Moraine Park Technical College would like to announce that QuickBooks instructor Corey Didier is now a Certified QuickBooks Pro-Advisor. Corey has really set himself apart by becoming a Quickbooks Pro-Advisor. Moraine Park takes pride in working with instructor like Corey who keep themselves up to date and then share that information with our students.

Enrollments are strong in our continuing education QuickBooks classes and continue to grow.  Now’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of this software from Corey Didier. Corey holds a Master’s degree and is a licensed general contractor and consultant to businesses both large and small.
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When was the last time you took an Excel course? If you are like most of us you have probably googled a command or two or watched a YouTube video on a specific function when needed. You get the work done, but the experience was uninspiring.

Over the course of a few weeks, you’re lucky if two or three of the new commands or functions you learned make it into your daily routine.  Sound familiar?

Here are some simple Microsoft Excel tricks you can use to be more productive at work.
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It is no secret that the labor market is very competitive today.  With job postings almost everywhere, employers are actively looking for job candidates using several methods.  Here at Moraine Park Technical College we are not immune to this challenge either with both employees and students.  We are looking to combat the talent shortage issues locally, by actively working with our business partners to help them with on-site training, getting them connected to our program students or growing our boot camp programs.

Speaking of boot camps, Moraine Park Technical College had the privilege of attending the Washington County Job Fair on Wednesday, August 16^th. 
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“Our decision to donate is based on our belief in the college’s mission statement “Preparing students for success in a diverse and globally connected world”.  Access to the resources of a dependable and relevant educational program, such as Moraine Park, is paramount to our success”, Steel Craft Corporation.

Moraine Park Economic’s and Workforce Development department has partnered with Steel Craft Corporation in Hartford, WI to provide them with performance-minded business solutions.  Moraine Park is working with Steel Craft to understand their needs as a company and their desire to build a skilled, high performance workforce.  In return Steel Craft believes in the education of our students and in Moraine Park’s mission, because they have seen the value our instructors bring to their workforce.  That is why they generously decided to donate materials needed to support the education of Moraine Park’s students.
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We all have goals of living independently and being self-sufficient but often obstacles and challenges get in our way.  On May 11, nine students were able to celebrate successful completion of a 2-year Learning for Independence (LFI) Program, moving them one step closer to meeting their goal of independence.  Surrounded by family, friends, instructors and school staff, the students shared their LFI program portfolios and final comments of the program.
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UPDATED: May 21, 2017: Moraine Park is featured on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien today. Correspondent Jessica Jallings reached out to Moraine Park, as she learned about the College’s innovative and extensive training of employees for the manufacturing workforce.

Jessica interviewed Moraine Park Associate Dean of Manufacturing Marcia Arndt as well as several students in both associate degree programs and boot camps in West Bend and Fond du Lac. She and her team also visited local employer Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) and sat in on the May 12 welding and CNC boot camp completion ceremony at the Fond du Lac campus.
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Sometimes the thought of diving into a new career path can seem a bit daunting.

So it’s too bad there isn’t a way you could try out a career and get a feel for the skills needed first, right?

Spoiler alert: There is.
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Reading and hearing about new career opportunities is helpful. But what if you actually could try them out as well? Moraine Park Technical College is offering a unique opportunity to do just that with its “Test Drive” workshops for welding and computerized numerical control (CNC).
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Alex Bertram didn’t really need to find something new. He spent his days at his job at a car wash, and he was okay with it. Then his mom started talking about boot camps, and then his girlfriend started talking about boot camps, and suddenly he started thinking about boot camps as something he should actually do. “I’ve been washing cars for the past two years,” said Bertram, “and I just think I was going nowhere. I got a dollar raise in a year of working there. Now that I’m here I feel like I’m always moving forward. I’m always learning something. There are so many opportunities that I have with this thing and it’s free. You get paid. You get a job – well, you could get a job, you have the opportunity to go get that for yourself.”
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