Cabrillo Extension Classes
Business and Career

Navigating Change: A Personal Approach

Life is constantly changing and change inevitably creates stress. Unfortunately, that can lead to feeling overwhelmed and at the “effect” of circumstances. What changes do you want to make in your life? How do you react under stress? How do your habits keep you feeling stuck, resisting the change you know you need?
In this workshop, you will:

• Understand the impact of change on your mind, body and emotions
• Assess your “change-resilience”
• Become aware of the stages of change, what to expect in each stage and how to manage your personal stress reactions
• Learn critical self-awareness tools that will help you embrace change and move from habit to choice
• Practice changing limiting beliefs into empowering beliefs
• Make a plan for self-care and self- empowerment in the face of change
  
  

Session1:                            Session 2:

Tue., Feb. 28                       Fri., May 4                 
8:30 am - 1 pm        OR        8:30 am - 1 pm
Room: Hort 5001                 Room: Hort 5001
Fee: $54                            Fee: $54

 

Rhiannon Surrenda - See bio below

Leading Change

As a leader, you are called upon to lead yourself and others through the change process. Do you have the tools you need? How do you maximize the gifts of our leader- ship style and minimize the limitations? Versatility is one of the keys to effective change leadership.
In these challenging and stressful times, it’s even more important for us to deepen our capacity to act with presence, purpose and awareness as we discover the relationship between self-mastery, empowerment and leadership.
In this workshop you will:

• Identify your leadership style, the strengths and challenges.
• Develop a deeper understanding of your role as a change leader, and the characteristics of effective change leadership.
• Learn valuable communication (verbal and non-verbal) skills, which can be applied to individual and team interactions while navigating change.
• Develop your own personal leadership “tool kit.”
• Explore practical applications of what you are learning, working together in pairs and small groups.
  
  

There will be a 1 hr. lunch break. You are welcome to bring your lunch and spend some informal time with your "change" mates.

Session1:                            Session 2:

Tue., Mar. 6                         Fri., May 11                 
9 am - 4 pm             OR        9 am - 4 pm
Room: Hort 5001                 Room: Hort 5001
Fee: $95                            Fee: $95

 

Rhiannon Surrenda has worked for the past 10 years with entrepreneurs, executives and teams from a wide range of industries to help them succeed in their change initiatives. Her passion for empowering others and her enthusiasm creates a powerful and exciting learning environment.

Become a Notary Public

Start your own business, become a more valuable employee, provide customer service for your business or organization, earn additional income or get recommissioned. This intensive one-day seminar is designed to equip you with everything you need to know to become a successful Notary. You will find out about new legislation, how to pass the test, identify document signers, keep a journal, fill out certificates and avoid lawsuits.

The class includes a practice Notary Public Exam in addition to the State Exam. Register for the exam from 4:15 – 5 pm. Exam is from 5 – 6 pm. For the exam, bring a $40 check payable to Secretary of State, current driver's license or state-issued ID, a 2 x 2 color photo, and a few #2 pencils. Fingerprints required after you pass the exam.

There will be a short break for lunch. It is suggested that you bring your lunch, as there is no Saturday food service on campus. Please arrive early as no one will be admitted after the class begins. You must also be on time when returning after the break. No refunds for late arrivals.

Sat., Apr. 21
8 am - 6 pm
Room 454
Register by Apr. 1: $95
Register after Apr. 1: $110
plus $30 text payable at class

 

Carrie Christensen – See bio below

Renew Your Notary Commission

Renewing notaries are required to take a three-hour approved notary refresher course and notary exam: this class will satisfy that requirement. Learn about all the new laws and regulations.

Renewing Notaries are also required to take the Notary Exam. Register for the exam from 4:15–5 pm. Exam is from 5–6 pm. For the exam bring a $40 check payable to Secretary of State, current driver's license or state-issued ID, a 2 x 2 color photo, and a few #2 pencils. Fingerprints required after you pass the exam.

Please arrive early as no one will be admitted after the class begins. No refunds for late arrivals. Note: Renewing Notary class is taken with the 6 hour Notary class in the same classroom. However, they arrive later as the law only requires that renewing Notaries take 3 hours of instruction.

Sat., Apr. 21
12:45 - 6 pm
Room 454
Register by Apr. 1: $50
Register after Apr. 1: $58
plus $30 text payable at class

 

Carrie Christensen is the Director of Notary Public Seminars, Inc., a leading notary public course provider for more than 15 years. She teaches the course at colleges, universities and vocational schools throughout California.

