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Students may enroll in Office Automation, PC Repair, GED preparation or Adult Basic Education (ABE) on any

weekday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

		In order to satisfactorily complete our vocational training programs, students must be willing to commit the required time and effort necessary to obtain employment-based proficiency. An assessment test will be given to determine student's "ability to benefit" from the training. Programs are designed to cover the subject in depth. The length of the courses give you ample opportunity to master the subject and become job-ready. Adequate time is given for you to obtain industry level skill sets required to obtain living wage employment.


Graduates of Office Automation program will be proficient in utilizing MicroSoft®Office Suite applications. The students will master techniques in Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. This curriculum is designed for the student that enters with minimal training or work experience in a computerized office operation. The training progresses from a basic foundation of keyboarding (alphanumeric) to more sophisticated operation such as business letter format, e-mailing, cut and paste, Internet basic, Webpage design, working with symbols, fonts, text effects, bullets and numbering, adjusting lines and paragraphsm, hyperlinking, table creation, merging documents, creating outlines, headers and footers, creating newspaper columns, working with graphics, and working with macros. After mastering Word, the students will complete training Excel which includes spreadsheets, basic functions, fomula basics, saving spreadsheets as Web pages, function basics, working with 3D formulas, linking files, creating charts, learning the IF function, PMT functions, creating lookup tables, and pivot tables. Upon completing Word and Excel, the student is encouraged to master Access and PowerPoint. The reasonably diligent student could expect entry-level employment as any one of the following: Junior Technical Support, Data Entry Operator, Word Processor/Typist, Automated Financial Record-keeping Clerk, Accounting Clerk, Administrative Support Specialist, Database Administrator Assistant and Powerpoint Designer. Instructional method: Lectures, guest speakers, hands-on computer training, assignments/projects, videos, quizzes, and tests. Days: Four hours a day, five days a week (Monday-Friday), 20 hours per week, 26 weeks, 390 clock hours. A Certificate of Completion is awarded. Time: Day 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m., Afternoon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Once all applications have mastered, a Certification of Completion is awarded. The student further has the option to obtain MicroSoft®Certification as an Office Specialist. (ICS is an Authorization MicroSoft® Training Center) Graduates of the Computer Repair program which includes Computer Repair, Introduction to Networking and A+ Preparation will be able to assemble, install, and support and maintain personal computers and peripherals, troubleshoot problems, make repairs, and perform upgrades. Students completing the program will have the necessary skills to gain entry-level employment as computer technicians, computer repair technicians, computer maintenance technicians, and computer service technicians. Upon successful completion of the course, students should have a working knowledge of the concepts of how a PC works and recognize inherent problems that can be caused by the user and the characteristics of each hardware and software device and problems that may occur. The PC repair tech provides high-tech skills, versatility, and knowledge that link theory with hands-on use of computer equipment. Instructional method: Lectures, lab, guest speakers, hands-on training, assignments/projects, mini job assignments, video, quizzes, and tests. Days: Four hours a day, five days a week (Monday-Friday). Time: Day 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Afternoon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. A Certificate of Completion is awarded. Students are provided with individualized help in reviewing Literature, Mathematics, Writing, Social Science and Science. Pratice tests are given by the teacher to assess each student's progress and readiness for the G.E.D. (High School Equivalency Certificate)Test. Adults needing Adut Basic Education (ABE) can take supportive classess to provide individualized instruction in reading, writing, math and other basic skills. For more information: Call (510)655-3552 or visit our office at 3269 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 or email: Mansour Id-Deen: middeen@icsworks.com Crystal Graves: crystalgraves@icsworks.com Joyce Hill: joycehill@icsworks.com

Graduates of Office Automation program will be proficient in utilizing MicroSoft®Office Suite applications. The students will master techniques in Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. This curriculum is designed for the student that enters with minimal training or work experience in a computerized office operation. The training progresses from a basic foundation of keyboarding (alphanumeric) to more sophisticated operation such as business letter format, e-mailing, cut and paste, Internet basic, Webpage design, working with symbols, fonts, text effects, bullets and numbering, adjusting lines and paragraphsm, hyperlinking, table creation, merging documents, creating outlines, headers and footers, creating newspaper columns, working with graphics, and working with macros. After mastering Word, the students will complete training Excel which includes spreadsheets, basic functions, fomula basics, saving spreadsheets as Web pages, function basics, working with 3D formulas, linking files, creating charts, learning the IF function, PMT functions, creating lookup tables, and pivot tables. Upon completing Word and Excel, the student is encouraged to master Access and PowerPoint. The reasonably diligent student could expect entry-level employment as any one of the following: Junior Technical Support, Data Entry Operator, Word Processor/Typist, Automated Financial Record-keeping Clerk, Accounting Clerk, Administrative Support Specialist, Database Administrator Assistant and Powerpoint Designer. Instructional method: Lectures, guest speakers, hands-on computer training, assignments/projects, videos, quizzes, and tests. Days: Four hours a day, five days a week (Monday-Friday), 20 hours per week, 26 weeks, 390 clock hours. A Certificate of Completion is awarded. Time: Day 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m., Afternoon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Once all applications have mastered, a Certification of Completion is awarded. The student further has the option to obtain MicroSoft®Certification as an Office Specialist. (ICS is an Authorization MicroSoft® Training Center)

Graduates of the Computer Repair program which includes Computer Repair, Introduction to Networking and A+ Preparation will be able to assemble, install, and support and maintain personal computers and peripherals, troubleshoot problems, make repairs, and perform upgrades. Students completing the program will have the necessary skills to gain entry-level employment as computer technicians, computer repair technicians, computer maintenance technicians, and computer service technicians. Upon successful completion of the course, students should have a working knowledge of the concepts of how a PC works and recognize inherent problems that can be caused by the user and the characteristics of each hardware and software device and problems that may occur. The PC repair tech provides high-tech skills, versatility, and knowledge that link theory with hands-on use of computer equipment. Instructional method: Lectures, lab, guest speakers, hands-on training, assignments/projects, mini job assignments, video, quizzes, and tests. Days: Four hours a day, five days a week (Monday-Friday). Time: Day 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Afternoon 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. A Certificate of Completion is awarded.

Students are provided with individualized help in reviewing Literature, Mathematics, Writing, Social Science and Science. Pratice tests are given by the teacher to assess each student's progress and readiness for the G.E.D. (High School Equivalency Certificate)Test. Adults needing Adut Basic Education (ABE) can take supportive classess to provide individualized instruction in reading, writing, math and other basic skills.

For more information:

Call (510)655-3552 or visit our office at 3269 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 or email:

Mansour Id-Deen: middeen@icsworks.com

Crystal Graves: crystalgraves@icsworks.com

Joyce Hill: joycehill@icsworks.com