The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “ABCs of Starting a Business” 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 28, at the Wayne County Public Library in Fremont.
This seminar, led by Alyssa Mako of the Women’s Business Center of North Carolina, will cover subjects about which potential entrepreneurs most need to know, such as legal entities, business plans, and funding sources.
To pre-register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose an event, and click “Register.” You also may call (919) 739-6940.
This seminar is sponsored by the Women’s Business Center and the Wayne County Public Library. It is provided by the Small Business Center which is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College.
In addition to offering seminars, the Small Business Center provides access to business resources and one-on-one counseling for exploring business ideas, starting a business, or expanding an existing business. For assistance with business plans, licensing, taxes, federal and state government regulations, business ownership, loan and grant proposals, money sources, market research, cash flow projections, or business management, contact the center’s director, Scott Wolford, at (919) 739-6941 or sawolford@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College Continuing Education Services is currently accepting applications for scholarships for job-related training.
The college will award up to $750 for short-term occupational training courses that lead to state-regulated or industry-recognized credentials. The scholarships are provided by the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation.
The target groups for the program are unemployed and underemployed adults, members of the N.C. National Guard, and military veterans and spouses.
The scholarships are need-based but do not require completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The scholarships may be used for registration fees, books, certification fees, and course supplies. In addition, the funds may be used for transportation, childcare, and living expenses after primary fees/costs are paid.
Students already enrolled in a qualified program as well as those preparing to enter one may apply for this scholarship.
Deadline to apply for Fall 2015 classes is July 31. For Spring 2016 classes, applications are due by Sept. 30.
For more details and an application, go to www.waynecc.edu/continuing-ed/scholarships/, contact program coordinator Maxine Cooper at (919) 739-6938 or mcooper@waynecc.edu, or the WCC Continuing Education Services Customer Service Desk in the Walnut Building, first floor east entrance.
Since 2004, SECU Foundation has supplied scholarships to each of the 58 North Carolina community colleges, with an annual commitment of more than $1,000,000.
A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for almost 78 years. With nearly 2 million members, SECU provides services through 254 branch offices, over 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 Contact Centers and a website, www.ncsecu.org.
The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded solely by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high impact projects in the areas of housing, education, healthcare and human services.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College’s unit of the Association of Educational Office Professionals (AEOP) honored its administrator and professional of the year at its annual Administrators Luncheon.
Patricia Pfeiffer, chair of the college’s Allied Health and Public Services Division, was presented the 2014-15 Administrator of the Year award.
In announcing the award, Unit Awards Chair Linda Berard called Mrs. Pfeiffer “an excellent example of work ethic, leadership, communication, and a love for learning.”
The group noted that Pfeiffer, who has been a WCC employee for nearly 29 years, “serves as a role model to everyone and never asks others to do anything she is not willing to do herself.”
Annette Hill, the administrative assistant for WCC’s Dental Department, was named the Educational Office Professional of the Year.
Hill “epitomizes the definition of professional” and “exemplifies what it means to be an outstanding AEOP member,” Mrs. Berard said. “She truly cares for the staff and faculty and is there to guide the students through her department.”
The AEOP is a professional organization of educational office personnel and administrators. It provides its members educational opportunities, a professional standards certificate program, scholarships for member and students, a legislative platform, and awards at levels from the individual unit to the state organization.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Wayne Community College’s Association of Educational Office Professionals has elected its 2015-2016 officers. They are Jessica Giles, financial aid specialist – president; Emily Byrd, Foundation of WCC donor relations/communications coordinator – vice president; Rose Whitmire, Plant Management Department administrative assistant – secretary; and Erica Babb, Basic Skills Department administrative assistant – treasurer.
WCCAEOP is a member organization of the N.C. Association of Educational Office Professionals. It is a professional organization of educational office personnel and administrators. It provides its members educational opportunities, a professional standards certificate program, scholarships for member and students, a legislative platform, and awards at levels from the individual unit to the state organization.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
Follow WCC on Facebook and Twitter.
The WorkKeys® tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered six times at Wayne Community College in July.
The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on July 1, 14 and 28; 12:30-4:30 p.m. on July 9; 4:30-9:00 p.m. on July 22. All of these sessions will be held in Room 136 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro. Pre-registration by calling (919) 739-7004 is required.
Cost to take the set of three skill assessments (applied mathematics, locating information, and reading for information) is $36 but assistance to cover that cost may be available.
The Airman and Family Readiness Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base offers free testing to military personnel and their dependents. The next session will be held 1:00-4:30 p.m. on July 21 at the Watkins-Das Education Center computer lab. Pre-register by calling (919) 772-1123.
Those wishing to prepare for the NCRC may take advantage of the self-directed instruction and skills upgrade training offered in the WORKS Lab, which also is located in Room 136 of the Walnut Building. The lab is open 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays and Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Individuals may earn bronze, silver, gold, or platinum certificates based on their performance on the tests. The NCRC is recognized by employers across the state as a proven measurement of job skills.
Wayne County leads the state in the number of certificates earned, with more than 13,500 awarded through the WORKS initiative. Nearly 25 percent of the county’s population holds the credential.
WORKS is a collaborative effort of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Community College, Wayne County Public Schools, County of Wayne, Wayne County Career Center, City of Goldsboro, and the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board. It is housed Wayne Community College’s campus in Goldsboro.
More information on WORKS and the NCRC is available at www.wayneworksnc.com/works/.
