MEDICAL OFFICE SKILLS: Goodwill Industries will begin a new course of Medical Office Skills Training on Monday, Aug. 18, at 1005 Virginia Ave., Huntington. The 20-week course offers basic academics, math, spelling, English, proofreading and filing. It also covers the specialties of medical terminology, medical acronyms, medical manager, medical billing and coding, medical law and ethics, Excel, Word, and Outlook 2003 (Basic), and Windows Vista. Students are eligible to receive up to nine hours of college credit at Marshall Community & Technical College upon completion. For more information, call Nancy Black, career center coordinator, at 304-523-7461.

MEDICAL OFFICE TRAINING: Enrollment is under way for those interested in pursuing a career as a Medical Administrative Office Assistant. The 10-month adult day program at the Cabell County Career Technology Center emphasizes training in areas such as medical terminology and medical billing/coding. The program also includes a course in Microsoft Office 2007, data entry and office procedures. Internships at area businesses/hospitals are required.

Graduates from the class of 2008 in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln and Mason counties may attend the program tuition-free. Financial aid is also available for those who qualify. Orientation is at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29. Call 304-528-5106 or 304-743-0323 for more information.

MACHINIST TRAINING: A new round of classes in the Machinist Technology Program provided by the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, located on 4th Avenue in downtown Huntington, will be launched Monday, Aug. 25.

The full-time, 12-month program takes students through technical training that features rigorous, specialized hands-on instruction that prepares them for immediate employment and lifelong professional advancement.

Certified by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), the program also prepares students to earn individual NIMS credentials.

The program has changed over the past 10 years, with the addition of the Auto Cad class and use of computer-numerical-control (CNC) machining, among other changes in the curriculum. Instruction covers highly focused manual machine operation and technical support, introductory CNC machining, mathematics for machinists, computer training safety issues and communication and organizational skills.

Classes are open to high school graduates, dislocated workers, welfare-to-work participants, employed individuals, participants in state or privately funded education or training programs and employers who are expanding the technical capabilities of their present work force.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent certificate. Students are pre-tested for math and reading skills.

Students have the option to earn an associate applied science in technical studies degree through a joint RCBI program with Marshall Community and Technical College. Two-year degrees require, on average, 67 credit hours that full-time students typically earn in four semesters.

For additional information about the Machinist Technology Program or to enroll in upcoming classes, call 800-469-RCBI (7224).

If your organization has a seminar or training class you would like listed in this column, please send it to Jean Tarbett Hardiman. Reach her by e-mail at jeant@herald-dispatch.com, send faxes to 304-526-2857 or send mail to The Herald-Dispatch, P.O. Box 2017, Huntington, WV 25701.

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