Continuing Education
Continuing Education
As a service to the communities of the Yakima Valley, Â鶹ÊÓƵ (YVC) offers a limited selection of self-supported courses and workshops to address special interests. Self-supported courses do not receive funding from the State of Washington, and depend solely on the fee charged to participating students.
Continuing Education courses and workshops may be offered in a variety of fields. The community education courses or workshops offered will vary depending on interest, instructor availability, and availability of appropriate facilities. Continuing Education courses do not offer credit, and may not be used to satisfy degree or certificate requirements.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is not offering Adult Family Home courses at this time. Learn more about which colleges are offering the classes you may be looking for.
Community Classes
This one-day orientation provides an overview of the Adult Family Home program and expectations of the Adult Family Home licensee in providing care and services to the residents in a licensed home setting as well as a brief overview of the process prospective providers will follow in obtaining an Adult Family Home license.
Students will receive a certificate after completing the class; this certificate is valid for one calendar year from the date of attendance.
For more information:
Lonni Rodriguez-Funk, 509.574.4607, lrodriguez-funk@yvcc.edu
This four-weekend course provides an in-depth examination of the Adult Family Home licensing regulations and fulfills the expectations of DSHS. Topics of standard home regulations, health care, and services for the residents in a licensed home setting are covered. The purpose is to educate the prospective providers so they may obtain an Adult Family Home license and pass their state inspection. ​Students will receive a certificate after completing the class; this certificate is valid indefinitely.​
For more information:
Lonni Rodriguez-Funk, 509.574.4607, lrodriguez-funk@yvcc.edu
YVC offers a one-day certification for work zone traffic control flaggers. During the course, participants will receive a study guide and have the opportunity to take the Washington State Certification Exam. Participants must pre-register and pay the course fee in advance. The cost is $105.
Upon successful completion, receive a Washington State Traffic Control Flagger card valid in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana (valid for 3 years). YVC does not provide job placement.
For more information:
Trent Ball, 509.882.7007, tball@yvcc.edu
Location: Grandview Campus, Workforce Education Building 51, Room 121
Winery Cellar Leadership Program (WCLP) is a new industry educational program offering developed with . The WCLP is intended for existing or prospective cellar leads who wish to further their career in the industry, already have the experience, and are currently working at a winery. Through two different course levels, the WCLP with will focus on the cellar aspects of winemaking from the receipt of grapes until wine is in the bottle; leadership in a cellar environment; winery-specific math conversions and formulas; and basic computer skills.
The purpose of the WCLP is to provide access for the greater wine industry and students interested in viticulture and wine-related careers to a certified educational and professional development program. Those students that complete the program will be better trained to take leadership positions within the winery cellar team. The WCLP fulfills an industry-informed need: skilled and leadership-ready labor in the cellar.
For more information:
Trent Ball, 509.882.7007, tball@yvcc.edu
Location: Grandview Campus, Workforce Education Building 51, Room 121
Â鶹ÊÓƵ serves as the conduit for Job Skills Program grants offered through the SBCTC (State Board for Community and Technical Colleges). The goal of the JSP is to support economic growth and employment in our community by funding training that combats unemployment and poverty rates; and to bolster new and growing industries where the local population does not have the skills needed to stay employed or to advance in their careers.
YVC’s role is to support business partners in the valley by gaining a thorough understanding of their goals, creating a plan for execution of training, writing and submitting their grant proposal, providing instructors to lead a number of their chosen courses after a grant has been awarded, and managing the grant to completion. Not only does this partnership benefit the businesses with whom we collaborate, it offers extra stipend-paid opportunities to YVC instructors, expands the college’s reach and reputation in the community, strengthens our local commerce, and enables local employees to expand their skills and their wages.
Some examples of classes offered to grantee partners include (but are not limited to) technical training on the use of industry tools and equipment, welding instruction, customized math, leadership and management training, and DEI courses.
Job Skills Program grants are funded by the state and are available to some players in the commerce, trade, manufacturing, service provision, and healthcare realms. Interested parties should contact the Job Skills Program Coordinator for further information.
For more information:
Kelsey Brontide
509.902.1115
kbrontide@yvcc.edu