{"id":109574,"date":"2020-05-18T14:17:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T18:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=109574"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:52:49","slug":"ucf-continuing-education-offers-professional-development-courses-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-continuing-education-offers-professional-development-courses-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Continuing Education Offers Professional Development Courses for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to help those affected by financial pressures due to COVID-19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ce.ucf.edu\/\">麻豆原创 Continuing Education<\/a> and online-learning partner, Ed2Go, are offering online professional development courses to the public for free for a limited time.<\/p>\n<p>These courses typically cost about $130 each, and range from successful job searches to marketing on a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Free courses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search<\/li>\n<li>Managing Customer Service<\/li>\n<li>Fundamentals of Supervision and Management<\/li>\n<li>Personal Finance<\/li>\n<li>Creating Web Pages<\/li>\n<li>Creating WordPress Websites<\/li>\n<li>Individual Excellence<\/li>\n<li>Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring<\/li>\n<li>Keys to Effective Communication<\/li>\n<li>Marketing Your Business on the Internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhen we noticed unemployment numbers increasing in Central Florida and across the country, we saw an opportunity to help,\u201d says Sean Armstrong, executive director of 麻豆原创 Continuing Education. \u201cBy making these professional development courses available for free, we\u2019re empowering people to learn new skills and improve not only their personal lives, but also their potential to grow into a new or better career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These courses are among more than 400 offered through 麻豆原创\u2019s Continuing Education division. Courses are self-paced, and the deadline to enroll for free is June 30.<\/p>\n<p>麻豆原创 Continuing Education, a unit within <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.ucf.edu\/\">麻豆原创 Connect<\/a>, provides credit and non-credit programs that connect the community with the university&#8217;s resources to support the re-education, training, professional development and personal growth of individuals across the state, region and nation. 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