Institute for Business & Industry Training
North Central Michigan College’s Institute for Business and Industry Training (IBIT) offers a variety of options to help you keep up with changing technology, learn about new business trends and move forward in your profession. IBIT provides workshops locally and on-line that will fit your schedule and budget.
For a list of local winter workshops, see list below.
Click here for registration form.
IBIT has also partnered with Ed2Go to offer hundreds of on-line, instructor-facilitated training programs.
For a list of on-line workshops, click here.
Petoskey Campus
Friday is Professional Development Day on North Central’s Petoskey Campus. Join us for a half-day or full-day class. Bring your lunch or visit the college café. We’ll have coffee and snacks for you to enjoy during your workshops. All workshops are customized to the needs of the students and limited in size to allow time for individual questions and practice.
Business Development
Unemployment Law: What Every Employer Needs to Know (course includes 2 sessions) $58
Fridays, February 26 & March 5, 1:00-4:00 PM
In these two sessions, learn about hiring procedures and documentation, personnel policies, record keeping and the unemployment appeal and hearing process to prevent UE claims against your business. Instructor John Leithauser, Michigan UE Advocate, has represented both unemployment claimants and employers in 2,000+ administrative hearings
Computer Technology - North Central Petoskey Campus
| Computer Basics for the Terrified | Learn to set up your computer, navigate your Windows screen, use keyboard shortcuts and store and retrieve files. Instructor: Chris Anderson, Certified Microsoft Office User Specialist. |
| MS Word – Basics, Tips & Shortcuts | Beginning and experienced MS Word users learn the basics, shortcuts and time-saving tips to create, edit, and format professional-looking documents using borders, special fonts, and numerous shortcuts. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above). |
MS Word, Level II |
Build on Word Basics to customize documents, add visual appeal with tables & columns, headers, footers and imported graphics. Use mail-merge functions to prepare mass mailings, labels and postcards. Develop your own templates and style guides. Prior Word experience required. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above). |
MS Publisher |
Step-by-step instructions to create, format, print and publish attractive and effective publications. Use MS Publisher to create newsletters, brochures, business cards, labels, postcards and other marketing templates. Start with one of hundreds of built-in designs, add and reposition text and art, enhance the lay-out and create a piece to reflect your message. Prior Word experience required. Instructor: Chris Anderson, North Central instructor & Certified Microsoft Office User Specialist Master Instructor |
MS Excel Basics |
Create spreadsheets and calculate results using formulas and simple functions. Learn the basics of entering, selecting and editing data; use toolbars and shortcuts; save and print your reports. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above). |
| MS Excel. Level II | Use Excel’s charting and database capabilities. Manage data, using sort and filter features, templates and reports. Enhance the appearance of worksheets, charts and graphs. Previous Excel experience required. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above). Fridays, February 26 & March 5, 9:00 AM – Noon (course includes 2 sessions) $58 |
| Web Page Design Basics | Would you like to share photos with family, market your retail business or start your own on-line business? Learn to use free on-line software that allows users, with no previous web technology experience, to build and develop websites. During this hands-on workshop, you will build your own website quickly and easily using an on-line website builder. Use templates to plan content, structure and layout. Create pages that are attractive, accessible to multiple browsers and linked to other sites. Instructor: Kim Burns, North Central Senior Technologist and owner of Kb Computers |
| QuickBooks Basics | Feeling financially disorganized? Learn QuickBooks to get your business and personal finances under control. This workshop covers tracking and recording sales, managing accounts payable/receivable, recording banking transactions, and reconciling bank accounts. Instructor: Kirsten Joy-Cochran, MSA, certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and president of Visionality Training & Consulting, Inc. |
