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EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR RURAL NORTHWEST PA |
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WINTER/SPRING 2008
Effectively Dealing with
Employment &
Compensation Issues
NHLA
National Lumber Inspection School
Glenn O.
Hawbaker, Inc.
Heavy Construction Services
Techniques for Meeting Career,
Education, and Work Standards
One-Day Conference
Successful Teaching for
Acceptance of Responsibility
NHLA Lumber Grading
Short Course
Clarion
and Venango
Professional Skills Development Series
Evening Computer Application Training – Clarion
The SHRM Learning
System Program
REGISTER
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Effectively Dealing with Employment &
Compensation Issues
PDF of Brochure
Tuesday June 10th , 2008 from
8:30 AM—1:00 PM
Cross Creek Resort,
Titusville,
PA
Cost: $20/person (includes lunch)
This seminar is being presented by the Keystone CEC
in cooperation with your NW Pennsylvania CareerLinks
Do you deal with Employment &
Compensation Issues?
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Then you can’t afford to miss this
important seminar!
Mark T. Wassell, Esq. and Michael A. Fetzner, Esq.
attorneys from the Labor & Employment Group Knox McLaughlin Gornall
& Sennett, P.C. will share their expertise on—
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Disciplining and Discharging
Employees: How to do it Right
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Managing Workers’
compensation claims, and
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Unemployment Compensation Claims: Winning at the
Referee’s Hearing.
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There will also be a brief overview of the kinds
of services the Pennsylvania CareerLinks offer.
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The seminar will end with lunch and the
opportunity to network with other area business people.
Disciplining and Discharging Employees:
How to do it Right
Presented by: Mark T. Wassell, Esq.
How you
administer your disciplinary program is one of the keys to a
successful
employee relations program. Employees must know that they will,
and are receiving fair and impartial treatment; that favoritism is
not a factor in disciplinary decisions and that their supervisor is
available to help solve their work and non-work problems.
In this part of the seminar you will learn—
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Preliminary Considerations to Discipline and
Discharge Cases
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Types of Cases
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The
usual Course of Progressive Discipline
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Rules for all Cases—Never Terminate on the Spot
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Investigation
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Decision and Communication
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Other Considerations at Time of Termination
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Some “Special Circumstances”
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Guidelines for a Good Disciplinary Program
PA CareerLink Services Overview
Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims
Presented by: Michael A. Fetzner, Esq.
This section of the seminar will cover—
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Employment Relationship
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Injury
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In
the Course of Employment
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Related Thereto-Medical Proof of Causation and
Disability
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Notice and Statute of Limitations Considerations
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Benefits
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Offsets and Credits
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Employer Defenses/Exclusions
Unemployment Compensation Claims:
Winning at the Referee’s Hearing
Presented by: Mark T. Wassell, Esq.
This final section of the seminar will cover—
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Timeliness
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Willful Misconduct
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The Referee’s Hearing
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A Discovery Tool
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Collateral Estoppels
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Relief from Charges
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Appeals to the Board of Review: Commonwealth
Court
Please call the Keystone Community Education
Council at 814.677.4427 to register.
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The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) is a
nonprofit trade association composed of more than 1600
member companies that produce, sell and use hardwood
lumber, or provide services to the hardwood industry.
The Association was founded in 1898 to establish a
uniform system of Grading Rules for the measurement and
inspection of hardwood lumber. The Association still
functions as the administrator and keeper of these
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In 1948, the Association established a vocational
training school in Memphis to teach the Rules and
application of the NHLA grading system, and help fill an
increasing demand for skilled lumber inspectors. Since
that time, more than 6,700 students have graduated from
the Inspection Program. The Summer 2008 Class will mark
the first year the Inspection School will take place at
Venango Technology Center in Oil City, PA. |
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The Inspection School is the only school of its kind in
the world and students from throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe, Africa, South America and Asia
have attended. As testimony to the value of the
Inspection School, many graduates are now in ownership
or management positions in the industry and are sending
their children and employees to complete the course.
