Tallahassee Community College’s Wakulla Center, on Thursday, July 29, taught its first free class to Wakulla County residents who have been affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

In May, Tallahassee Community College’s District Board of Trustees signed off on a $50,000 gift that allows Wakulla County residents to take continuing education classes free of charge at the College’s Wakulla County service center. The classes are designed to equip residents with skills that will enable them to find additional job opportunities.

“People have time on their hands now, who otherwise would prefer not to – and because of job losses and revenue losses, they are looking for things that may be able to help them transition into another area of work,” said Bonnie Holub, director of the TCC Wakulla Center.

Eleven residents attended Thursday’s class, “Getting Started with Computers.”  Future class offerings include solar and green construction, customer service and ecotourism business development.

The classes are available on a first-come, first-served basis to Wakulla County residents 18 years or older.

For more information, contact Bonnie Holub at (850) 922-6290 or email holubb@tcc.fl.edu.

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rchaney

 

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