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984-3231 How to Bring Laughter & Play Into Your Workplace & LifeJan. 8, $39 Computer for BeginnersJan. 12, $59 Jan. 31, $59 Intro to AutoCADJan. 12-26 (2M2W2F), $295 CDL Basics IJan. 12, $99 Adobe Photoshop IntroductionJan. 13-20 (TThT) $179 Fundamentals of Time Mgmt.Jan. 14, $39 Introduction to Windows XPJan. 14 & 16, $109 Introduction to Windows VistaJan. 14 & 16, $109 HTML IntroJan. 15-22 (ThTTh) $189 Keyboard Typing for Success IJan. 15 - Feb. 5 (4Th), $159 CDL Basics II, Basic Operation I & II, Safe Operation Practices I & IIJan. 20 - Feb. 2 $1,200 Word Processing for BeginnersJan. 21, $59 NEW! Edit Photos with Adobe LightroomJan. 21, $59 Introduction to MacintoshJan. 24, $69 Adobe Photoshop IntermediateJan. 26 - Feb. 2 (MWM), $179 Microsoft Word EssentialsJan. 26 - Feb. 4 (2M2W), $209 Business Bookkeeping Made EasyJan. 27 - Feb. 10 (3T), $169 Microsoft Project IntroductionJan. 27 & 29, $109 Website GraphicsJan. 27 - Feb. 5 (2T2Th), $209 Microsoft Access EssentialsJan. 28 - Feb. 4 (WFMW), $209 Explore Mac OS XJan. 31, $69 Promoting Your Business in the MediaFeb. 2 & 9, $74 Supervisory EssentialsFeb. 3 & 5, $101 Time Management for Microsoft OutlookFeb. 5, $149 Quickbooks Pro for Beginners IFeb. 5-19, 2009 (3Th), $169 Spreadsheets for BeginnersFeb. 6, $59 NEW! iApps: Everyday Applications for Your MacFeb. 7, $69 PHR/SPHR Certification PreparationFeb. 7 - April 18 (6Sat), $989 FranklinCovey: 7 Habits for ManagersFeb. 9 & 10, $199 Microsoft Project IntermediateFeb. 10 & 12, $109
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Meet Lois Greenwood
VITEC Director
VITEC's Founding Director, Lois Greenwood, has a goal to serve Maui County by providing the local work force with a competitive edge.
When asked of her personal contribution to VITEC, Lois said she offers her strengths in strategic planning, & in developing initiatives and direction for an organization. Through the years, she has also ensured that VITEC has maintained a high standard of excellence.
In her free time Lois enjoys music, walking, swimming, meditation, & attending arts & cultural events. She is active in her church, and organizes an Annual Children's Camp held in the Santa Cruz, CA mountains.
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The VITEC-Continuing Education & Training Team sends you best wishes and blessings for a transformative year in 2009. These are challenging times, and many are feeling the impact created by the downturn in our global economy. However, when there are challenges, there are also opportunities to grow. This period of uncertainty is a great reason to take the time to learn a new skill or enhance your skills to become more marketable and more effective.
As Dr. Stephen Covey states in his book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, you must make time to "sharpen the saw" in the four dimensions of your life - mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual. We hope that you take some time to consider the classes in this catalog with the view of "sharpening the saw." Many of our classes are new, and all will help you "Resolve to Evolve." This is our challenge to you! Happy New Year!
-The VITEC Team
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VITEC Celebrates it's 20th Anniversary!
Then & Now . . .
Over the last 20 years, VITEC (Vital
Innovative Training
& Economic Development
Center) has grown to be a leading-edge
training organization dedicated to enhancing the professional and personal
lives of Maui County residents, visitors, and
businesses. VITEC currently serves over 10,000 participants annually,
and employs over 100 training professionals.
Founding Director, Lois Greenwood, says VITEC was first
conceived in 1988, after a survey done by the County of Maui identified that local
economic development lacked infrastructure in workforce training. A program that provided the local workforce
with competitive skills was sorely needed, and the timely idea to launch a training center for the
visitor industry workforce was born.
Through the generosity of hotelier & philanthropist, Charles
Sweeney, the idea became a reality.
VITEC first opened it's doors in January 1989, from a
converted WWII quonset hut rented from The Maui News. With imagination & resourcefulness, the quonset
hut was converted into a beautiful center with classrooms, offices, and a
conference room. In addition to visitor
industry training, VITEC began to offer computer classes. VITEC enjoyed serving the community from this
location for a few years.
In the mid 1990's, VITEC was provided with office space at
the Maui Research & Technology Center, through a partnership between the Tech
Center & the University of Hawaii, Maui Community College. As an incubator for economic development and
small businesses, the Maui
Research & Technology Center needed a way to provide workforce
training for their hi-tech entrepreneurs.
VITEC became a link that provided this vital service. VITEC expanded their services, and began to offer business training. National award-winning VITEC programs developed during this time frame include RITE (Retail Industry Training In Excellence) and RISE (Restaurant Industry Service in Excellence).
