Post-Secondary Short-Term Training

Post-Secondary Short-Term Education offerings include specialized vocational courses during non-traditional hours. Classes (including short-term workshops) are offered both on- and off-campus during afternoons, weekdays, evenings, and Saturdays. The purpose of these classes is to offer training and/or retraining for persons who have already entered the labor market and who desire to achieve stability or advancement in gainful employment. Instruction may include laboratory, shop and related classroom instruction appropriate for the specific group being served.

Course offerings are announced each semester through the press, radio, and special bulletins. More than 300 courses ranging in length from one week to two years are offered and start at varying times throughout the year. If there is interest shown or a need determined, special workshops and classes are also presented to businesses, industries, and groups of individuals.

Classes in the following general areas are offered each year:

Agriculture		Electronics		Office Practices
Automotive		General Trades		Real Estate
Business Mng.		Health			Supervision
Computers		Home Economics		Welding
Drafting Related	Industrial	
Electrical		Insurance
Because of the constant demand for classes of this nature, people are encouraged to register for classes as early as possible. Persons interested in enrolling in any of these offerings may do so by coming to the Special Programs Office located in the RFC Building of the School of Applied Technology or by writing to the address or calling the telephone number listed below:

Special Programs
Box 8380
Idaho State University
School of Applied Technology
Pocatello, Idaho 83209
(208) 236-3372