Durham Technical Community College offers many educational training and personal enrichment programs, courses, and activities for lifelong learners. These offerings meet the needs of citizens and businesses in Durham and Orange counties through the Continuing Education Department.  Continuing Education courses contribute to the community’s overall cultural, civic, and intellectual growth.

Through needs assessment and a consultative approach, the Corporate Education staff can identify, develop, and deliver training that meets corporate business requirements. Training tailored to meet the specific needs of the organization and its employees is available in such areas as supervision, quality improvement, management and leadership development, team building and communications, and various technical applications. The training may be conducted at the company site or on the college campus and may be scheduled at the employer’s convenience.

Achieve Global and Developmental Dimensions International (DDI) Human Resources
Durham Tech is a licensed provider of Achieve Global and Developmental Dimensions International (DDI) human resources development programs. Courses available for business and industry training include topics such as leadership, team skills, communication, customer service, and sales. Certified Achieve Global and DDI facilitators lead these courses.

Focused Industrial Training
Tailored to meet an existing company’s specific needs, this training is directed primarily toward workers in construction, maintenance, and manufacturing occupations who need to upgrade their skills and expand their technical knowledge. Focused training can be conducted for as few as one or two individuals. This program offers highly specialized instruction that otherwise might not be economically feasible.

New and Expanding Industry
This customized program is specifically intended for new companies moving into the college’s service region or for existing companies that are expanding their operations. The training is coordinated with the North Carolina Community College System and the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

Small Business Center
Located within Durham Tech’s downtown Continuing Education Center on the sixth floor of the N.C. Mutual Insurance Building, the Small Business Center (SBC) serves both existing and start-up companies with 100 or fewer employees. The SBC provides small business owners with information needed to be successful — from advice on basic business planning to marketing, legal, and technical assistance. Additional services include seminars, in-depth classes, computer-related courses, confidential counseling, and referrals to other agencies. The SBC also houses a small business resource library with Internet access. Maps, directions, course information, and registration forms can be found in the Small Business Center section.

One of the most important purposes of the Continuing Education Department is to provide opportunities for citizens who want to improve their job-related skills or prepare for entering and/or re-entering the work force. Occupation-related, noncredit courses and programs are conducted throughout the year in a wide variety of disciplines. The following is a sampling of those offerings:

• Automotive
• Biopharmaceutical Technology
• Building Trades
• Computers
• Emergency Medical Services
• Fine Arts
• Foreign Language
• Healthcare Careers
• Human services
• Management
• Real Estate
• Small Business

Health Care Training
The Nurse Aide I Program prepares students to perform basic nursing skills under a registered nurse’s supervision through a 100 plus-hour training program that includes lecture, labs, and rotations in a clinical setting. The Nurse Aide II Program is also available for those with nursing experience who wish to enhance their patient-care skills. This program prepares students to perform more advanced skills such as catheterizations, sterile dressings, tracheotomy care, and more.

Other courses, such as Emergency Medical Services, Activity Coordinator Training for Long-Term Care Facilities, Medical Office Procedures, Medical Coding, and Medical Transcription are also offered.

Human Resource Development (HRD)
The HRD Program provides career development counseling, employability skills training, and skills assessment services to unemployed and underemployed adults. The HRD mission is "to prepare individuals for success in the workplace." Thus, the program is designed to improve the employability skills of individuals to be competitive in the ever-changing workplace. Components include Job Preparation, Job-Seeking Skills, Résumé and Interviewing Skills, Job-Keeping Skills, Lifelong Learning, and Life Skills.

HRD/Workplace Preparation Schedule

Public Safety Services Training
The college also offers noncredit educational opportunities for public safety service agencies and professionals. A wide range of public service training is available for volunteers and other public service personnel to maintain readiness in such areas as Fire Academy; First Responder; Emergency Medical Technician; EMT Basic, EMT Intermediate, and EMT Paramedic; arson detection; hazardous materials management; defensive driving; and firearms handling.