COURSE INFORMATION: Introduction to Office Occupations is taught using a model similar to the IBEST model of instruction. Austin Community College adapted Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (IBEST) to move students further and faster to certificate completion. This program is a nationally recognized model that pairs classroom instructors – one instructor to teach professional and technical content and the other to teach basic skills in reading, math, writing or the English language – so students can move through school and into jobs faster. As students progress through the program, they learn basic skills in real-world scenarios.

Project-Based Learning Subjects: Keyboarding and Data Entry, Internet and Email, Microsoft Office programs, Practical Business Applications, Business Math, and Business Communications

Objectives:

● Create business letters, reports, and invoices

● Create and/or update and revise resumes

● Develop time management techniques

● Demonstrate problem solving skills

● Demonstrate appropriate communication skills

● Demonstrate basic language writing and editing skills

● Identify basic skills of office staff

● Navigate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs: open, use, close, save, format, and print

● Perform Internet searches

● Practice interviewing skills

● Use Email

● Use the keyboard for data entry practice

Required to enroll:

· 1^st time Community Action applicant for 2017-2018

· 18 years or older

· Educational Attainment: Associates degree or below (those with a bachelor's degree or higher cannot be considered)

· Must demonstrate an academic need on the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE), if a high school diploma or the equivalent has been attained

· Preference given to those living in the counties surrounding Travis County (Rural Capital Workforce Area)

· Legally authorized to work in the US is preferred

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