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Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Plastics Innovation & Resource Center has entered a three-point partnership to become the sole North American distributor of the Global Standards for Plastics Certification. The Global Standards for Plastics Certification is the only recognized method of apprenticeship certification in the world for the plastics industry.

Individuals with little bookkeeping knowledge can learn the powerful features of QuickBooks 2011, the leading accounting software for small-business owners, in two levels of noncredit instruction offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology this spring. Participants can learn to create and track accounts, generate invoices and process payments in Level I, to be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering four basic computer classes this spring. Learn how to use Microsoft Publisher to create greeting cards, invitations and calendars. Create Greeting Cards Using Publisher will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 22, and again from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 30. No computer experience is necessary.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering 10 noncredit Adobe courses from mid-February through early May. Learn to design websites easily by attending the Introduction to Dreamweaver course from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus, operating from a new location in Wellsboro, will present the first series in its Quick Start Leadership Program beginning April 18. High-performing individuals are often tapped for leadership roles with little or no training in effective leadership.

For those ready to take themselves – or their businesses – to the next level, Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a wide array of noncredit, business and management courses. The courses, presented by Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College, are held at the Center for Business & Workforce Development on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.

Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology will present the first series in its Quick Start Leadership program beginning Feb. 8. High-performing individuals are often tapped for leadership roles with little or no training in effective leadership.

For those looking to sharpen their computer skills while learning something new, Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering some easy-to-learn computer courses. The Microsoft Office courses are taught by qualified instructors at a comfortable pace for all levels of adult learners.

Quality leaders improve the workforce, and Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering a noncredit Team Leader/Supervisor Program for new or prospective leaders beginning in February.

Thirteen students graduated from the Practical Nursing Program at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s North Campus on Dec. 13. Debra Day, Jennifer Brown, Whitney Sunday, Jeri Smith, Denise Levindoski, Natalie DeLeonardis. Middle row: Rachel Simms, Amber Girardi, Nicole Jimenez, Angel Signor. Back row: Heather Nagy, Lorie Bennett, Lisa Russell, Deborah Maciejewski, Jessica Barron.