The Prince William County Public Schools Adult Education Program offers classes for adults in Prince William County, Manassas City, and Manassas Park City to help build essential job and life skills.
Classes are not offered every session. Contact the Adult Education office at [email protected] or 703-791-7357 for more information. Additional information can be found on the class schedule webpage.
Bridging classes are intended for students who have completed English language classes and are now ready to work towards getting their GED. These classes are for individuals who want to explore their own career interests and skills needed to self-assess, plan, and prepare to enter a career field that is personally and financially fulfilling; or who want to set their own personal and educational goals. Topics may include resume writing, online job search and applications, interviewing techniques, American business culture, entrepreneurship, goal setting, and access to higher education and training programs.
Classes are designed to provide instruction in citizenship and naturalization preparation, the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and for students to acquire life skills that will help them function in their communities and at workplaces. Students learn about the U.S. government, history, and geography, the naturalization process, the interview process, and passing the naturalization test. The class also helps students with their English literacy and language skills while studying the citizenship and other community engagement topics.
This course is a 90-hour class that prepares participants to gain customer service and sales skills and improve their English language proficiency. Students will master customer service and sales skills such as customer life cycle, developing effective strategies to engage customers, assessing customer needs, and closing sales. They will gain crucial workplace skills that include problem-solving, working in teams, reading customer body language, and increasing customer satisfaction and retention. They will increase their language skills as they relate to business and customer relations. The class is co-taught by the content teacher and an English language teacher. Students can earn an industry-recognized certification in Customer Service after successfully passing the exam.
For individuals 18 years of age or older who want to improve or strengthen basic computer skills for personal use or for the workplace. This class will also help you prepare for the Customer Service cohort we offer. Our Digital Literacy class can help you build the foundation you need now to take our Retail Customer Service class and obtain an industry credential.
Topics covered in our Digital Literacy class include:
Entrepreneurship and Small Business is a 120-hour class that could help participants meet their needs in starting, running, and managing a small business. In this class, students will learn how to be an entrepreneur, how to recognize business opportunities, how to start a business, the features of business operations, how to develop marketing and sales skills, and how to manage finances in the small business world. The class is co-taught by the content teacher and an English language teacher. Students can earn a certification in Entrepreneurship and Small Business if they pass the exam. The certificate is an industry-recognized one.
This course is designed to help parents and children learn together, focusing on improving literacy skills for the whole family. This class is co-taught by two teachers.
This course will focus on Guest Services skills that include foundational concepts and knowledge in the seven elements of Making Connections: Authenticity, Intuition, Empathy, Champion, Delight, Delivery, and Initiative. Instructors will provide workplace education coursework focusing on workplace skills including basic skills, critical thinking, digital literacy, self-management, using information, working with others, understanding systems, transitioning to employment and/or postsecondary education. The class is co-taught by the content teacher and an English language teacher. At the end of the course, individuals will take a certification exam.
Integrated Education and Training courses are for individuals who want to receive an industry-recognized certificate upon successful completion of a specified career pathway and certification exam.
This course prepares individuals with training in the following categories: food safety protocols, personal hygiene, cross-contamination, cleanliness and sanitation, and more. This class is co-taught by two teachers. At the end of the course, individuals will take the ServSafe Manager Certification exam.