Landlording Made Easy

If you are a landlord, or thinking about becoming one, this class will provide you with the basics of managing real estate. Learn how to legally advertise, screen applicants, develop procedures and build excellent tenant relationships. We'll go over basic Fair Housing laws and legal requirements with tips and tricks to lead to and easier landlording experience.

Sat., Apr. 21
9 am - 1 pm
Room 514
Register by Apr. 1: $60
Register after Apr. 1: $70

 

Kathleen Richards - See bio below

Landlording Made Easy II

If you are a landlord, or thinking about becoming one, this class will provide you with the basics of managing real estate. Learn how to legally advertise, screen applicants, develop procedures and build excellent tenant relationships. We'll go over basic Fair Housing laws and legal requirements with tips and tricks to lead to and easier landlording experience.

Sat., Apr. 21
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Room 514
Register by Apr. 1: $30
Register after Apr. 1: $36

 

Kathleen Richards, MBA, MPM, RMP, owner of Portola Property Management, has been a professional property manager for over 10 years. She is President of Monterey and California State Chapters of National Association of Residential Property Managers

Starting Your Own Nonprofit

 

If you are thinking of starting a nonprofit business this class will demystify and explain the nonprofit start-up process for you. After learning the advantages and restrictions of running a nonprofit you will be able to decide if a nonprofit start-up is the best choice for you. You'll learn about the privileges and restrictions nonprofits face, how to deal with government agencies, alternatives to a nonprofit and an understanding of the application and approval process.

Sat., Apr. 21
10 am - 1 pm
Room 432
Register by Apr. 1: $55
Register after Apr. 1: $68

plus $7 materials fee at class

 

Josh Wagner - see bio below

Starting a Nonprofit: The Paperwork

Expert help to complete your forms!
The IRS exists to tax us. Therefore, convincing them to grant the coveted tax-exempt status can sometimes be a battle. In this class, we’ll show you in detail how to create a strong application to the IRS that will not only assure your success, but also minimize the time it takes the IRS to approve your application. Becoming a nonprofit organization requires a lot of paperwork. In this workshop, Josh Wagner will take you step-by-step through the State and Federal forms explaining what they are asking for and answering your questions.

Sat., May 19
10 am - 1 pm
Room 432
Register by Apr. 1: $55
Register after Apr. 1: $68

plus $8 materials fee at class

 

Josh Wagner runs the Santa Cruz consulting firm PlanRight, which provides a user-friendly approach to nonprofit start-up. PlanRight serves hundreds of client organizations around the country.

Accounting for Small Business

 

This class will reveal the mysteries of accounting in plain language and give you everything a non-accountant saddled with keeping “the books” needs to know. Concepts and processes covered in this class will include: the bookkeeping cycle, accrual vs. cash vs. tax accounting, and the chart of accounts, journals and general ledger.
Double entry and single entry bookkeeping will be explained without the pain of “debit and credit” journal entries. Learn accounting concepts, FASB and GAAP all in one class. This is an excellent prerequisite for those wishing to maintain their accounting records either manually or using computerized systems.

Sat., March 17
9 am - 1 pm
Room 432
Fee: $65

 

Carol Jensen - See bio below

Quickbooks Pro for the Small Business Owner

QuickBooks Pro is one of the most widely used accounting programs for small businesses. This class will lead you through the set-up and use of the software for basic accounting functions including writing and printing checks, tracking income and expenses, generating financial statements, accounts payable and receivable, invoicing and more. The class is taught in a computer lab so that students may gain hands-on experience with the software. Purchase of QuickBooks Pro 2008 is not required, but purchasing "QuickBooks Pro for Dummies" is recommended for those who do not own the software.

Students must bring a USB Memory Disk of at least 1 GB of memory to class. Mac users are welcome to bring their own laptops with QuickBooks already installed.

4 Sat., Mar. 24 - Apr. 21

 

No Class April 14
9 am - 1 pm
Room 507
Register by Apr. 1: $195
Register after Apr. 1: $214

 

Carol Jensen - See bio below

Advanced QuickBooks

This advanced class is designed for those who are experienced with QuickBooks and who are looking for insight on how to deal with the more difficult issues that advanced users often face. Some of the topics covered are: inventory, accounting issues and solutions, tracking and managing sales tax, working with and resolving payroll issues, effective use of remote access, job costing, time tracking and much more.

The class is a hands-on course. Students must have previous experience with QuickBooks Pro software.

Sat., June 2
9 am - 1 pm
Room 507
Register by Apr. 1: $65
Register after Apr. 1: $76

 

Carol Jensen specializes in financial aspects of start-up businesses and she is a Registered Tax Preparer (CTEC). Carol has taught QuickBooks and Real Estate at Cabrillo for many years.