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Professional Career Development
Institute (PCDI):
Professional Career Development
Institute PCDI has trained tens of thousands of people –
people just like you – for better careers. Now, it’s your
turn. Our home study courses are all nationally accredited
by the Distance Education and Training Council. Let PCDI
help you prepare for a professional career, earn your
associate’s degree, or get your high school diploma.
Please review the list carefully and select ONE program
only. There are no educational prerequisites or experience
requirements to enroll.
Diploma Programs A - F
Accounting Nearly every company needs someone to manage
the finances. With our convenient home study course, you
can learn how it's done! You need no special math
background or prior schooling to enroll. Our in-depth
training will teach you essential bookkeeping procedures,
from bookkeeping to accounts receivables to general
ledgers to payroll taxes. Imagine using your newfound
skills to pursue an exciting new career in a respected
field. Perhaps you'll some day work from home, in your own
accounting service. Or, use the professional-level
techniques we'll teach you to help make your own business
more productive. Everything you need to succeed, including
beautifully-illustrated lessons, easy-to-follow homestudy
guide, and valuable supplies, arrives at your door.
Animal Care Specialist Soon, you could be training to
learn the exciting skills of veterinary assistants. Our
convenient home study course in animal science is designed
to help prepare you for a career in a veterinarian's
practice, animal hospital, animal shelter, pet store,
horse farm, ranch, wildlife or livestock program, or zoo.
And there are no educational or experience prerequisites
to enroll. Everything you need to succeed, including
beautifully-illustrated lessons, easy-to-follow study
guide, and valuable supplies, arrives at your door. We'll
teach you practical knowledge and hands-on skills,
designed for use in real-world situations. As an animal
lover, you owe it to yourself to deliver the finest care
possible to your own pets, too! And this comprehensive
course will show you how.
Auto Mechanics If you like working with your hands, enjoy
"tinkering" with cars, and would like to learn
professional-level auto repair techniques, this course is
for you. There are no educational or experience
prerequisites. Our in-depth training will teach you the
fundamentals of automobile components and how they work;
system by system, and bumper to bumper. Everything you
need to succeed, including beautifully-illustrated
lessons, easy-to-follow study guide, and valuable
supplies, arrives at your door. You'll learn about the
engine, transmission, drive train, brakes, mufflers,
exhaust system, tires, and tune ups. This course is
designed to help prepare you to work as a service
technician, or run your own repair shop some day!
Bridal Consultant For the average engaged couple, planning
a wedding is an overwhelming proposition. Many couples,
and their parents, are too busy to plan the wedding they
want. Yet, everyone wants this special event to be
memorable and uniquely their own. This is where the bridal
consultant comes in! Just imagine: as a trained,
experienced bridal consultant, you could take the wedding
planning process into your own hands. You could use your
knowledge to create a wedding to be cherished forever. And
you could provide professional services and valuable
advice. The excitement starts here. The Bridal Consultant
Program is a nationally accredited home study course. It
will teach you essential tips and techniques that every
bridal consultant should know. From picking the wedding
date to coordinating ceremony seating arrangements; from
choosing floral themes to selecting gifts for the maid of
honor and best man. You'll learn all this and much, much
more.
Carpentry Carpentry is a satisfying and creative career
field. Imagine stepping out of your truck into the fresh
outdoors each morning. Helping to build, repair, or
renovate houses or commercial buildings. Enjoying relaxed
friendships with other professional people who are very
much like you. Taking pride in the craftsmanship of the
work you do with your own hands. Our fascinating home
study course will help prepare you for this outstanding
career opportunity. Carpenters are vital to the
construction industry. And you'll likely find carpenters
staying busy wherever home remodeling and home
construction are taking place.
Child Day Care Imagine making a better future for
children, and a brighter one for you, too! Our home study
course in child day care will show you how to care for
children in a home based child care facility, play group,
or full service preschool. You'll learn about educational
games, child growth and behavior, scheduling, age
appropriate activities, nutrition, nurturing,
socialization, and much more. You'll learn comprehensive,
hands on techniques in a course that's detailed and in
depth. And remember: there are no educational
prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll.
Computer Programming Programming is a busy, active field.
Nearly every type of business uses some type of computer
program. There are specialized software programs for
accounting, payroll, inventory, databases, marketing,
sales, and more. But creating that software calls for
specialized training. Step by step, we reveal the magic of
writing programs in Visual Basic, the popular business
programming language for Windows. Our course starts with
the basics, such as operating systems, Windows, and
running programs. You'll quickly start learning by doing,
with exciting hands-on tutorials. Step by step, you'll
bring each new phase of Visual Basic to life, learning its
commands, calculations, and codes. Clear, easy-to-follow,
and richly-illustrated instructions show you how to write
practical software for the real world.
Computer Repair There are millions of personal computers
in use today. And someone has to maintain, troubleshoot,
and repair them. With our convenient home study course,
you can learn how it's done! We'll teach you PC repair,
from the monitor to mouse, from memory to motherboard. And
it's not as complicated as you might think. Many PC
repairs involve easy disassembly followed by quick plug-in
replacement of parts; many other problems are fixed by
running diagnostic programs and letting the software guide
the work. Our distance learning course takes you through
the step-by-step procedures covered in the A+
Certification exam. When you graduate, you should have the
skills and the knowledge required to take this exam, which
is recognized as the industry standard for entry level
computer technicians.
Conservation Conservation careers are meaningful and
worthwhile. But if you want to dedicate your life to
improving our environment, you'll need professional level
knowledge. As a graduate of our convenient home study
course, you could be ready to pursue a variety of
conservation careers. Perhaps you'd like to become a
forest ranger. An environmental lobbyist. A conservation
educator. A campground manager. A museum specialist. A
nature park technician. The list goes on! And there are no
educational prerequisites or experience requirements to
enroll.
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