Log On To Learn Launches New Video Series: QuickBooks Essentials

Log On To Learn is excited to announce a new Video “Series” format for our online tutorial content.  The new series consist of short 3-10 minute video chapters targeted to specific topics – get what you need quickly and easily.

With the new QuickBooks Series we will begin with a brief introduction and move on to the Essentials: Setting Up a Company File, Chart of Accounts, Entering and Paying Bills and so much more!  See below for a complete list of available online chapters.  For only $129 per month you can have access to all of these titles and so many more - from Microsoft Office to the Adobe Creative Suite.  To purchase simply visit www.logontolearn.com and click “Subscribe Now & Start Learning” button.

1. Setting Up a Company File 0:39
**a. Starting the Easy Step Interview Process 11:27
**b. Open an Existing Company 1:12
**c. Modifying Company Information 1:11
2. Touring QuickBooks 0:35
**a. Using the QuickBooks menus and home page 2:06
**b. Touring the Customer, Vendor, and Employee Centers 2:14
**c. Navigating between QuickBooks windows 1:46
3. Setting Up a Chart of Accounts 1:36
**a. Creating Income and Expense Accounts 2:34
**b. Creating a Bank Account 2:18
**c. Creating a Credit Card Account 2:02
**d. Editing an Account 1:43
**e. Deleting an Account and making an Account Inactive 2:13
4. Setting Up Customers, and Vendors 0:38
**a. Creating a customer profile 2:39
**b. Adding customer information 8:40
**c. Making customers inactive 1:42
**d. Creating a vendor 4:57
5. Setting Up to Sell Services and Products 0:44
**a. Creating a Service item 2:13
**b. Creating an Inventory Item 3:49
**c. Edit an Item 1:28
**d. Deleting an Item 1:23
**e. Making an Item Inactive 1:18
6. Paying for Expenses 0:30
**a. Entering/Paying a bill 4:35
**b. Printing checks 2:25
7. Invoicing 0:30
**a. Creating an invoice 2:33
**b. Editing an invoice 2:03
**c. Printing an invoice 1:47
8. Memorized Transactions 0:27
**a. Creating a memorized transaction 2:06
**b. Editing a memorized transaction 1:43
9. Receiving Payments 0:28
**a. Receiving a payment 2:57
**b. Depositing payments 2:31
10. Reports 0:34
**a. Creating a simple Report 1:36
**b. Printing a report

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Just last week, our senior Microsoft Certified Trainer Dan Cogswell presented the benefits and features of Windows 7 to members of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.  We took a first-hand look at Windows 7 and demonstrated many of the features and benefits that it offers - from enhanced security features to easier and more efficient navigation.

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KnowledgeWave is pleased to bring you Log On To Learn – a virtual learning environment that includes computer instruction, professional development and office productivity.

Here, you will find hundreds of titles and all of the educational content and tutorial clips you need to sharpen your skills and increase your productivity – anytime, anywhere. The Member’s Area of Log on to Learn is updated weekly with fresh, new content covering everything from Microsoft Office to Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Professional Development and much more!  

Log on to Learn is an online library of our exclusive recorded webinars (webcasts) and short screencasts (videos) with tips and tricks for various applications including but not limited to the Microsoft Office System Suite for your learning needs. New webcasts and screencasts are added weekly, keeping the content coming for our members.

Check it out today and see what all of the buzz is about!  http://www.logontolearn.com

St. Albans – The US Department of Labor recently announced a $1,000,000 award to Vermont Associates for Training and Development, Inc., a statewide non-profit that provides training and employment services to Vermonters age 55 and over. The Aging Worker Initiative: Strategies for Regional Talent Development is designed to train workers age 55 and older for jobs in high-growth, high-demand industries, and increase the workforce system’s capacity to effectively serve an aging worker population.

            Vermont Associates’ challenge and strategy statement was developed at the Windham Foundation’s Vermont Older Worker Policy Summit: The aging of society and correspondingly of the workforce demand that we develop strategies to re-educate and re-train older workers to enable them to enter, re-enter or remain in the workforce (supply side). Likewise, we need to help employers across all industries understand these shifting demographics and to view them not as a vulnerability but as a competitive advantage, a paradigm shift (demand side).