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What
is a Lumber Inspector? |
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The high value of hardwood lumber dictates that
boards are graded each time they are bought or sold
within the hardwood industry and on their way from
the sawmill to their final use in furniture,
flooring or paneling. Hardwood lumber inspectors are
responsible for determining the species, grade and
volume of each piece of lumber. Inspectors are
employed by sawmills, dry kiln operators, wholesale
lumber distributors, manufacturing plants,
exporters, importers and countless other types of
firms that utilize hardwood lumber.
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What Does It Take To Become a Lumber
Inspector? |
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The minimum admission requirements for
the Inspection School are a high school
diploma, or equivalent, and the ability
to speak, read and understand the
English language. Additionally, students
must have an understanding of basic math
principles, including addition,
subtraction, division, and
multiplication of fractions. No prior
experience in the hardwood lumber
industry is required. |
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A Comprehensive Training Program |
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The Inspection School curriculum
provides students with the technical
knowledge of the Grading Rules and the
practical skills and experience
necessary to become a lumber inspector.
Classes meet from 8 a.m.-4p.m. Monday
through Friday and students are provided
classroom instruction with extensive
hands-on experience. |
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Inspection School instructors are
skilled inspectors with extensive
experience in the hardwood lumber
industry. Class size is limited to 20
students to assure quality personal
attention for each student. Upon
successful completion of the 350 hour
program with a minimum score of 75
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Inspection School graduates are
qualified for immediate employment as
lumber inspectors. The Inspection School
maintains a jobs listing board to assist
current and former students in finding
employment. Because of the reputation of
the Inspection School, many companies
require that their inspectors be
graduates. While NHLA does not assume
responsibility for job placement, it
will assist the student in every way
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Tuition for the School is $2,750.
Tuition for NHLA member companies is
$2,500. Course materials include a board
rule, tally book, tally sheets, and
Inspection Training Manual. Applicants
must remit a $100 non-refundable deposit
with their application, which will be
applied to the tuition fee. The balance
of all fees are payable before the start
of class. Students who withdraw or are
dismissed from class will be refunded
according to the following schedule: |
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Withdrawal By:
Refund Amount |
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Prior to class start date
Full tuition less $100 deposit |
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Prior to end of 2nd week of class
70 percent of tuition |
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Prior to end of 4th week of class
20 percent of tuition |
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Apartments are available at the Venango
Campus of Clarion University in Oil
City, PA. Each apartment is furnished
and includes a fully appliance kitchen,
basic cable, telephone, high speed
internet, air conditioning, washer and
dryer.
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For more information and to arrange for
housing please contact Emily Aubele at
814-676-6591, ext. 1269. |
Download PDF
For More Information/Application
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 Glenn
O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Heavy Construction Services & Products |
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The Keystone Community Education Council has
partnered with the Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Heavy Construction
Services & Products company to help serve the training/education
needs of our area heavy construction companies and manufactures.
All classes
will be held at Structural Modular, Inc. in Strattanville.
Drug
Free Workplace:
1/23/2008 8AM - 1PM
Cost: $25; Limited Seating Available
Learn
about the different types of substance abuse including the signs,
sights and even smells associated with these destructive behaviors.
Learn what to look for, apply policy and procedure, and how to
properly report potential substance abuse to improve the health,
safety and welfare of all employees. Mandatory program for all GOH
managers.
PennDOT
Flagger Certification/Recertification
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3/19/2008: 8AM – Noon
Cost: $25; Limited Seating Available
Flaggers must be recertified every 3 years. You may attend this
course to either become certified for the first time or to renew
your certification.
Call
814-226-0626 or 814-677-4427 to register
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Center for Excellence
in Teaching and Learning
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Successful Teaching for
Acceptance of Responsibility (STAR)GEDU660
Feb 1 - 3, Feb 17 - 19, 2008
Fridays: 5 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturdays/Sundays: 8 am - 5 pm
FICDA (Franklin
Indus. & Commercial Dev. Auth.
