WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Innovative Workforce Training Programs For the Capital District s Tech Valley

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1 Innovative Workforce Training Programs For the Capital District s Tech Valley September 2011 Plumbing Basics: An Introductory Course pg. 2 Healthy Careers Begin with WDI pg. 2-3 Don t Let Your BPI Certifications Expire! pg. 4 Coming Fall 2011: SunWize PV Off-Grid Trainer pg. 5 Upcoming WDI Training Schedule pg. 6-7 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

2 Plumbing Basics: An Introductory Course Are you a property owner seeking to acquire the skills needed to maintain your home or rental properties? Perhaps you are interested in beginning a career in the residential field? Are you hoping to enter the HVAC industry? If you ve answered yes to any of the above, this Plumbing Basics course may be right for you. It will provide you with 30 hours of hands-on training with a building trades professional, forming a strong foundation for reaching your goals! The course will concentrate on the three main residential plumbing systems: Supply Systems Waste Systems Vent Systems The next session of Plumbing Basics begins on October 11th. Register today to reserve your seat, by calling (518) Healthy Careers Begin with WDI: Offering Fast-track Courses for the Health Services Industry Since personal obligations often come into conflict with a traditional training schedule, the Workforce Development Institute (WDI) at Hudson Valley Community College offers fast-track training in fields that are rapidly growing and in need of qualified workers. Two such programs include Medical Transcription Online + Live- Online and Pharmacy Technician training. Both courses provide students with an entry point into the health services field. Medical transcription is the process of transcribing a doctor s audio files, or other medical documents into electronic format. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requires the computerization of all Americans medical records by The Medical Transcription Online + Live-Online training is an eight-month program which includes periodic live-online sessions where students and the instructor gather Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

3 in a virtual learning environment. You study at home, but you are never alone! Assistance is just a click away, available via and discussion boards when a live-online session isn t scheduled. Students will learn medical terminology, medical anatomy, and medical transcription over the course of 31 weeks. Not only can students study at home, but they can work from home after their training, as well. Most medical transcriptionists are employed as independent consultants, which allows for flexibility and control over how much they ll work and when. Our training partner, Andrews and Holbrook, provides job placement assistance for our graduates with a high success rate. The Workforce Development Institute also offers a three-month Pharmacy Technician training program at the college s Albany Extension Center at 175 Central Avenue. This classroom training program includes an 18-hour internship, under the supervision of the instructor, at a local pharmacy. The course takes place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Friday evenings, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., making it an excellent course of study for working students. This course prepares students to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE), a national certification that qualifies students to work anywhere in the United States. It also qualifies successful graduates to be employed as Lead Pharmacy Technicians, increasing their employment opportunities and potential income. For those students too busy for a classroom course, Pharmacy Technician Training Online is coming in The next courses in Medical Transcription Online + Live-Online and Pharmacy Technician Training are scheduled to start in October. For more information on these courses please visit or call (518) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Employment of medical transcriptionists is projected to grow by 11 percent from 2008 to Demand for medical transcription services will continue to be spurred by a growing and aging population and job growth for pharmacy technicians is expected to increase by 31 percent between 2008 and 2018, faster than the average for all occupations. Job search assistance for all trainees is provided by HVCC s Center for Careers and Employment Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY 3

4 Don t Let Your Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certifications Expire! Certifications from the Building Performance Institute are valid for three years. Check the back of your BPI certification card to see if you obtained your certification in 2008 or your certifications may be expiring soon! The Center for Energy Efficiency and Building Science (CEEBS), a division of the Workforce Development Institute, has online exam and field exam proctors ready to proctor your recertification exams for the Building Analyst, Envelope Professional, Heating Professional and A/C Heat Pump Cooling Professional designations. The field exam is held at an area home, provided by the student, and costs $350 per designation. Students are allowed a two-hour time period to complete the exam. CEEBS also offers 2.5 hour one-on-one review sessions for the above mentioned designations at a cost of $250. The review session is also held at an area home. A certified BPI professional will review the field exam components and the student can take advantage of additional hands-on time with the equipment involved. *NOTE* BPI regulations stipulate that the review session and the field exam session cannot be scheduled for the same date. Students requiring review and testing must make (2) appointments with our proctors. More information on these services can be found on the CEEBS Web site: Contact CEEBS by phone (518) or [email protected] for more information or to schedule your review session or recertification exam appointment Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

5 Coming Fall 2011: PV Off-Grid Trainer The Workforce Development Institute is in the process of acquiring the latest addition to the training equipment available to students in the Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Certificate program. The PV Off-Grid Trainer is a complete working solar electric system designed to provide hands-on photovoltaics training to familiarize our students with the following aspects of PV system operation: Theory of operation System design Safety Installation Solar modules Maintaining systems Balance of system components Wiring The PV Off-Grid Trainer is built with standard materials and construction to accurately represent the equipment in field applications. Equipment is mounted on a board allowing students to visualize current flow and to understand the features and characteristics of each component within a single PV system. Solar modules are installed on the opposite side from the board at an adjustable tilt angle from 50 to 90 degrees. The portable training unit is mounted on wheels for easy transportation to outdoor locations and for moving to indoor storage. The PV Off-Grid Trainer will provide WDI students with quality year-round training opportunities, without having to climb on roofs or travel to off-site locations. Students can expect to see the equipment turning up in their classrooms this fall! 2011 Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY 5

6 Upcoming WDI Training Courses AVAILABLE AT MANY CONVENIENT ON- AND OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CAPITAL DISTRICT Visit to register. For more information on any of these course offerings, please call (518) or (518) START DATE Medical Transcription Online + Live Online October 5 Plumbing Basics EOC, Troy October 11 Security Guard Annual In-Service 8-Hr 400 Jordan Road, Troy October 18 PV Entry Level Troy Campus October 22 Fuel Gas Code Troy Campus October 25 Pharmacy Tech (Classroom) 175 Central Ave, Albany October 25 Security Guard, Pre-Assignment 8-hr 400 Jordan Road, Troy November 1 Security Guard On-the-Job 16-hr 400 Jordan Road, Troy November 15 National Electric Code Update Course 400 Jordan Road, Troy November Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

7 CENTER FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDING SCIENCE (CEEBS) BPI CERTIFICATION TRAINING Visit to download a registration form. For more information on any of these course offerings, please call (518) START DATE Basics of Building Science Online September 26 Envelope Professional TEC-SMART, Malta September 30 Building Analyst 400 Jordan Road, Troy October 3 Basic Air Sealing and Insulation 339 Broadway, Menands October 24 Building Analyst (Evenings) 400 Jordan Road, Troy October 25 Building Analyst 400 Jordan Road, Troy November 2 Basic Air Sealing and Insulation 339 Broadway, Menands November 14 *The complete CEEBS course schedule through December 15 can be found online: Ask us how you can take advantage of valuable tuition reimbursement incentives available from NYSERDA for a limited time only! Additional funding may be available through HVCC s USDOL Community-Based Job Training Grant Workforce Development Institute, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY 7

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