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Portable Career Certification

The Portable Career Certification Program offered through the Economic Development Division at Columbus Technical College will prepare you for success in many fields. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to gain nationally recognized certification as a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist AND you will have a Georgia Work Ready Certification.

The Portable Career Certification will prepare you for many different career paths:

Earn a free laptop! After successfully completing the five certification exams and becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, you will be awarded a laptop!

Customer Service
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Hospitality
Public Service
and many more!

Year One

Year Two

Phase One: Preparing for Learning in an Online Environment

Intro to Windows Environment
Intro to Word Processing
Intro to the Internet
Intro to Presentation Graphics
Online Learning Tools
Intro to Spreadsheets
Keyboarding Skills
Intro to Databases
Intro to Outlook

Phase Two: Microsoft Application Certification

Outlook
Excel
Word
Access
PowerPoint

Phase Three: Customer Service Courses

Service Industry Business Environment
Customer Contact Skills
Business Skills
Personal Effectiveness

Phase One: Completion of Strategic Specialization

Health and Insurance
Management Accounting and Finance
Intro to Advanced Automotive and Manufacturing
Homeland Security
Hospitality/Culinary/Tourism
Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics

Phase Two: Georgia Work Ready Certification

Earning the Georgia Work Ready Certificate shows potential employers you have the portable skills--reasoning, reading and basic math--to serve as a foundation for training. It tells employers that you are ready, willing and able to work and learn.

Certified Work Ready

For more information, contact Vincent McNeill at 706.649.1469.

Last updated: August 6, 2008.