May Courses 2012

WEB PAGE DESIGN
Date: May 3 - May 24 (Tues & Thurs)
Time: 6 - 9 PM
Cost: $199


Create your own website! In this hands-on class we will examine all of the basic elements associated with the creation and management of websites using Dreamweaver. We will discuss the use of HTML and styles, managing web page design elements and enhancing web pages with web graphics. After this course, you should be comforatable maintaining a website or even building your own.

PRIORITIZE AND ORGANIZE FOR SUCCESS
Date: May 7 (Mon)
Time: 9 am - 4pm
Cost: $79

When you register for this workshop come prepared to change. It is a blend of hard-hitting looks at the motivation to always focus on the important as well as practical tools to get you organized. Topics include goal setting, time management, organizing yourself, and technology tools. David's workshops are high energy and interactive. Come prepared for one intensive day that will change the way you look at your goals and how to reach them.

SUCESSFULLY MANAGING CONFLICT
Date: May 8 (Tues)
Time: 9am - 4pm
Cost: $79

How conflic is managed in the workplace can make or break teams. From an individual perspective, how we handle conflict will play a large role in our success and satisfaction in the workplace. Research supports that the employees with good conflict resolution skills are happier, more productive and more successful than those who don't have them. This powerful one-day workshop will give the critical tools you'll need to resolve existing conflicts constructively and successfully harness the positive potential of conflict in the future.

SUPERVISOR BOOTCAMP
Date: May 10 & 11 (Thurs & Fri)
Time: 9am - 4 pm
Cost: $199

The Ultimate Supervisor's Two-Day Bootcamp is a powerful, interactive and inspiring event that will leave participants with a proactive blueprint for success. David demystifies the crucial fundamentals of being a great leader and building great teams. Topics covered include understanding your leadership styles, communcating expectations, motivation, and much more. Whether you are a supervisor today or looking to become one, don't miss this investment into your success!

WEB DESIGN FOR THE NON-WEB DESIGNER
Date: May 14 & 16 (Mon & Wed)
Time: 6 - 9 pm
Cost: $40

This course would be great for people who would like to make a webpage, but don't want to fuss with the details of Webpage contstuction. If you want to make a website, have an idea and a vision, but don't know much about HTML, this course would be a good fit. Come prepared with photos and drafted content for you website.

WILDERNESS FIRST AID
Date: May 14 - 18 (Mon to Fri)
Time:TBD (20 hours of instruction)
Cost: $225 + GST

Our basic level of Wilderness & Remote First Aid & CPR is for emplyees who work in isolated or wilderness settings and need to respond to emergencies when advanced care is not immediately available. The course covers material in Red Cross Standard First Aid & CPR plus special material on techniques for wilderness and remote areas as well as offers strategies to provide extended care for up to 24 hours.

Who should attend:

This course focuses on employees who work in areas where help is hours away. Also for anyone that find themselves in an emergency situation with help being a long way away.  Part of the course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training.

Course content: Preparation and planning , your health , airway emergencies, breathing and circulation emergencies, first aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest, wound care, bone, muscle, and joint injuries, head and spine injuries, environmental situations, poisons, cold and heat-related emergencies, medical emergencies, evacuation and transportation, extended care and written exam.

 

ADVANCED WILDERNESS FIRST AID
Date: May 14 - 18 (Mon to Fri)
Time:TBD (40 hours of instruction)
Cost: $350 + GST

Comprehensive First Aid & CPR techniques for those who need a higher level of training to work and respond to emergencies in isolated or wilderness settings. Training is suitable for those who supervise or act as guides for groups of people. The course covers material in Red Cross Standard First Aid & CPR plus advanced procedures and strategies to provide extended care for more than 24 hours.

Who should attend:

Employees who act as team supervisors or guides/leaders and need to work for extended periods in the wilderness or remote locations should have this training.  Also for anyone that find themselves in an emergency situation with help being a long way away.  Part of the course is taught in an outdoor setting and requires greater physical activity and endurance than typical first aid training.

Course content:  Preparation and planning, your health, what is the P.L.A.N, airway emergencies, breathing and circulation emergencies, first aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest, wound care, bone, muscle, and joint injuries, head and spine injuries, environmental situations, poisons, cold and heat-related emergencies, medical emergencies, evacuation and transportation, manual traction and realigning fractures, helmet removal, extended care and written exam.

SHARE THE SPIRIT

Jasper Ambassador Program
Date: May 14 - June 25 (Mon, Tues, & Wed - alternating)
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $50

Jasper's very own customized training program! The Ambassador Training Program will provide local residents the training to positively affect our guests' experience in Jasper National Park. It will also welcome new residents to Jasper and enhance their sense of place.

APPRENTICE HIKING GUIDE CERTIFICATION

The Apprentice Hiking Guide Certification is obtained upon successful completion of Apprentice Interpreter Course and Group Management Course.

Apprentice Hiking Guide $280 + GST
May 17 & 18

Group Management $200 + GST
May 24 & 25

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Date: May 28 - July 4 (Mon & Wed)
Time: 6 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $150

For people who have very basic English skills, but need to improve in all areas for better communicatio. Grammar, vocabulary, reading and speaking are key areas that will be covered in the class. Improving in these areas will help with confidence when communicating in an English speaking setting.

INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Date: May 22 - June 28 (Tues & Thurs)
Time: 6 - 8:30 pm
Cost: $150

Do you want to improve your English Language skills? This is for people who are able to have a basic conversation, but still need to improve their grammar and increase their vocabulary. Here you will find an emphasis on English speaking skills with an opportunity to expand your writing skills. A great class to improve your language and writing skills.

INTRO TO SKYPE
Date: May 29 (Tues)
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $25

Increasingly, people are using Skype to keep in touch with family and friends around the world. Skype is a free computer program that lets users make voice and video calls over the internet! Come join us to find out how you to can save money and connect with people using this ever-more popular tool.

WORD 1,2,3
Date: May 30, June 6, 13 (Wed)
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Cost: $75

This three-part class allows you to firmly grasp the fundamentals of Microsoft Word. Neil brings you through a sequence of skills so that by the end of the course you will be able to create, open and edit a document, utilize some of the handy Word tools and tricks and know how to insert tables. This course is geared towards Word 2007 or higher.

 

 

 

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