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Skills Training Classes in South Bend

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An Accelerated Way to Gain New Skills

Working adults have multiple demands on their time, and completing a college degree or certificate may not be something you can consider at this point. Ivy Tech’s skills training classes (sometimes called workforce training, professional development, continuing education, or certification classes) are open to anyone in the community. Each class is designed to help you stay relevant with new trends, skills, or certifications.

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  • Next Level Jobs provides Hoosiers FREE training in high-paying, in-demand industries through the Workforce Ready Grant. At Ivy Tech, that means you could earn a free certificate.
$50
$5,000
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Length of Training

1 week or less
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6 scheduled classes found

Caries Prevention for Dental Assistants

The course provides participants the opportunity to establish didactic, laboratory, and clinical competency in applying medicaments to control and prevent dental caries.

  • Finish in 3 days
  • Offered at 1 Indiana location
  • Hybrid
  • Instructor-Led

$435

Communicating for Results

Build stronger communication skills that matter in the workplace. This course helps learners improve listening, message delivery, and professional interactions through practical, real-world scenarios. Gain tools you can immediately apply to collaborate more effectively and communicate with confidence.

  • Finish in 1 day
  • Offered at 1 Indiana location
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$140

Coronal Polishing for Dental Assistants

Learn dental polishing skills to improve dental caries prevention.

  • Finish in 3 days
  • Offered at 1 Indiana location
  • Hybrid
  • Instructor-Led

$435

Dental Nitrous Oxide

This class teaches Dental Assistants to administer and monitor nitrous oxide.

  • Finish in 1–8 weeks or complete at your own pace
  • Offered at 3 Indiana locations
  • 100% Online or In Person
  • Self-Paced or Instructor-Led

$300

Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists

This course provides participants the opportunity to establish didactic and clinical competency administering local anesthesia in a dental setting.

  • Finish in 4 weeks
  • Offered at 1 Indiana location
  • Hybrid
  • Instructor-Led

$1,300

Tools of Management

  • Finish in 1 day
  • Offered at 1 Indiana location
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$140

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