Occupational Upgrading
Continuing Education courses, seminars or workshops are offered to the public for professional, technical, occupational, and vocational skills development or improvement that meet the Occupational Upgrading criteria and/or requirements for CEU classification.
Healthcare
The Continuing Education department offers healthcare programs that build upon basic nurse aid skills and trains students to perform nursing assistant duties, obtain vital signs, collect, and prepare specimens, and perform EKGs, phlebotomy, and other laboratory procedures. The U.S. health care system is changing and growing at a rapid pace, so if you are ready to start an exciting career in an industry with many opportunities for advancement, our health services programs can help. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics*, “The healthcare and social assistance industry is projected to create about 28 percent of all new jobs created in the
U.S. economy by 2020. This industry, which includes public and private hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, and individual and family services—is expected to grow by 33 percent, or 5.7 million new jobs.”
Industrial Training
This is a customized program of instruction requested by an industry, trade or professional organization. Training is conducted for a specific group of employees using unique instructional objectives, at the request of a business, industrial or organizational representative. Programs included in this category must meet the requirements of Occupational Upgrading.
Ready SC
Ready SC is operated under the management of the Economic Development Division of the State Technical and Comprehensive Education System on a statewide basis in cooperation with the college. These services ensure industry of trained employees necessary for plant start-up. Special training is also available to existing industries which are expanding plant operations in the College’s service area. Each program is individually designed to meet the manpower needs of the company. Training is coordinated with the South Carolina Unemployment Security Commission.
Apprenticeship Carolina™
Apprenticeship Carolina™ (AC), a division of the South Carolina Technical College System, leads South Carolina in registered apprenticeship programs that help businesses and communities thrive economically. Through innovation, partnerships, and a spirit of excellence, AC catalyzes the promotion of registered youth, adult, and pre-apprenticeships. AC is also a resource to help employers create, maintain, and maximize the use of these programs. AC is committed to creating and strengthening career pathways that enrich and enhance South Carolina’s existing and future workforce.
Apprenticeship Carolina™, a division of the South Carolina Technical College System, works to ensure all employers in South Carolina have access to the information and technical assistance they need to create demand-driven registered apprenticeship programs. At no cost to the employer, apprenticeship consultants are available to guide companies through the registered apprenticeship development process from initial information to full recognition in the national Registered Apprenticeship System. Apprenticeships
are earned while you learn training models that combine structured on the job training, job related education, and a scalable wage progression.
Seminars and Workshops
Short-term training is designed to develop, reinforce, or refine knowledge, skills and/or attitudes.
Community Service and Personal Interest
Courses are scheduled as a service to the tri-county area of Denmark Technical College –
Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell counties. Non-credit courses of interest to the public are offered and then are taught when the required enrollment level is reached. The courses are self-supporting.
WorkKeys ACT
Denmark Technical College will provide unique and special access to all services of the WorkKeys system including job profiling (analysis), assessment, instructional support, reporting services and job placement/matching. Continuing Education currently assess the following WorkKeys workplace skills: Applied Mathematics, Graphic Literacy, Workplace Documents, Applied Technology, Business Writing and Workplace Observations. Each skill is described by a skill scale. The same skill scale is the basis of the system and its four components.
The assessments measure the skills of the individual; profiling measures the level of skill required for a particular job or occupation; instructional support provides structure for teaching the skills, and reports and research serve as the communication links between examiners, employers, and educators.
The WorkKeys system from American College Testing (CT) is an effective network of information services designed to help bridge this skills gap. By providing individuals with reliable information regarding their own workplace skill levels and the skill levels required by jobs, WorkKeys empowers individuals to make informed career decisions. By providing employers with a common metric for evaluating the jobs they need to staff, and people who want to work, WorkKeys facilitates fair and useful hiring strategies.
Tri-County Educational Business Alliance
Tri-County Educational Business Alliance, Denmark Technical College, USC-Salkehatchie, and area businesses, along with the school districts in Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell Counties have formed the Tri-County Educational Business Alliance. The Alliance programs build bridges between secondary education and post- secondary education to prepare students for careers in technology – teaching student’s skills that will be in demand today and tomorrow. With Alliance, students can take applied courses in mathematics, science, and communications, as well as courses in specific technical fields. Upon graduation from high school, students will be prepared to either enter the workplace directly or continue their education at a technical
college. Alliance articulation agreements provide an option through which high school students may receive advanced standing in college vocational and technical programs. For more information about the program, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at (803) 793-5109.
Associate in Arts
Associate in Science
Administrative Office Technology
Business Administration
Computer Technology
Criminal Justice Technology
Early Care and Education
Electromechanical Engineering Technology
General Technology
Human Services
Diploma in Applied Science Majors
Administrative Support
Barbering
Cosmetology
Practical Nursing
Certificate in Applied Science Majors
Accounting
Barbering
Building Construction Fundamentals
Computer Servicing & Repair
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Cybersecurity
Early Childhood Development
Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management
General Studies
Multimedia Web Graphics Design
Nurse Aide Assistant
Plumbing Police
Academy
Pre-Medical
Welding
Word Processing
General Education Core
The General Education Core at Denmark Technical College is composed of courses designed to develop knowledge and skills that will serve students in their academic studies and careers. The General Education Core is made up of collegiate level courses from Humanities, Natural Sciences/Mathematics and Social/Behavioral Sciences. Courses from the Core at Denmark Technical College serve as the common foundation for the associate degree and diploma programs; however, certain programs may have specific core requirements. Courses in Humanities, Natural Sciences/Mathematics and Social Behavior Sciences satisfy the general education requirements for the associate degree and diploma programs.