Continuing Education Continuing Education 1. Extension programs which complement and supplement the academic departmental course offerings on campus and at off campus locations. 2. Discussion programs for those who wish to become better informed citizens. 3. Technician and trade preparatory courses leading to employment in the occupational areas. 4. Courses designed to upgrade employer and/or employee competency. 5. Trade extension refresher programs for journeymen and technical courses related to on-the-job experiences for apprentices. 6. Hobby and recreational programs for adults to better plan leisure and retirement activities. An effort is made to present and program for which there are both sufficient demand and available facilities. In most cases, a minimum of 10 students or a minimum guarantee by an organization for a specific program is necessary in order to justify the cost of the program. OFF-CAMPUS EXTENSION PROGRAM Classes taught off the campus are designed to provide credit and non-credit educational opportunities to groups off the campus who wish to pursue a degree program or to improve their vocational and personal competency. Classes are held Monday through Saturday at times consistent with requirements of the requesting group. The College cooperates with the various governmental installations, businesses, and civic groups in planning and presenting specific courses to meeting the needs of employees. CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTES STUDIES The Conferences and Institutes Studies Department is designed to assist the various schools of the College in serving the educational conference needs of persons and groups from all segments of society who desire information and instruction in specific fields. Services consist of program planning, budget development and arrangements for physical facilities. NON-CREDIT CAMPUS PROGRAM This program is designed for individuals who desire to be involved in educational activity, not for credit, but for the enjoyment and personal improvement which can result. No tests or grades are given in these non-credit classes. The classes can be used for job upgrading, recreation, home and family skills, and for breadth of knowledge. Regular college faculty teach in many of these courses in an attempt to extend the various departments of the College into the community on a more informal, learning-for-fun basis. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Continuing Education provides an arm of the College which keeps direct communication with community needs both within the immediate region and on a state level. The primary purpose of this subdivision is to promote greater utilization of the resources of higher education for development of the total community. Business, industry, government agencies, civic groups and other groups are made aware of the services available through higher education. Coordinating with the schools of the College the following kinds of services are available to aid and enhance community development: (1) Research services, (2) Consultant services, (3) Educational classes and programs, (4) Conferences, institutes and workshops. CONTINUING EDUCATION HOME ECONOMICS Continuing Education Home Economics is a program designed to help individuals with home problems through better management of human and physical resources. Instructional classes and workshops are conducted through the use of trained paraprofessionals in the areas of food and nutrition, child development, clothing, home improvement, and management of resources. The program implements homemaking education for adult homemakers who need help in a useful way in the home. The program helps the homemaker develop a positive self-concept by enabling her to function within her own home and the community at a more satisfactory level. One of the results of the program has been a stronger linkage with the agencies in the community and Weber State College. 426 427