Upgrade your skills with hands-on, individualized instruction in welding techniques, processes, and materials—with a strong emphasis on safety. Before starting, students must sign the Acknowledgement of Risks/Acceptance of Responsibility Agreement and Release form.

Upon registration, you’ll receive your receipt by email—this will be your only copy.

Explore how Artificial Intelligence can streamline and enhance your content creation process in this practical, hands-on workshop. Learn how to use AI tools to develop ideas, create and refine social media content, draft blog posts and articles, support SEO efforts, develop email marketing campaigns, and adapt existing content for different audiences and platforms.

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 before class starts.

This course will prepare the licensed dental hygienist to safely and effectively use diode LASERs in the preventive and periodontal treatment of dental patients. The course will cover a brief history of LASERs in dentistry, as well as LASER physics, safety practices, and clinical applications, with a focus on LASER Bacterial Reduction and LASER-Assisted Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy procedures. Students will practice using dental LASERs on a porcine jaw, and on a classmate patient. Participants will receive a certificate of completion worth six continuing education credits (6CE).

The course begins on 11/13/26 with an online, asynchronous component on Blackboard, for which the estimated completion time is two (2) hours. It culminates with an in-person lab on Monday, 11/30/26 (9:00am - 4:00 pm).  Participants will receive course login information the week of 11/13, or two business days after registration for those who register after 11/13. 

 Students will need to submit proof of current DH license in WI and current CPR certification. Please submit these to mmarkley4@blackhawk.edu with your name and 56539 in the subject. 

Learn the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), the internationally recognized food safety management system designed to prevent food safety hazards before they occur. This course provides an overview of HACCP requirements, including conducting hazard analyses, identifying critical control points, establishing monitoring procedures, and maintaining proper documentation. Participants will gain practical knowledge to support food safety compliance, improve operational processes, and meet industry and regulatory expectations. Ideal for food manufacturers, processors, quality assurance personnel, supervisors, and anyone responsible for food safety programs.Upon completion, participants will receive a HACCP certification.

Develop your understanding of how Excel uses logic with functions like AND, OR, COUNTIF, IF, and Nested IF. Perform calculations with SUMIF, AVERAGEIF, OR COUNTIF when a specific condition is met. Use VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP to search for specific information in a table. Find out how to name cells and ranges, and then use them in formulas. Learn how to link cells within worksheets and workbooks, and how to create 3D formulas across worksheets and workbooks. Locate errors by utilizing Auditing to find precedents and dependents related to a function. Enable the Watch Window to view out of sight cells. Use Data Validation to limit the type of data that can be entered into a cell and to create a drop-down list.