| QuickBooks, Level II | Create a budget, manage inventory, create financial statements, customize reports, forms and invoices, analyze income and expenses, understand payroll options, use import, export, and synchronization features, and customize QuickBooks options to your specific business needs. Instructor: Kirsten Joy-Cochran, MSA, certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and President of Visionality Training & Consulting, Inc. |
| Digital Photography: Editing & Publishing with PhotoShop Elements | Practice transferring images from the camera to the computer, basic editing, and preparing images for output, storage and recall. Instructor: Christopher Cerrudo, North Central Technician Library and Academic Technologies |
MS Access: Managing Business Data |
Learn to create a relational database, enter and edit information, develop and use forms, query to extract specific information, design and print reports, and use toolbars and shortcuts. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above) |
| MS PowerPoint | Prepare professional presentations, slides, hand-outs and outlines. Use PowerPoint’s built-in templates, color schemes, and layout features. Organize text and artwork to present perfect presentation. MS Word experience required. Instructor: Chris Anderson (see above) |
Health & Fitness – North Central Petoskey Campus
Karate $100 per 7-week course (14 sessions)
Tuesday & Thursday, January 19-February 23, 6:30-8 PM plus one-time $20 uniform cost
Tuesday & Thursday, March 2 - April 22, 6:30-8 PM (no class spring break April 5-9)
SCRC, Gym Court #3
Learn traditional Okinawan Martial Arts. This beginning class teaches hand-foot techniques, self-defense forms and empty-hand sparring. The practice improves physical conditioning, endurance, self-confidence, discipline and concentration. Instructor: Sensei Tim Reeves, certified 4th Degree Black Belt and 10-year karate teacher
Viticulture Series – North Central Petoskey Campus
East Jordan Campus Computer Technology
All computer workshops will be held in Room #29 of the East Jordan High School, 101 Maple Street.
Computer Basics for the Terrified
Tuesday, January 19, 6:00-9:00 PM $28
Learn to set up your computer, navigate your Windows screen, use keyboard shortcuts and store and retrieve files. Come with questions. Leave with confidence.
MS Word – Basics, Tips & Shortcuts
Tuesday & Thursday, January 26 & 28, 6:00-9:00 PM $58
Beginning and experienced MS Word users learn the basics, shortcuts and time-saving tips to create, edit, and format professional-looking documents using borders, special fonts, and numerous shortcuts.
MS Word, Level II
Tuesday & Thursday, February 2 & 4, 6:00 – 9:00 PM $58
Build on Word Basics to customize documents, add visual appeal with tables & columns, headers, footers and imported graphics. Use mail-merge functions to prepare mass mailings, labels and postcards. Develop your own templates and style guides. Prior Word experience required.
MS PowerPoint
Tuesday & Thursday, February 9 & 11, 6:00 – 9:00 PM $58
Prepare professional presentations, slides, hand-outs and outlines. Use PowerPoint’s built-in templates, color schemes, and layout features. Organize text and artwork to present perfect presentations. MS Word experience required.
Health & Fitness – North Central Michigan College - East Jordan
Fitness classes will be held in the small gym at the East Jordan Elementary School, 304 4th Street.
Pilates $60 for 6-week course (12 sessions)
Mondays & Wednesdays, January 18 – February 24, 5:15 – 6:15 PM
This exercise program works the body from the inside out to create balance, ease of motion, strength, flexibility, and a strong physical core (back and abdominal). Wear loose, comfortable clothing, no shoes. Exercise pad, sticky mat, blanket or towel are needed. If you have health issues or back problems, please consult with your physician before beginning this exercise program.
Instructor: Gena King
Beginning Yoga $40 for 7-week course (7 sessions)
Wednesdays, February 3-March 17, 7:00-8:00 PM
Beginning Yoga explores gentle movements to increase flexibility, strength and well-being. Students are led through stretches, yoga postures and breathing practices, and then guided into deep relaxation. Exercise pad, sticky mat, blanket or towel are needed. If you have health issues or back problems, please consult with your physician before beginning this exercise program. Instructor, Lisa Hepner is a Yoga Alliance registered instructor.
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Petoskey North Central Michigan College Campus is located at 1515 Howard Street.
Please see the college website at www.ncmich.edu for a map or call 231-348-6613 for directions.
Charlevoix workshops will be held in the new Charlevoix Public Library computer lab at 220 West Clinton. Please call 231-547-2651 for directions.