Gain insights into your data using business intelligence software – Power Business Intelligence. Power BI is a widely used business analytics service offered by Microsoft. Power BI Desktop is a complete data analysis and report creation tool that you install for free.

Discover the process of creating interactive reports. Integrate financial, marketing, or any other source data in your accounting system, Excel, or on the Web. Streamline the data to what is needed using Power Query. Create charts, maps, and other visuals to see your data in real time.

Delve further into Power Query to ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) your data. Build the Data Model using relationships and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions). Utilize Time Intelligence functions to view YoY or YTD reports. Add user friendly features to enhance your reports and analyze your results.

This certificate will enhance your skills in data analysis, giving you greater insight into your organization’s performance and allowing you to make more informed decisions.

This Certificate must be taken in the following order:

• - Introduction
• - Intermediate
• - Advanced

CEUs/ILUs: 4.8

Length (in hours): 48

In today’s business environment, there is a need for good project management.  Project management provides visibility of project health to the business and the customer. 

Through continuous monitoring, early detection of variations to plan, schedule, and budget can be communicated to stakeholders for quick resolution, including project cancelation.  

Project management is one of the fastest paths to promotion by increasing your network through greater exposure.    

First, gain the skills, tools, and templates to confidently develop and maintain a project.  An overview of salaries, certification costs, education, and experience requirements are provided.     

Then acquire a well-rounded knowledge of the five Project Management Processes relating to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide. This basic information will assist you in learning the beginnings of Project Management, whether you are interested in project management, in a project management field, or in any line of work.    

Finally, learn the ten Project management Knowledge Areas and their support role and relationships to the five Project Management Processes.  

Classes must be taken in the following order:

• - Introduction to Project Management
• - Project Management Processes
• - Project Management Knowledge Areas  

CEUs/ILUs: 4.8

Length (in hours): 48

Offered 4 times/year, call for dates.

The Center for Real Estate Studies is offering the opportunity to participate in their online SALES AGENT'S COURSE. Students who pass the course with a grade of 75% or better are eligible to take the Maine Real Estate Licensing Exam. Students who pass the state exam may join a licensed Maine Real Estate Agency and obtain a Maine Real Estate Sales Agent license. The course is also useful for students who are considering buying or selling real estate to understand the process. And, because the course covers real property valuation and real estate finance, it helps investor students understand the forces that create value and why ownership of real estate is key to wealth accumulation. This entire course is offered online. This online course is asynchronous which means students may start and finish at any time; there are no set class hours. Students have a live instructor whom they may contact with questions and the instructor holds office hours monthly. Participation is optional. The Maine Real Estate Commission requires that the course be completed within one calendar year from the date of registration. Access to this course requires the student have a computer and internet connection. Office hours are conducted over Zoom. Students must register with Adult Education which will forward your registration to the Center's website. The registration fee includes all materials and fees. A hard copy of the text is available for an additional $25. CALL TO REGISTER, payment is by check or cash only.

The Center for Real Estate Studies is offering the opportunity to participate in their online SALES AGENT’S COURSE.  Students who pass the course with a grade of 75% or better are eligible to take the Maine Real Estate Licensing Exam.  Students who pass the state exam may join a licensed Maine Real Estate Agency and obtain a Maine Real Estate Sales Agent license.  The course is also useful for students who are considering buying or selling real estate to understand the process.  And, because the course covers real property valuation and real estate finance, it helps investor students understand the forces that create value and why ownership of real estate is key to wealth accumulation.  

This 55-hour remote learning real estate agent course, approved by the Maine Real Estate Commission, is a prerequisite to taking the Pearson VUE state licensing exam. Based on the book, Introduction to a Successful Career in Maine Real Estate, by Charles “Kim” Coit, its content includes material that is basic to the practice of real estate in Maine. Concepts covered:

• How the business is organized and regulated by the Maine Real Estate Commission
• Licensing laws and agency relationships
• Fiduciary duties of a licensee with an agency agreement with a buyer or seller
• Private property rights with attention to the public and private limits that may exist on those rights.
• Required disclosures licensees must make to make to buyers and sellers
• Basics of contracts and how to complete agreements for real estate transactionsIntroduction to real estate financing and overview of different loan products available
• Closings and closing costs
• Tax considerations of property ownership
• Miscellaneous federal laws including Fair Housing and Americans with Disabilities.

The material is presented in manageable modules. Students read the text and then answer short questions based on the text. The questions are designed to help students focus on key points and reinforce learning. The course has four quizzes. Students take the quiz and with a passing grade of 75, move on to the next topics in the course. Students may retake quizzes until they secure a passing grade. The final course grade is the grade attained on the final exam. Students may retake the final exam as well. Students have 1 year to complete the course.

Upon passing this course AND completing a course evaluation required by the Maine Real Estate Commission, students will receive a Certificate of Completion. This Certificate is your ticket of admission to the Pearson VUE state licensing exam. Students have one year from the course completion to take the Pearson VUE test. We recommend taking the test as soon after completing the real estate agent course as possible.

When students pass the Pearson VUE exam, they affiliate with an agency. The Designated Broker of the Agency and the student sign the application for a license and send the application to the commission for processing.

Students are welcome to call or email the real estate course instructor at any time during the course with questions.

Materials include:

• Introduction to a Successful Career in Maine Real Estate textbook
• Maine Real Estate Commission License Law Reference Book

If you would like to recieve a hard copy of the text book click here to register and recieve it for an additional $25