FOREST COUNTY, Pa. — A new grant will allow Forest Area School District to provide students, staff, and community members access to a catalog of free online courses.
Forest Area School District recently announced their selection for a National Educational Foundation grant which allows the District to partner with the Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library, the Marienville Area Library, and the Taylor Diversion Programs to offer students, staff, and community members access to a catalog of 635 world-class Information Technology, Business, Desktop, and Softskills web-based online courses at no cost.
The information technology section includes SQL, RPG, CISSP Security, Dynamic HTML, Oracle, Web Design, and Graphics courses. The business subsection includes CBAP Certification Preparation, Project Management Certification, and various other videos and courses including information about Six Sigma. The desktop category includes Courses in Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Windows. Finally, Communication Skills, Ethics, Customer Service, Innovation, Management and Negotiations, and other courses including running an online business are included in the SoftSkills and Personal Development area.
The National Education Foundation (NEF) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Founded in 1989, the NEF is the world’s leading nonprofit organization bridging the employment, digital, and academic divides by providing high quality affordable 21st Century online education to millions of students and jobseekers in many countries including the U.S., India, Egypt, and Mauritius. NEF offers 2,500 high quality online courses using state-of-the-art Learning Management System and interactive video platform.
A copy of the course catalog is available online at forestareaschools.org, at the Tionesta and Marienville public libraries, and at Taylor Diversion Programs. These locations will also be available for computer and internet access in completing course work. To register for a course, visit one of these locations or contact Elisha Pospisil, Forest Area Technology Coordinator at 755-4491 or epospisil@forestareaschools.org .
The Forest Area School District does not discriminate based upon age, gender, race, or handicapping condition. Compliance officers for Title VI and Title IX, Mrs. Amanda Hetrick and Section 504, Mrs. Debra Arner.