In the year 2000, VITEC received the good news that the newly
built Laulima Building
at Maui Community College was ready for them to
move into. Reflecting VITEC's origins of promoting hospitality and service in the visitor industry, the VITEC staff designed the lobby to simulate the feel of a hotel front desk, where the customer would always find a friendly face. Other distinctive touches featured in the lobby design include the beautiful spiral staircase, tall ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a Hawaiian breadfuit logo tiled into the lobby floor.
Through the
years VITEC has custom designed training programs for all the premiere Maui resorts in areas
such as hospitality, Hawaiian culture, and multicultural diversity
issues. One of their clients, the
Ritz Carlton Kapalua, hired VITEC to develop a customized training to educate their
employees about a sacred burial site on the Ritz Carlton premises. Lois worked with leading Maui Kumus to develop a program that taught the Ritz Carlton employees how to properly
respect the sacred site using traditional Hawaiian chants, offerings, and
ceremony. Through this "Sense of Place"
training, the employees still to this day take great pride in being the stewards
of this sacred burial site.
By the mid 2000's two other programs (PACE & CompTech)
were merged into VITEC. After a year of reinventing itself, VITEC immerged as
the comprehensive training program that we are familiar with today. VITEC offers continuing education &
training in business & professional development, computer technology, and personal enrichment. Customized workplace trainings are also available. Through its numerous programs, VITEC's goal is to help increase the
competitiveness of Maui's working people and businesses to meet the challenges of a dynamic, global
marketplace.
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A & B Training Bonus Renewed for 2009
VITEC-Continuing Education & Training is pleased to announce that the A & B Foundation has generously renewed the A & B Training Bonus for 2009!
The A & B Training Bonus is available for work-related classes in the business, vocational, and computer technology areas.
The bonus will pay up to $100 on registration fees that exceed $100. For classes costing under $100, the training bonus will cover 80% of fees. Please refer to the sidebar for a complete list of classes that qualify for the A & B Training Bonus for the month of January.
These funds are provided to support the development of businesses on Maui. Applicants that qualify for the A & B Training Bonus include:
- Individuals (including the unemployed)
- Sole Proprietors
- Small Businesses (up to 4 employees)
- Large companies, non-profits, educational institutions, & governmental agencies (up to 4 employees)
An eligible person may use the A & B Training Bonus one time per year. Funds are available on a first-come/first-serve basis.
It's easy to apply by phone!
For more information, or to apply today call:
984-3231
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Boot Camp For Goddesses, Maui
April 21st-26th, 2009
Women in search of the
perfect spring renewal will be thrilled to know that Boot Camp for Goddesses
will be coming to Maui
Community College this
Spring. Led by international retreat
leader, Sierra Bender, Boot Camp for Goddesses is a holistic fitness program
that is designed specifically for women.
Sierra has a four-pronged approach to health and fitness that
incorporates the spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical.
Boot Camp for Goddesses is
designed for women at all levels of fitness.
Women of all backgrounds will leave behind life's demands and
expectations, and return to their true Goddess nature. It's a chance to reclaim and rejoice in your
magic, mystery, strength, and inner beauty.
Bender says the retreat is designed to "awaken women to their
female spirit."
Boot Camp for Goddesses
features yoga, fitness workouts, hikes to sacred sites, detoxification, meditation, breath work,
aromatherapy, energetic healing, a sweat lodge purification ceremony, and live
African drumming and dancing. Also included are discussions on women's health,
nutrition, and healing. "To become truly powerful, you have to be fit in
more than just your physical body", says Bender. Boot Camp for Goddesses creates a safe haven to
explore and embrace your truth. You'll
relax into that sacred place inside you where everything is still, and where
answers are found.
A few things you will gain at
Boot Camp for Goddesses:
- Discover the 4
levels of total fitness and assess your strengths and challenges.
- Take command of
your mind, body, spirit, and emotions.
- Explore women's
traits of mystery, magic, balance, wisdom, and inner beauty.
- Trust, listen,
and follow your body's intelligence.
- Honor the balance
that exists between effort and nurturing.
- Explore what it
means to meet our needs and strive for your own goals.
- Learn a new
discipline of strength - the strength to let go.
- A more radiant
outer beauty reflecting the joy you feel within.
TESTIMONIAL
"What an unforgettable experience I enjoyed at Boot Camp for Goddesses. It's like coming home . . . returning to a body, a soul, a spirit that got lost along the way . . . Thank you for putting together a program that speaks gently and firmly to all of that we are as women, and all that we can be for ourselves and others."
--Wendy McGrane Strang, MPH Image Studios Films
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Quote of the Month
The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions come from superficial human relations techniques rather than from our own inner core, others will sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the foundation necessary for effective interdependence.
--Stephen Covey
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Our Mission . . .
VITEC promotes life-long learning for individuals, businesses, and organizations through high quality non-credit training in the areas of workforce and economic development, computer technology, personal enrichment, & customized workplace trainings. Mahalo for your ongoing support!
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