The Division of Continuing Education and Outreach at Eastern Kentucky University is offering numerous workforce education classes throughout the University’s service region through the end of this year and beyond.

The OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training Program is available in Richmond, Danville, Corbin, Manchester, Lancaster and Somerset. For more information on courses offered through EKU’s OSHA Training Institute Education Center, visit www.ceo.eku.edu/osha.

EKU’s First-Line Supervision Certificate Program will be provided at two levels: Core Concepts I and Advanced Core Concepts II, both of which are three days each. Classes are offered at Richmond, Danville, Corbin, Manchester, Lancaster and Somerset. Also scheduled at the same six sites is a four-hour workshop, Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace.

For more information on the First-Line Supervision and Interpersonal Communication courses, visit www.ceo.eku.edu/workforce.

Funds are provided by the EKU Office of Regional Stewardship to sponsor community participation in these training events for local government, schools and non-profit groups. The opportunity is limited to EKU’s 22-county service region, which includes Madison, Estill, Powell, Lee, Owsley, Perry, Clay, Leslie, Harlan, Bell, Knox, Whitley, McCreary, Wayne, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Jackson, Casey, Lincoln, Boyle and Garrard counties.

For more information about any of the courses or to register by phone, call 859-622-8405.

Other workforce education opportunities available through EKU Continuing Education and Outreach include: Leadership Excellence for Middle Managers, Microsoft Office classes, Computer Assisted Design Certificate Program, Facilitation Certificate Program, preparatory courses for Certification in Production and Inventory Management, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Essentials of HR Management and Learning Systems, Customer Service Training, Manufacturing Maintenance Certificate Program, APICS CPIM courses, and the EKU Challenge Course (www.ceo.eku.edu/challengecourse). Customized training is also available.

Also, in partnership with the JER Online Learning Center, EKU now offers a number of online courses.

For dates, times, locations and more information on these opportunities, call 859-622-6216 or visit www.ceo.eku.edu/workforce.