The project will 1) identify current and develop new employer responses to the aging workforce, focusing on the needs of employers and the opportunities presented by the aging workforce; 2) coordinate existing training resources and create new opportunities for disadvantaged, unemployed, incumbent workers, and retirees to increase their workforce participation; and 3) capacity building activities including concurrence from the Workforce Development Council to develop sustainable mechanisms to coordinate the various federal, state, and private resources available to Vermont businesses and Vermonters 55+. In addition, a minimum of four statewide Mature Worker Resource Centers will be established.

Pat Elmer is the Executive Director of Vermont Associates. “Anyone who is a mature worker, who is looking to retrain or change the work they do, or retirees interested in returning to the workforce, will benefit from the services offered at these Resource Centers”, said Elmer. “They will be able to learn what training resources are available in Vermont, what type of financial aid might be available to finance that training, as well as other services that may help them be successful in re-tooling for a new career.”

Key partners in the Initiative include the Vermont Department of Labor, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, KnowledgeWave Training, Vermont Country Store, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Vermont Business Roundtable, AARP, Vermont Information Technology Center and Champlain College, Vermont Association of Adult Technical Education Coordinators, The Windham Foundation, and the Vermont Workforce Development Council.

“The older worker is a key state workforce asset and this project is targeting disadvantaged, unemployed, incumbent, and retired individuals age 55+”, said Governor Jim Douglas in support of this project. “The strategic partnerships and older worker specialized employment services of this project, focusing on high-growth, high demand jobs, would be a great benefit to Vermont’s employers and older workers and would complement the goals of my statewide Workforce, Economic Development, and Aging Initiatives.”

This project builds on Vermont Associates’ experience in operating older worker programs in Vermont for the past 26 years, including the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Dislocated Older Worker Demonstration Project.

The ability for Vermont to develop, attract, and retain a well-educated and skilled workforce is a key factor in economic growth. Older workers are a valuable, though often underutilized, labor pool that can meet the workforce needs of the Vermont economy.

For information: Deputy Director Greg Saylor @ 802 524-3200 ext 11.

Hurry and take advantage of this training and software offer…

Expert IT training and certification are more important than ever in a tough economy, because they can help companies boost productivity and get the most from their technology investments.

How to get this offer: Enroll in and attend any one of the following eight Microsoft SQL Server 2008 courses before September 30, 2009 (while supplies last), and you get a fully licensed copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition with one client access license (CAL). Get best-in-class training and build outstanding skills when you train with KnowledgeWave, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions.  Call 800.831.8449 for class details and dates!

Course 2778A: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact—SQL
Course 6231A: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
Course 6232A: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
Course 6234A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
Course 6235A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
Course 6236A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Service
Course 6158C: Updating Your SQL 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008
Course 6317: Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 Skills to SQL Server 2008

ITIL v3 Foundation: June 29-July 1

The purpose of the ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is to certify that the candidate has gained knowledge of the ITIL® terminology, structure and basic concepts and has comprehended the core principles of ITIL® practices for Service Management. The ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is not intended to enable the holders of the certificate to apply the ITIL® practices for Service Management without further guidance. Candidates can expect to gain knowledge and understanding in the following upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification.

The target group of the ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is drawn from:

• Individuals who require a basic understanding of the ITIL® framework and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT service management within an organization.

• IT professionals that are working within an organization that has adopted and adapted ITIL® who need to be informed about and thereafter contribute to an ongoing service Improvement program. This may include but is not limited to, IT professionals, business managers and business process owners.

For more information contact Eric Sokolowski at 800-831-8449 EXT 101

This is the new KnowledgeWave Radio Spot!  If you’re in Vermont and need to update you computer skills KnowledgeWave can help with hands on training options. 

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KnowledgeWave was represented by Vice President Eric Sokolowski at the Vermont Department of Labor job fair held for former IBM employees.  KnowledgeWave has created a special Microsoft OfficeWave package as well as other technical retraining packages targeted to help update computer skills for recently displaced workers of the Essex Junction Vermont chip manufacturer.

Please contact Eric Sokolowski at 802-864-0456 EXT 102 with additional questions about the program
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Join KnowlegeWave as we host the start of the March 2009 MSDN Northeast Roadshow at our South Burlington, Vermont location on March 10th, 2009.

Help KnowledgeWave welcome Bob Familiar, Jim O’Neil and Chris Bowen as they sweep through various cities, on their eighth series. The Roadshow is a series of free, full day events where they deeply focus on topics for developers and architects, sprinkled with their “unbelievable” senses of humor, demos that usually work, and plenty of giveaways to keep unruly audiences at bay in case they don’t.

To view the full schedule and to register to attend follow the link below:

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