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191 Howard Street
Franklin, PA
Accredited by: Gannon University
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This college requires a ONE-TIME
registration fee of $25
Feb 1, 2, 3 and Feb 17, 18, 19, 2008
02/01/2008: 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM
02/02/2008: 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
02/03/2008: 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
02/15/2008: 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM
02/16/2008: 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
02/17/2008: 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Seats Available: 34
Instructor: Pat Larson
$755 (includes $25 material fee)
Register Now
Successful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility®
Gain new techniques to eliminate irresponsible
student behavior. Learn how to empower students to
achieve personal power and responsibility in a classroom
that models and invites self-responsible behaviors.
Empower educators in their personal lives through
strategies that increase their own sense of power.
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Create classrooms that support responsibility.
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Prevent power struggles with students.
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Increase your personal power.
Brochure
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Teaching Through Learning Channels:GEDU694
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Jun 23 — Jun 27, 2008; M-F from 8AM - 5PM
$755
(includes $25 material fee)
This college requires a ONE-TIME registration fee of $25
Location: Franklin Indus.
& Commercial Dev. Auth.
191 Howard Street
Franklin, PA
Accredited by: Gannon University
Instructor: Pat Larson
View Instructor Bio
Teaching Through
Learning Channels®
Explore learning style preferences and develop
brain-compatible strategies to address them through
multisensory teaching. Discover how to address students’
basic motivational needs in a learning environment
incorporating a variety of brain-compatible techniques.
* Understand the five needs all students have.
* Discover the excitement of multisensory teaching.
* Learn how to teach for concept mastery.
"I wish I would have known this information years ago.
It's changed my teaching."
Target Audience: All K-16 educators
Graduate Credit: 3 semester hours or 4.5 quarter hours
To
register: call 866-757-2527 or visit
http://www.plsweb.com/graduate_courses/full_course_listing/on-site/ttlc/index.html
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NHLA Hardwood Lumber Grading Short Course
February 25, 26, 27,and 28th,
2008
Franklin, PA |
The value of “rules conscious” employees
is a more carefully manufactured product, a more
profitable yield from the log, and a better sense of the
value of the lumber being handled.
This four-day work shop will include a
thorough study and explanation of the NHLA Rules Book,
emphasizing the basics of hardwood lumber inspection.
Cost for 4-day class is $350 a person and
includes registration, NHLA Rule book, Certificate of
Completion, breakfast pastries, lunch, and snacks. Dress
for outdoor conditions for practice grading.
Registrations will be accepted on a first
come, first serve basis. Class is limited to 20
participants.
Brochure
For more information and/or to register call
814-677-4427
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To register: Call 814-226-0626
Cost: $250/series.
Individual courses are open to
the
public: $50.
We strongly encourage you to take the opportunity to
network with
professionals in your neighboring county.
BROCHURE
PROGRAMS
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CLARION AND VENANGO PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SERIES
This 24-Hour Certificate
Program gives you the opportunity to develop or enhance
the professional skills you need to succeed in the
workplace.
Sessions meet on the
second Wednesday of the month, 9-11 a.m. from March 12, 2008 –
February 13, 2009. Session locations will
alternate between Frame Hall at Venango Campus, Clarion
University and SMI (Structural Modules, Inc) in Clarion.
Attendance at 7 sessions
required to receive Certificate. CEU’s available through
Clarion University’s Division of Continuing Education at
the rate of 1 CEU for every 10 hours of instruction
time.
PROGRAMS
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September 10th (Clarion):
Stress Management.
Presenter: Betty McKisson, Clarion Wellness Options.
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October 8th (Venango):
Personality Profile and How It
Affects Your Working Style and Relationships. Presenter: Lance Hummer.
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November 12th (Clarion):
How to Deal with Chronically
Impossible People. Presenter: Dr. Myrna Kuehn, CUP.
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December 10th (Venango):
Release the Power Within –
Leadership skills that can bring out the best in people.
Presenter: Gary Svetz, Svetz Consulting, LLC
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January 9th (Clarion):
Guide to Ethical Behavior in
the Workplace. Presenter: Larry Carr, CUP.
