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Our courses are structured to encourage beginners and professionals to start at the level that matches their skills and to lead them progressively to more advanced topics. Because our classes are limited in size, students have more hands-on interaction with the instructor.

· Experienced professional instructors
· Small class sizes
· Quality training materials
· Competitive pricing

Registration is in person (791 St. Clair Avenue West), by phone (416 658-3101 ext. 216), or online here.

Tuition tax credit forms will be issued. Some classes are held at another location. Additional materials or textbook fees may be charged for some courses. EI recipients welcomed.

Cancellation Policy
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Accounting Courses

Master this widely-used version – taught by accountants! Learn to apply General Ledger Levels I and II, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll to real-world cases.
Pre-requisites: Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows.

Participants will learn General Ledger, Inventory, Accounts Payable and Receivable for a small and medium sized business. Participants will also increase their knowledge of using the accounts, inventory, payroll and customer and vendor modules, including how to perform monthly and year-end processing.
Pre-requisites: Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows

Participants will learn to create a new QuickBooks company, add/edit information to company lists, open/use registers for balance sheet accounts, reconcile chequing account, track credit card information, invoice customers, create sales orders, generate customer statements, work with asset and liability accounts, track fixed assets, do accounts payable, create/customize report and graphs, set up inventory, track and pay sales tax, understand payroll features, create estimates and do progress invoicing.
Pre-requisites: Passing bookkeeping test and knowledge of Windows

Microsoft Office Applications

This course covers table creation, relationships, extracting information using queries, designing forms and creating reports. Advanced queries including action queries, advanced forms and reports including sub forms and sub reports, import/export, and macros will also be covered.

Start with the basics, including elements of Excel screen, simple formulas, working with workbooks, worksheets, tabs, moving/copying worksheets, formatting labels and values, AutoFormat; basic functions (SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX, NOW), printing, calculating percentages, relative/absolute cell references, and basic charts. Pre-requisite - Windows experience.

This is a continuation of Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) Level 1. The IF function is reviewed and expanded on. Linking cells, worksheets, workbooks and Excel to Word is practiced. Database management is covered in detail, including sorting, data form, subtotal command, filtering and pivot tables. Other functions covered in Level 2 include IF and VLOOKUP. Pre-requisite - Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP) Level 1.

Learn to use Word, Excel and Access. This comprehensive, 100% instructor-led training will teach beginners from the basic level up to advanced level of Word, Excel and Access. You will acquire computer skills in 3 weeks and apply these skills in your job search right away. Twenty hours of practice time is also included in addition to 70 hours of training.

Learn to use Publisher to create newsletters, flyers and cards, enter and import text, and apply styles. Learn how to flow text from one frame to another, add borders and WordArt. Using PowerPoint, create and view electronic presentations using Slide View, Outline View, Slide Sorter, and Notes View. Learn how to add text to slides, format text using tabs, bullets auto correct and spelling features. Create a presentation that runs by itself. Prerequisite: Windows and Microsoft Word experience

In Microsoft Word learn the basics of entering text, the File, Save As command, opening and editing a document, scrolling in a document, searching in a document, AutoCorrect, selecting text, moving and copying text, basic character and paragraph formatting. Particular attention is paid to three essential skills - using tabs, tables and mail merging.

In Microsoft Excel, start with the basics, including elements of Excel screen, simple formulas (Sales-Expenses=Profit), operators: + - = / *, working with workbooks, worksheets, tabs, moving/copying worksheets, formatting labels and values, AutoFormat; basic functions (SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX, NOW), printing, calculating percentages, and basic charts.
Prerequisite: Windows experience.

IT Courses

Our course will prepare you to pass CompTIA's A+ exam - the certification that's become "the ticket" for technical support staffers. You will learn how to install, configure and upgrade computer hardware and operating systems. Included is implementing workgroup LAN, LAN/WAN connectivity, file and printer configurations, diagnosing and troubleshooting, and safety and preventive measures. Pre-requisites - Computer and applications navigating; Internet browsing knowledge and familiarity with operating systems.

This course is intended for those in Networking, installation and troubleshooting with CISCO/Router.  It will prepare the students to: install and configure CISCO router troubleshooting with Cisco Router. This course would help you to qualify for CCNA Certification 640-801.  Pre-requisites:  Fundamental computer; PC and networking knowledge, A+ or MCSE knowledge.

Engineering Courses

Intended for those interested, or already in, a career in engineering or graphics and for various technicians/technologists, these courses will pave the way to sound knowledge, technical proficiency and expertise in developing technical design drawing. You will learn developing and managing 2D and 3D drawing, modifying and formatting 2D and 3D objects, dimensioning, viewing and plotting, and trouble shooting. Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of computer fundamentals and familiarity with operating systems and MS Office.

Project Management Courses

Prepare for the PMP certification exam administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Quality Assurance Training

This course is designed to bring new software testers up to speed quickly. The course ranges from basics to structured software testing methodologies. Emphasis is on finding and reporting bugs. Participants learn key testing concepts, such as regression, black box/white box, and user acceptance, alpha, beta & RTM testing. Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, data processing concepts and techniques and ability to use a graphical user interface. 

Become a Certified Quality Improvement Associate, Mechanical Inspector, Technician or Engineer. Fifty hours of quality training will develop your skills in quality assurance. The course covers the bodies of knowledge (BOK) for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification exam. The ASQ certification is recognized in North America and in other parts of the world.

Please email your resume to techskills@skillsforchange.org

Canadian Securities Course
 

Language

This course has been designed for beginners who wish to learn French. At the end of this 72 hour course participants will be able to participate in short conversations in French.  This level of course will cover four major points: reading exercises; dictation and writing; conjugation and sentences; conversation and composition.

Participants will learn business writing techniques by creating different kinds of memos, business letters and reports. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, word order, sentences, transitions, paragraphs, proper tone and style will be emphasized. Participants will apply this knowledge using Microsoft Word.