list for an
announcement of the non-credit schedule's availability
online.
Click here to have additional copies of the printed
schedule mailed to you or your organization.
Coordinating training customized to
your organization or company is one of our areas of
expertise.
Yes, we do. We work with VRS in
offering the seminars on a regular basis.
Click here
for dates of the next session and registration information.
The
Women's Resource Center is open
to all women. Center programs support the special roles of women in
society, from co-workers, managers and volunteers in the workplace,
to single parents, spouses, mothers, and daughters in the family
setting. And, while the Center focuses on the needs of women, men
are welcome to attend programs of mutual interest.
What's the
CRC?
The
Career Readiness Certificate is
an assessment-based credential that gives employers
and career seekers a uniform measure of key workplace
skills.
To register for motorcycle classes,
call ext. 2284. The up-to-date voice mail message will
tell you which classes still have openings. If you
want to register, leave a message--they are time-stamped and
registrations are processed in order of receipt.
WSCE has a variety of open-enrollment
classes that address a number of management, supervision,
communication, interpersonal areas of interest to the small
business owner.
Click
here for a current listing.
What if I cannot attend one of the
regularly-scheduled sessions for the
Commercial Driving School?
Beginning
Fall 2005, CDS has a credit-class option which is very
popular. However, we realize that not everyone can
attend class during the day. So--
WSCE offers flexible, individual
scheduling for students unable to attend the four-week
class. Contact Mike Eller at ext. 2218 or
email him to discuss a schedule convenient for you.
Learning Can Be Fun (LCBF) is a
program for youth, grades kindergarten through high school.
Click
here for more information.
For over 15 years, BRCC has been
serving the local business communities with a variety of
economic development programs, services, and courses.
Hundreds of local companies, organizations, and government
agencies have benefited from the workforce services support
offered by the College through WSCE.
Click here for an overview of services.
Click
here for a partial Client List.
The VCCS
Career Switcher Program provides accessible, effective teacher
preparation to meet the needs of the Commonwealth of Virginia
for skilled, talented, diverse, and highly qualified teachers. Virginia’s community colleges have become the latest
providers in a statewide "career switcher" initiative. The
natural network of the 23 community colleges located throughout
the state, combined with the VCCS distance learning
capabilities, offer ideal access to this opportunity.
Click here for more information.
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213-7022
941-3742
(888) 750-2722 ext 2215
wsce@brcc.edu
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