Current Trainings
See Refund Policy here
Current Offerings
15-Hour NEC Code Update 2023
3D Printing, Part 1 or 2
Bartending
Business Entrepreneurship (FREE)
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
MHRT/C Continuing Education Credit(FREE)
Phlebotomy(FREE)
Sustainable Landscape and Garden Management
TIPS Alcohol Certification (FREE)
Virtual Assistant Training (Full)
Welding
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Refund Policy for Workforce Training Courses
To receive a full refund, a student must cancel/drop their enrollment/registration more than 3 business days before the start of the course. Within 3 business days before the course starts, a partial refund of 50% of the course fee will be refunded. After the start of the course, no refund will be given. Kennebec Valley Community College reserves the right to cancel a course for any reason, and in the event Kennebec Valley Community College cancels a course the course fee will be refunded in full.
15-Hour NEC Code Update 2023
Fee: $110
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 Courses (Part 1 and Part 2 available below)
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.
3D Printing Part 2
October 16 – November 20
Online, self-paced
Fee: $300
Learn about and use three different types of 3D modeling software: Tinkercad, Shapr3D, and Forger. In Tinkercad, you will create a chess pawn, a two color badge, a repeating design, a complex shape. You will also learn how to embed a Tinkercad design, upload a photo to Tinkercad, make your design public, and add a custom font. You will learn the basic operations of Shapr3D and use the software to design a drapery cord drop and a cable wrap. Finally, you will use Forger to create an alien bust.
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
Mondays, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
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 dates (on our Fairfield campus)
December 20, Wednesday, 4:00pm – 9:00pm
January 10, Wednesday, 4:00pm – 9:00pm
January 19, Friday, 8:00am – 1:00pm
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.
Business Entrepreneurship
Fee: FREE
January 17, 2024 – May 29, 2024
Wednesday nights 7pm – 8pm via Zoom
*Online training with weekly self-paced assignments*
Sign Up Here
Learn the basics of starting your own business, including developing a business plan, figuring out your target market, projecting finances, and designing a business pitch.
You would be a good candidate for this training if you:
- Have a business idea but don’t know where to start, or
- Sell products or a service on the side, but are thinking about growing bigger, or
- Have a current business but would like some more formal education on these topics
Commercial Driver Licensure (CDL) Class B Training
Fee: FREE
*Currently Full*
In partnership with Maranacook Adult Education
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, see the options here.
Including grants from 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.
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*
Upcoming sessions:
Live on Alfond Campus
Efficiency Maine scholarship – up to $500 after completing our Heat Pump Installer training, see all requirements here.
Grant Funding Available, see the options here.
Including grants from 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.
High Pressure Boiler
*Grant Funding available, see information below*
Online Course
6pm – 9pm one night per week via Zoom
Fee: $625
Upcoming session options:
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 needed 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, see the options here.
Including grants from 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.
MHRT/C Continuing Education Credit
Fee: FREE
Applied Ethics for the MHRT/C
9/25/2023 – 10/6/2023
Online course, no scheduled meetings
4 contact hours
Explore some of the many ethics issues faced by people working in the behavioral health field. The course offers guidance on how to think about and attempt to deal with some of the more common ethical dilemmas. This training has been designed to meet the criteria for MHRT/C continued education that is necessary under the provisions of the State of Maine MHRT/C certificate and satisfies the four hours of ethics training requirement.
Trauma Informed Practice for the MHRT/C
10/16/2023 – 10/27/2023
Online course, no scheduled meetings
4 contact hours
Traumatic experiences are widespread among the personal experiences of individuals with mental illness. Persons who work in the mental health field can also have traumatic personal experiences as part of their own history. This course provides continuing education for currently licensed MHRT/Cs regarding the pervasive nature of trauma in the field. We will explore understanding how the impact of trauma shapes the way we interact with our clients and co-workers.
Virtual Assistant Training
Fee: FREE
Currently Full
Tuesday nights, 7:30pm – 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, see the options here.
Including grants from 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.
Sustainable Landscape and Garden Management
Live in Blue Hill on Saturdays March 30 & April 13
This certificate program will provide training for garden maintenance and planning, choosing plants, and understanding soil and water, with a focus on land stewardship. Two days of hands-on labs at Native Gardens of Blue Hill and 10 Zoom lessons will prepare participants for employment with nursery and landscaping businesses or increase the skills of professionals in the field.
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 become the director citywide horticulture, supporting NYC Parks’ 200 gardeners in their care of hundreds of horticultural sites across 30,000 acres of parkland.
Grant Funding Available, see the options here.
Including grants from 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.
*Native Gardens of Blue Hill offers 50% funding for those who are ineligible for Harold Alfond Center funding: https://www.nativemainegardens.org/2024-kvcc-training-program
TIPS Alcohol Certification
Fee: FREE
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
9am – 1pm
KVCC Fairfield campus
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
September 25-December 18
(registration deadline is September 8)
Fee: FREE
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.