Strengthen judgment and problem-solving with practical tools grounded in everyday psychology and clear-thinking strategies. This workshop explores how stress, emotion, and mental shortcuts shape the way people make decisions, and how simple, evidence-supported techniques can boost focus and clarity. Participants learn straightforward decision frameworks that help them sort information, weigh options, and choose next steps with confidence. Through realistic scenarios, they practice making decisions that are faster, clearer, and more effective.

Ideal for: Managers, professionals, analysts, educators, emerging leaders.

Take away: A decision-mapping template and a cognitive-bias checklist.

Format: 

• Classes on 2/12 and 5/5 are held in-person at the CCCC, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.
• Class on 3/11, will be facilitated live via Zoom.

Questions: Contact Elaine Brown at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017. 

Develop the practical skills needed to stay competitive as industries and roles evolve. Participants review real labor-market trends, assess the skills employers are prioritizing, and pinpoint their own strengths that can transfer across roles or sectors. They create a personalized upskilling plan that includes targeted learning goals, microcredentials, and career milestones. The session focuses on clear next steps, practical tools, and building a career strategy that can adapt as the workplace changes.

Ideal for: Faculty, mid-career professionals, job seekers, students.

Take away: A personalized Future-Readiness Career Plan.

Format: In-person at the Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.

Questions: Contact Elaine Brown at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017. 

Learn exactly how to turn your passion into a structured, mission-driven organization that can attract funding and deliver real impact. This three-session course breaks down the full startup process, including defining your mission, choosing the right 501 category, forming a board, and completing required state and federal filings. Participants also learn how to prepare for fiscal sponsorship as an early strategic step, including what sponsors look for and how to position your organization for acceptance and participants receive practical templates to move their nonprofit forward with confidence.

Ideal for: Entrepreneurs, community organizers, educators, veterans’ groups, nonprofit starters.

Take away: A Nonprofit Startup Action Plan, Board Engagement Template, and Structure Checklist.

Format: In-person at the Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.

Questions: Contact Elaine Brown at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017. 

ASIST is a 2-day, in-person program where participants learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.

Dates: 2 Days: Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20, 2026 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

Class Format: 14.00 hours approx. over 2 days, in person

Location: 4Cs Hyannis Center, 540 Main St, Hyannis, MA

Cape Cod Community College has partnered with the Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Cape & Island District Attorney's Office to offer QPR, safeTALK, Mental Health First Aid, Sudden Death Postvention, and ASIST training programs that provide our communities with the necessary information and tools to raise awareness, educate, and increase action to reduce suicides.

Questions: Contact Val Duffy, CCAPE, at 508-375-5018 or email vduffy@capecod.edu 

ASL is a visual gestural language that is a native language among deaf individuals. This class is geared towards people who are new to American Sign Language or those who have an elementary introduction and wish to expand their knowledge. The goal is to take students with little or no knowledge of ASL and Deaf Culture and provide them with the skills needed to communicate comfortably in a variety of situations in the Deaf community.

This course is for those who have no experience with ASL or who need a refresher on the basics. Learn the ASL manual alphabet, numbers, greetings, feelings, expressions, family, time, clothes, body parts, and other basic conversational tools.

Course Format: 
This course is offered in person. 

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017.

This 40-hour course contains the 29 CFR 1910.120 regulatory overview, site and safety health plan, job hazard analysis, waste characterization, site investigation/audit, personal protective equipment, air monitoring, decontamination, SCBA use, basic principles of emergency response, introduction to confined space, and chemical hazards vs. physical hazards.

Course dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2/26-3/12/2026; 8:30am - 4:30pm

Class Format: This program is offered in person at the Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.

Questions?

Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017.

This course is designed for individuals seeking initial certification as food service managers. As an accredited program, it provides comprehensive preparation for the ServSafe exam, which will be administered on the final day of class. The required textbook is included with enrollment, with two-weeks provided for study.

Class meets on 3/2 and 3/16/2026.

Who Should Attend: 
This program is for those in the food service industry who need to be certified in sufficient food safety knowledge to protect the public from foodborne illness.

Class Format: This program is offered in person at the Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator at ebrown@capecod.edu or 508-375-5017.

The Massachusetts Certified Hot Work Training may be taken as a stand-alone program or as a part of our Welding Basics with Hot Work Certification Program.

In Massachusetts, individuals who perform, supervise, or delegate hot work activities—such as welding, cutting, or brazing—must hold a state-approved Hot Work Safety Certificate. To earn the certificate, participants must complete approved training and pass an assessment. The certification is valid for three years and must be renewed upon expiration.

Our Massachusetts state-approved program covers all aspects of the new Hot Work requirements. This 3-hour training meets state guidelines and includes OSHA standards as well as the Hot Work permitting process.

Training will include:

• 527 CMR 1.00 Chapter 4129
• CFR 1910.252 Subpart Q
• NFPA 51B
• NFPA 241A
• NSI Z49
• Responsibilities for Hot Work
• Fire Prevention and Precautions
• Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators
• Potential Hazards
• Basic Precautions for Fire Prevention
• Confined Spaces
• Public Exhibitions & Demonstrations
• Specific Processes
• Process Hazards

Course format:
This course is offered in person at the Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis Center location, 540 Main St., Hyannis.

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at ebrown@capecod.edu, or 508-375-5017.