Career and Hospitality

Become familiar with the development and management of a child daycare center, including such elements as child development theories, legal considerations, bookkeeping, staffing, site management, and parental involvement. In this course, you will explore theories in managing a child development center, reflective management, fiscal management, and more. The goal of a quality day care facility is to provide child care that meets the needs of each child and family in a safe, educational environment. At a quality center, the workers and management strive to meet the individual needs of each child, while providing quality, reliable and safe child care.. Full description of Day Care Administrator

The National Retail Federation provides a national certificate to support talented students interested in making retailing their career by offering a national certificate program, networking opportunities, and access to the latest retail research and news.. Full description of National Retail Certification

The Serve Safe course will prepare each student for a proctored test session preparing them for the ServSafe Food Safety Certification Examination, either by completing the online ServSafe curriculum, or through other approved means.. Full description of National ServSafe Certification and Culinary Academy Cook Training

The course is delivered in two sections. Section one teaches procedures for canine feeding, grooming, daily health checks, common zoonotic diseases and life cycle of parasitic invasion, treatment and prevention and the daily cleaning and sanitation of the kennel runs and facility. Students are instructed on characteristics of common canine injuries and first aid treatments, kennel safety and canine transportation methods and requirements. Section two is the foundation of animal training and focuses primarily on Principles of Operant and Classical Conditioning. This section teaches the student the main principles and key concepts of operant and classical conditioning, pairing of unconditioned and conditioned stimuli, positive and negative reinforcements, behavior modification and shaping, reward schedules, extinction, discrimination and generalization. Students will apply and demonstrate these principles and concepts in the training and certification of their canine companions.. Full description of Service Dog Handler