C.W. Post Introduces New Continuing Education Courses
to Help Workers Thrive in Tough Job Market

The new walk-in registration center for Continuing Education and Professional Studies is located on the ground level of the administration building.

Brookville, NY – Faced with a tough job market, many professionals are seeking out continuing education courses as a quick way to enhance their marketability or learn how to start a new business. Beginning on January 27, 2004 the Department of Continuing Education and Professional Studies at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University will offer a series of new programs to help professionals, business owners and career changers improve their skills and meet their goals. Many of these programs can be completed in as little as four weeks.

Continuing Education and Professional Studies (CEPS) will offer an intensive Breakfast Seminar Series and two new certificate programs in "Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship" and "Training and Organizational Development." Breakfast seminars and certificate courses may be taken as complete programs or as individual courses. The Breakfast Series includes seminars in project management, human resources management, supervisory skills and business writing. "Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship" will provide instruction in how to start and manage a small business, the use of technology and e-commerce, and the ins and outs of marketing and financial planning. Students in the "Training and Organizational Development" series will have the opportunity to study principles and techniques of effective employee training, as well as the necessary skills for professional facilitation and presentation delivery.

"We recognize the growing demand for quality continuing education for professionals and the need for comprehensive choices for career-changers and people simply looking for personal growth," said Cheryl A. Baldwin, Executive Director of Continuing Education and Professional Studies at C.W. Post.

CEPS offers day and evening programs for adults seeking career advancement, professional training and personal enrichment. The division is home to several notable programs in Business, Computer Technology, Distance Learning, Financial Services, Health Studies, Legal Studies, Real Estate, and Personal Enrichment as well as the renowned Hutton House Lecture series. More than 3,000 students are currently enrolled in certificate programs, non-credit courses, and workshops designed to help them train for a new profession, advance in their chosen field, or simply to fulfill a personal interest.

Students can register online, by phone or in-person at the convenient new CEPS walk-in center on the ground level of the C.W. Post Administration Building, 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A), in Brookville. For more information about Continuing Education and Professional Studies at C.W. Post visit www.liu.edu/cwpceps, call 516-299-2236 or email ceps@cwpost.liu.edu.