Residential Building: MIOSHA Construction Safety Standards Prelicensure Class

This class looks at how the regulations of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act apply to residential contractors. Some of the topics covered include the responsibilities of employers, the typical dangers present on a residential construction site, fall protection measures, and trench and excavation safety.

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Residential Building: Project Management & Scheduling Prelicensure Class

A well-managed project can make all the difference between customer conflict and customer satisfaction, and can have a dramatic effect on profit and loss. Examine all facets of construction management, focusing on activities needed to effectively manage a project from start to finish. See how planning, scheduling, and jobsite control contribute to an effectively managed project. Explore the roles that cost estimating, quality control, personnel management, and attention to safety have in supporting the overall project management effort.

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Sewing: Alterations, Mending and Repairs

Prerequisite(s): Sewing Fundamentals Level 1 or equivalent experience.

Does it pain you to throw away great clothing because it doesn't fit like it used to, or got damaged? Do you pass up great bargains at clothing stores and thrift shops because they need hemming or repair? Promote sustainability starting with your own wardrobe. People throw away thousands of dollars worth of quality apparel that could be repaired or reworked into beautiful, wearable clothes. In this very hands-on class, you'll learn professional-level mending and alteration skills so that you can take in, let out, shorten, lengthen and repair garments.

You must bring a sewing machine (and the manual, if you have it), sewing shears, hand sewing needles, pins and a pin cushion, a quilter's chalk pencil, a measuring tape, and a seam ripper. It's also recommended that you bring a 6" gauge and small sewing scissors. Students will create a resource folder of sewing samples to be used for future reference. This class is required for those seeking the Sewing Professional Certificate. The required book, "The New Complete Guide to Sewing: Step-by-Step Techniques for Making Clothes and Home Accessories (Reader's Digest)", ISBN 9781606522080, is available at the WCC Bookstore. No class 7/3 or 7/5.
This class qualifies for 1.80 Continuing Education Units or Hours of Training provided by Washtenaw Community College.
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Small Business Development Training Make a Living Doing What You Love!

Come and learn the skills necessary to be successfully self-employed in a service-oriented business. Topics include pros and cons of self-employment, establishing yourself as a business entity, setting and collecting fees, financial record keeping, avoiding problems with the IRS, marketing your practice on a limited budget, networking, limiting liability and creating effective client contracts, small business ethics, and more.

An optional text is "The Small Business Start-Up Kit" 6th Ed. ISBN 9781413310993.
This class qualifies for 4.00 Continuing Education Units approved by DONA International, an association for doulas.