Excel is a necessary skill to have in the work place. Students will learn how to create, edit and manage spreadsheets. Then, increase your efficiency by learning how to organize, display and calculate your data into useful information using sorts, filter, and charting. Use Excel's most powerful features to analyze data quickly and easily with confidence.

Prerequisites: Completion of Microsoft Office class or permission from instructor, CASAS score of 238+

Please note: the first and last day of this class will be in person at Portland Adult Education.

The deadline to register for this class is August 19. 

Need assistance paying for this class? We have scholarship money available to those that qualify! Email paeworkforce@portlandadulted.org for the application.

Come to this class and really test your ability to speak Italian. You must have taken Italian classes prior to enrolling. Immerse yourself in the Italian culture with a motivated group.

Learn how to more successfully and effectively communicate with peers, supervisors, and teams in an office environment. Skills covered include listening, oral communication that involves speaking assertively, positively, and clearly, and handling difficult situations in the workplace with conflict resolution skills. Other skills practiced will include customer service communication skills and communication issues in a team-based environment and how to ace an interview.

Please note: the first and last day of this class will be held in person at Portland Adult Education.

Prerequisite: CASAS score of 238+

Need help paying for this course? Scholarship money is available to those that qualify. Email paeworkforce@portlandadulted.org to get the application form.

The deadline to register is August 19.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade togive you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do-using chords. The chord method is LOTS of fun and dramatically easier to learn than reading notes. Fee includes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class and also an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partly lecture demonstration. Ages 13+