This class is for final year apprentices who will, as journey workers, soon be responsible for passing on their skills to new apprentices.  Developed by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards, this 8-hour course teaches soon-to-be journey workers how to serve as a mentor and job coach, how to provide hands-on skill training, how to give positive and effective performance feedback, and explores the characteristics of a positive and diverse work environment. Please note that this is a Blackboard online course. If you are not a current/former student of Blackhawk Technical College you will receive login credentials 3-5 days after registering. 

This workshop introduces the essentials of artificial intelligence and explores how it can be thoughtfully integrated into the workplace. Participants will gain a clear understanding of AI fundamentals, uncover practical ways it can enhance productivity, and learn how to build a strong foundation for future adoption. Designed for leaders and teams at every level, this session provides the tools and confidence needed to embrace the future of work with clarity and purpose.

About the Presenters:

Jon Ballard is the founder and CEO of Foremost Media, a digital marketing and web development agency with over 20 years of experience. He’s a hands-on leader focused on integrating AI into real-world business workflows to improve efficiency, creativity, and results. Jon is passionate about helping businesses adapt to AI and speaks regularly about its role in transforming marketing, development, and operations.

Kelsey Paasch is a dynamic business consultant and organizational expert renowned for her expertise in teaching the skills needed to effectively organize and optimize business operations. As the Founder of Contour Consulting, established in August 2022, and Forward Janesville’s 2025 Entrepreneur of the Year, she is driven by a mission to provide quality training services that empower and transform individuals and organizations.

This BLS course trains healthcare workers and other personnel to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. 

Become more familiar with what Excel can do in this introductory course. Learn how to create an Excel workbook, select and move around in a workseet, format, work with simple formulas and fuctions, create tables and charts, and explore templates

This BLS course trains healthcare workers and other personnel to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. 

Stepping into a supervisory role can be both exciting and overwhelming. This course provides practical tools, strategies, and insights to help you lead with confidence while maintaining balance and avoiding burnout. Designed for new and emerging supervisors, you’ll learn how to set clear expectations, build strong relationships, and develop effective leadership habits that will serve you well in your first year and beyond.

Gain confidence in creating basic formulas and functions with relative and absolute references. Understand operator precedence and how it affects formulas. Learn about the different parts of a function and how to create arguments to calculate values and cell references. Excel includes common functions that can be used to quickly find the sum, average, count, maximum and minimum value for a range of cells

Please note that this class meets Saturdays, 10/25, 11/1, and 11/15 from 8am-2pm