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February 13th (Venango):
Working with a Multi
-generational Workforce. Presenter: Gary Svetz, Svetz
Consulting.
To
register
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Techniques for Meeting Career,
Education, and Work Standards
One-Day Conference |
April 22, 2008 from 8:00 AM -
4:30 PM
at Cross Creek Resort
Rt. 8, Titusville, PA
Techniques for meeting
career, education, and work standards one-day
conference. Best Practices Presentations, Multi-track
Grade levels to Meeting the Standards, 25 exhibitors
consisting of Industry Partnerships, Youth Agency
Support Services, Regional Businesses/Employers, School
to Work Partners, Computer Lab for access to hands-on
career standards tool kit software. 6.5 Hrs. of Act 48
credits for attendees. Door prizes.
Sponsored by: Sponsors -
The NWPA Regional Career Education Partnership, Erie
County Technical School Conference Co-Sponsor, and RCWE
- Regional Center for Workforce Excellence, and Keystone
Community Education Council.
Brochure/Registration
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Evening Computer Application Training – Clarion
Location: SMI Training Center (Structural Modular,
Inc)
101 Southern Ave (off Rt. 322), Strattanville, PA
Cost: $35/session
Instructor Glenn Cochran makes hands-on learning
clear, easy, and fun!
Tuesday, April 8th from 6
- 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT WORD BASICS
Create, edit, format, save, and file
documents. No previous experience necessary.
Thursday, April 10th from
6 - 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT WORD INTERMEDIATE
Learn professional tricks to make
your documents, mailings, brochures easy to produce
and professional looking. Learn to insert tables
and perform mail merges. Basic skills
pre-requisite.
Tuesday, April 15th from 6 - 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT EXCEL BASICS
Create, edit, format and save
spreadsheets. Perform basic calculations. Use many
of the basic functions that are built into Excel.
No experience necessary.
Thursday, April 17th from 6 - 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT EXCEL INTERMEDIATE
Using Excel data, editing, sorting
and filtering it. Use advanced formulas and
functions. Learn how to chart or graph the data and
produce a professional looking chart in minutes.
Basic skills pre-requisite.
Tuesday, April 22nd from 6 - 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT ACCESS BASICS
Create databases, tables and forms.
No experience necessary.
Thursday, April 24th from 6 - 8:30 PM:
MICROSOFT ACCESS INTERMEDIATE
Learn how to mine the database and
create reports. Basic skills pre-requisite.
Tuesday, April 29th from 6 - 8:30 PM
MICROSOFT POWER POINT
Create polished slide presentations
in minutes. Import sound and animation files. No
experience necessary.
Thursday, May 1st from 6 - 8:30 PM:
IMPORTING AND EXPORTING DATA FROM WORD TO EXCEL TO
ACCESS AND BACK -
Make your data work from program to program. Save
yourself duplication of efforts by moving the data.
Call 814-226-0626 to register.
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The SHRM Learning
System Program
When: Scheduled after 10 registrations
Location: Penn Dot Building, 255 Elm St.
Oil City, PA
Program Fee:
$925 SHRM
Members / $1025 Non-Members
(includes Learning System)
The SHRM Learning System
Course, offered in partnership with the Society for Human
Resource Management (SHRM), is designed to provide an
overview of key areas in human resource management.
Materials include six modules that correspond to the six
functional areas, responsibilities, and associated knowledge
as defined by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).
The course provides a solid
foundation for managing the HR challenges you face in
today’s demanding work environment. It supplies a current
reference of HR practices, broadens the perspective of
functional specialists and strengthens individual
competencies and productivity. In addition to being an
excellent professional development opportunity, the Learning
System is a powerful tool to assist you in preparing for the
Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and Senior
Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exams
administered by HRCI.
For registration information,
please contact:
Slippery Rock University Office of Workforce
& Community Education
Phone: (724) 738-1601
E-mail: workforce@sru.edu
Brochure
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