Current Trainings
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Current Offerings
15-Hour NEC Code Update 2023
3D Printing Series
Bartending
BLS Healthcare Provider CPR
CDL Class B Training
EMT-Basic
EPA 608 Refrigerant Certificate
Google Career Certificates (FREE)
Heat Pump Installer Training
High Pressure Boiler
Phlebotomy (FREE)
Virtual Assistant Training (FREE)
Welding
Click a course above for more information or call 207-453-5083 to register over the phone.
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15-Hour NEC Code Update 2023
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce.
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
3D Printing Part 1
Includes: 3D Printer, Roll of Filament, and 3D Printing Tool Kit
In this course you will unbox and set up your new 3D printer. You’ll learn how to operate, maintain, and repair the printer, and you will become familiar with all of the built-in features of the printer. In addition, you’ll also download and install the Flashprint software and use it to prepare models for printing. Finally, you will download, prepare, and print models from online model repositories.
This course is equivalent to 5 CEUs.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
Bartending
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
BLS Healthcare Provider CPR
Fee: $75 *In-person or hybrid options available*
Hybrid (online course + brief skills assessment)
Hybrid option available at any time, click here for more information
In-person dates (on our Fairfield campus)
January 13, Friday, 8:00am – 1:00pm
January 25, Wednesday, 4:00pm – 9:00pm
February 10, Friday, 8:00am – 1:00pm
February 22, Wednesday, 4:00pm – 9:00pm
This course is for students entering any of the several healthcare professions (EMT, Nursing, CNA, Residential Care, etc.). The course covers one and two person adult CPR, child and infant CPR, obstructed airway maneuvers for the conscious and unconscious adult, child and infant, barrier devices and disease transmission and prevention, introduction to the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), legal and ethical considerations, and special resuscitation situations. Students who have been certified in the past, and have let their certification lapse by more than 30 days will need to take this full class.
BPI Building Analyst Certification Course
Multiple start dates throughout 2022
FMI Contact: George – gcallas@buildgreenmaine.org
Designed to prepare industry professionals for careers in energy auditing, building diagnosis and inspection, air sealing & insulation installation, and high performance construction, Build Green Maine’s BPI (Building Performance Institute) Certification course covers everything a candidate needs to know and demonstrate in order to successfully obtain BPI certification. The curriculum addresses all the Testable Knowledge Items listed for the BPI Building Analyst and Envelope Professional certifications. Both certifications require passing both an online and a field test, and this course fully prepares a candidate to challenge and pass each or both of them.
Commercial Driver Licensure (CDL) Class B Training
Fee: FREE
In partnership with Maranacook Adult Education
Next session starting in April 2023
Join Waitlist Here
Meet the State of Maine Class B driving licensing requirements. The course consists of close to 50 hours of classroom and 30 hours of range and road driving instruction to prepare students for the state road test.
This training is funded by a grant and intended to support career opportunities for those who live in Maine. There is no cost for this training which is provided through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Program.
EMT – Basic Course
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
Google Career Certificates
Get free access to earn a Career Certificate from Google. These trainings are presented entirely online and can help you advance in your current field or gain a new skill altogether.
The available Certificates are:
Project Management
Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
IT Support
UX Design
Data Analytics
IT Automation with Python
Heat Pump Installer Training
*Grant Funding available, see information below*
Live on Alfond Campus
Efficiency Maine scholarship – up to $500 after completing our Heat Pump Installer training, see all requirements here.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
High Pressure Boiler
*Grant Funding available, see information below*
Online Course via Zoom
Wednesday nights, 6pm – 9pm
This is a 45-hour course which provides participants with the knowledge and techniques to operate a boiler steam generating plant in a safe and efficient manner. Basics of boiler design and control are emphasized as well as the importance of feed water treatment. Topics include day-to-day operations, steam turbine control, power generation, and environmental control parameters to meet emission requirements. The safe handling and combustion of natural gas, fuel oil, coal, and wood fuel is covered. This course will also place emphasis on code requirements. The course offers a practical approach to power plant operation and is designed to prepare the student for the Maine licensing exam. This course will give the student 450 hours towards the 900 hours need to sit for the Maine Licensing Exam. An additional 450 hours in the field is required in order to sit for this exam. This class will also be beneficial for individuals preparing for their 4th or 3rd class engineer’s license.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
Virtual Assistant Training
Fee: FREE
March, 1, 2023 – August 15, 2023
Mondays 7:30 – 8:30pm via Zoom
*Online training with weekly self-paced assignments*
Sign Up Here
Become a remote worker and work from home as a Virtual Assistant – these roles support businesses and companies in marketing, administrative, and/or management tasks. Through our program you will receive a certificate to specialize in Project Management or Digital Marketing, while also learning the basics of entrepreneurship, web-based tech tools, and successfully working remotely. Also, get connected to complete a portfolio project with a local Maine company. Virtual assistants work remotely and can find employment full-time with a company or work freelance with multiple clients, as an entrepreneur.
Welding I, II or Aluminum
*Grant Funding available, see information below*
Welding I will introduce students to the basics of welding. This foundation course will focus on safety and principles of welding. Students will use the SMAW welding process (stick welding) and will learn to make minor repairs and start your own projects.
Welding II is more advanced and will build on the SMAW welding process and also learn FCAW and cutting with Oxy-Acetylene torches. Successful students will be ready to take one AWS Certification Test.
Aluminum Welding introduces or builds on the GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) process. This course can be catered to help the student meet their specific employment or certification goals. At the conclusion of the course, at the instructor’s discretion, the student may be ready to take one AWS Certification Test.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
Sustainable Landscape and Garden Management
Online and in Blue Hill, ME
Marechal Brown (Lead Instructor) got her start in horticulture as a public garden volunteer in New York City, going on to study botany, horticulture and landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden. She had the great fortune to work for NYC Parks for over 20 years.Marechal started her Parks career as a gardener in Morningside Park, designed and built in the late 1800s by Fredrick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. She developed a horticultural training program for her staff, worked with thousands of volunteers, and developed gardening curriculum for local elementary school students in collaboration with NY Audubon. During her tenure, Morningside Park received landmark status as a Registered Historic Landscape. Marechal went on to direct horticulture operations in North Manhattan Parks—600 acres of parks large and small, including Fort Tryon Park designed by the Olmsted Brothers.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
TIPS Alcohol Certification
*Grant Funding available, see information below*
TIPS is a dynamic, skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, drunk driving and underage drinking by enhancing the fundamental “people skills” of servers, sellers and consumers of alcohol. TIPS gives individuals the knowledge and confidence they need to prevent alcohol-related tragedies and to create a safer work environment.
Grant Funding Available through the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce
50% of course cost, up to $1200, available for eligible workers; organizations must join the Maine Workforce Development Compact to be eligible for funds.
Start the process here: Funding Process
Phlebotomy
Fee: FREE
4/17/23 – 8/30/23
Online from 4/17 – 5/1
Live labs start week of 5/1 (one weekday per week from 2pm – 5pm)
Sign-Up Here
Become a certified phlebotomist that will transition from the classroom into the workforce. This course consists of a three-phase sequence dealing with the theory, practice, lab and clinical experience. Phase 1: online learning will focus on infection control and safety practices, phlebotomy equipment and techniques, anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, specimen preparation and handling and the ethical and legal aspects of phlebotomy. Practice proper procedures in the collection of blood specimens by venipuncture in a classroom (lab) setting. Phase 2: students will perform venipuncture and the associated labs at a hospital or a practice-based laboratory for 100 hours. Phase 3: prepares each student to sit for the ASCP Certification.