Office Skills - Individuals with Disabilities

Location(s): Dundalk

Program Description

Clerical assistants and receptionists interact with customers and clients, answer phones, schedule appointments, main filing systems, draft email and other communications, maintain data using computers and manual systems, and other general office duties.

This program features individualized instruction for adults with learning differences and disabilities to present basic office technology and methods used in general office practices. Utilizing materials encountered in everyday business employment, topics include effective customer service techniques, business processes, use of office technology, and management of time and workload. Students will learn skills that include professional standard typing speed, active listening, oral expression, customer service and telephone skills, and written comprehension. Internships are arranged by program staff. This track provides instruction that is multisensory, multimodal, personalized, and incorporates elements of universal design for learning. Classes are taught with a low student-teacher ratio to better meet the needs of individual learners.

Students entering this program should have a desire to work in an office environment, strong communication and interpersonal skills, basic computer skills, and be detail-oriented.

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Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this Continuing Education Workforce Certificate, students will be able to:

1. perform the skills needed for an entry level job in an office environment, and

2. demonstrate readiness to enter the workforce.

Program Credentials

Successful Completion:

CCBC Credential: Students will earn a CCBC Workforce Certificate and have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript).

Financial Aid and Payment Options

We offer financial aid by packaging public and private funding options to those who qualify, in select Continuing Education courses and programs. Additional opportunities for financial support include partial payment options through Nelnet Business Solutions and tuition waivers for those who qualify. Resources outside of CCBC may also be available through employer/sponsor paid tuition, the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), and your local office of workforce development.

Length of Training

15 weeks (daytime classes)

Courses start in August and late January at CCBC Dundalk.

Program Requirements

6th Grade Reading Level - according to an assessment that will be administered during an intake interview

This program is eligible for Baltimore County Public Schools Blueprint funding

Prior Learning Assessment

This program has potential options for waiving select courses based on previous coursework or articulated coursework from an approved curriculum. A maximum number of 68 program hours may be earned from prior learning.

Application Process

To apply, go to www.ccbcmd.edu/apply and complete the CCBC Non-Credit Workforce Training Certificate application. An email will then be sent with program information and any additional requirements necessary to apply for the program.

Selective Entry – Please call 443-840-3262 to schedule an interview and assessment.

Program Course Sequence

Course Number	Course Title	Course Hours	Textbook Information (approximate cost; subject to change)	Costs T=Tuition/F=Fees
CHA023	Keyboarding I	44	None	$687 T-$83/F-$604
CHA080	Skills and Concepts for Clerical Work	44	None	$687 T-$83/F-$604
CHA031	Vocational Readiness	20	None	$368 T-$45/F-$323
CHA277	Office Applications 1	24	None	$368 T-$45/F-$323
CHA278	Office Applications 2	26	None	$518 T-$65/F-$453
CHA199	Office Skills Internship	50	None	$615 T-$86/F-$529
*Course Series Totals:*		208	$0	$3,243 T-$407/F-$2,836

Additional Information

Career Opportunities:

Receptionist or clerical assistant

Education/Career Pathway: Microsoft Certification

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