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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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When Offered

Class Format

Price

  • 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.
$40
$5,000
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Learning Style

Length of Training

1 week or less
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16 scheduled classes found

Achieving Supervisory Excellence - Time Management

This course on Time Management for supervisors/leaders addresses ways to use your valuable time better so that you can accomplish more with less effort.

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

$140

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 1–2 weeks
  • Offered at 2 Indiana locations
  • Hybrid or In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$435

Coaching for Success

Learn the tools and techniques to coach your team members toward their full potential, improve performance, and foster a culture of accountability and growth.

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

$140

Commercial Drivers License (CDL-A) - 160 Driving Academy

  • Next Level Jobs

Training provided by 160 Driving Academy at five Ivy Tech locations: Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Lawrenceburg, South Bend, Connersville (Richmond) and Terre Haute.

  • Offered at 10 Indiana locations
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$4,750–4,995

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

Conflict Management

This course covers the basic steps to managing conflict and conflict resolution in a professional setting.

  • 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

CPR/Basic Life Support

Earn a CPR card. This class is open to the general public.

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

$80

Dental Nitrous Oxide

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

  • Finish in 2–35 weeks
  • Offered at 2 Indiana locations
  • 100% Online
  • Self-Paced

$300

Google AI Essentials Prep

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organizations create content, solve problems, and automate routine work. This course offers a practical, strategic introduction to AI, grounding students in core fundamentals while building the hands-on skills needed to apply generative AI effectively in professional settings. This course is free through Google.

  • Finish in 1–3 days
  • Offered at 14 Indiana locations
  • 100% Online or In Person
  • Instructor-Led or Self-Paced

$0

Human Resources and Supervision

This course provides supervisors tips, techniques, and guidelines for effective interviewing and employee orientation.

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

$140

Industrial Robotics Bootcamp - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 1

PLC Technicians are one of the hottest careers in Indiana right now - learn programmable logic controllers in this bootcamp style training to get skilled up!

  • Finish in 1–2 weeks
  • Offered at 2 Indiana locations
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$750–850

Industrial Robotics Bootcamp - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 2

PLC Technicians are one of the hottest careers in Indiana right now - learn programmable logic controllers in this Level 2 bootcamp style training to get skilled up!

  • Finish in 3–4 days
  • Offered at 2 Indiana locations
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$900

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

QMA Insulin Administration Certification Training

This class teaches the basics of the endocrine system and insulin medication administration for QMA Insulin certification.

  • Finish in 1–2 days
  • Offered at 2 Indiana locations
  • In Person
  • Instructor-Led

$150–250

Tools of Management

The course introduces both technical tools (time management, decision-making, delegation, and communication) and people-centered tools that focus on understanding human behavior, motivation, and influence.

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

$140