The Kishwaukee College Continuing Education department is offering seven Short-Term Training programs during the Spring 2022 semester. Short-term programs at Kish are designed to provide students with skills and training needed to meet local workforce demands. The programs range from 11 to 20 weeks and allow students to immediately start a career or build upon their skills with additional training.
Spring 2022 classes will be offered in online, in-person and hybrid formats. Participants will need access to a computer and the internet to participate in the programs with an online component. Some programs will include an externship.
The Short-Term Training programs offered in Spring 2022 are:
Dental Assistant: January 16-April 9 (Online Lecture/In-Person Practice)
Dental assistants are skilled health care professionals who work closely with dentists and dental hygienists to provide quality preventive and corrective dental care and administrative support in dental offices. In-person practice will be conducted from 6-9 pm on Tuesdays in a local dental office.
NEW — PC Technician: January 18-April 30 (In-Person)
PC technicians are professionals trained to install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot and repair desktops, laptops, mobile devices and printers. This class will prepare participants to take the A+ certification exam through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on application of PC technician topics and skills. Instruction in-person practice will be conducted from 6-8 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kishwaukee College.
Pharmacy Technician: January 16-April 30 (Online)
Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists with dispensing prescription medication. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding is available to those who qualify.
Phlebotomy Technician: January 18-April 8 (AM session), March 28-June 17 (PM session) (In-Person)
Phlebotomists are skilled health care professionals who have been trained to collect, transport, handle and process blood and other specimens for laboratory analysis using venipuncture and micro collection techniques. Instruction and in-person practice will be conducted on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kishwaukee College. Morning classes will be from 9:30 am-12 pm, and evening classes will be from 6-8:30 pm.
Real Estate Broker Pre-License: January 18-March 31 (Online)
Real estate brokers perform many duties in real estate transactions, including marketing homes, establishing escrow accounts, and working to ensure transactions are fair and legal. Instruction will take place from 6-9 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in a live, online format.
Sterile Processing Technician: January 16-April 23 (Online)
Sterile processing technicians provide support to all patient care services in a health care facility. They are responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, processing, assembling, sterilizing, storing and distributing the medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery.
Veterinary Assistant: January 16-June 10 (Online Lecture/In-Person Practice)
Veterinary assistants are critical members of a veterinary staff trained to assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians with medical procedures on sick and injured animals. In-person lecture/practice will be conducted from 5-8 pm on Wednesdays at Ashton Animal Clinic in Kaneville and from 4:30-7:30 pm on Fridays at Ashton Animal Clinic in Ashton.
Registration for the Spring 2022 session opens in early November. Interested students should contact Melissa Gallagher at mgallagher1@kish.edu to schedule a phone meeting to discuss their program of interest and possible funding options. For more information on short-term training at Kish, visit www.kish.edu/shortterm.