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The latest schedule has been posted on the KALTEC web site: www.KAL TEC.org. There are an additional 42 classes (including many new ones) scheduled and ready to begin mid- September. Shetler said a few of the new courses worth highlighting are:

How to read & interpret financial statements; Survival for the Up North Retailer; Intro to PowerPoint; Word: mastering mail merge; Windows XP: tips, tricks, and shortcuts; Intermediate Excel; Intro to Access; Administrative Basics of the Medical Office (med billing series); and Intro to Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Billing (med billing series).

KAL-TEC also continues to offer several classes and workshops free of charge, however, registration is required. The following is a list of all upcoming free KAL-TEC classes and workshops: Business & personal skills for success; Four job club workshops; stress management; anger management; preparing to quit smoking; conflict resolution; career assessment/individualized meetings; and six adult education classes.

"Many of these workshops can be presented at a work place and some are so quick that they can be done during lunch breaks," Shetler said.

Scholarships still are available. Anyone who lives or works in Kalkaska County is eligible to receive up to 40 percent off three or more classes per semester.

"County lines continue to be highly transparent when scholarships are in question," Shetler said. "So, people should just ask."

Since KAL-TEC was officially kicked off in April 2006, KAL-TEC has: published three course catalogs and offered 180 different community-based courses/ training provided by 10 different educational providers; 434 students have enrolled in 729 class seats; an additional 209 new adult education students have received 4,198 hours of instruction; 37 students have enrolled in post-secondary programs working toward occupational certificates, associate degrees, or bachelor degrees; one company hosted a personal-enrichment class held on site for 35 of its employees; 20 different job related skills upgrading classes were provided to six different companies for 204 employees. 35 students have earned 40 certificates in the following categories: Communication Skills, CPR, First Aid, Pediatric First Aid, Personal Finance Management, Skills for Success, and Certified Nurse Aide state endorsements.

Shetler reminds employers that KAL-TEC has available a special pot of scholarship funds available only for employers. Employers will be reimbursed 50 percent of the cost for classes to which they send employees.

"Employers should look at this as an opportunity to improve their staff's job performance, employee morale, or productivity on the job," Shetler said. For more information, call or e-mail KAL-TEC at 231-258-4314 and info@kal-tec.org or go to the Web site at www.KAL-TEC.org