Noncredit Workforce Preparation (NCWFP)
10 courses · MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
NCWFP 11 Applied Computer Skills
- Hours
- Lecture 3 hours
In this course, students develop essential computer and information technology skills for workplace and educational success. Students develop skills in using word processing software and in integrating several Microsoft applications. Students access, evaluate, and utilize information resources using the Internet and web browsers, and they get experience with a learning management system. Previous experience using computers, or completion of NCVOC 38 Computer Basics/Keyboarding class, is recommended.
NCWFP 21 Employability Skills
- Hours
- Lecture 6 hours
This course provides students with fundamental job exploration and workplace readiness skills. It covers topics related to personal career profile, preferred occupations, the job search process, professional image, accommodation needs, transportation, local support agencies, and workplace communication and behavioral norms.
NCWFP 22 Communication in the Workplace
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- Lecture 1 hour
Students learn workplace communication fundamentals, including active listening, making positive first impressions, understanding body language, and communicating with different personality types.
NCWFP 23 Social and Diversity Awareness in the Workplace
- Hours
- Lecture 1.50 hours
Students develop an introductory understanding of the varying types of diversity in the workplace, including gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, and disability. The course includes reflections on individual privilege and how that may exhibit itself in the workplace. It explores cultural, physical, and generational differences among employees, with an emphasis on their distinct advantages to the modern workplace.
NCWFP 24 Time Management and Goal Setting
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- Lecture 1 hour
Students gain practical skills in effectively managing their time on work-based projects and creating SMART goals with attainable outcomes.
NCWFP 25 Teamwork and Collaboration
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- Lecture 1 hour
Students learn how to work effectively, collaboratively, and efficiently with coworkers to accomplish workplace tasks.
NCWFP 30 Money Smart
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- Lecture 2.50 hours
This noncredit course introduces students to essential financial literacy and personal banking skills. Topics covered include identifying and counting currency, developing budgets, banking services, making purchases, and consumer awareness. The course emphasizes practical money management strategies to promote independent living.
NCWFP 40 Teacher's Aide Training - The Basics
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- Lecture 1.50 hours
This course is one of three teacher's aide training courses designed to provide job seekers and/or current professionals with a well-rounded education on the duties of today's instructional aide/paraprofessional. Students use this course to learn, retrain, or improve their knowledge of the basics skills needed to support a lead teacher in a K-12 and/or adult education environment. Students also take this course to improve their resumes and/or as pathway to courses and programs in the areas of child development, education, and/or special education.
NCWFP 41 Teacher's Aide Training - Educational Technologies
- Hours
- Lecture 1.50 hours
This course is one of three teacher's aide training courses designed to provide job seekers and/or current professionals with a well-rounded education on the duties of today's instructional aide/paraprofessional. The course focuses specifically on the roles and responsibilities of an instructional aide supporting students using a variety of educational technologies. Students may also take this course to improve their resumes and/or as a pathway to courses and programs in the areas of child development, education, and/or special education.
NCWFP 42 Teacher's Aide Training - Special Education
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- Lecture 1.50 hours
This course is one of three teacher's aide Training courses designed to provide job seekers and/or current professionals with a well-rounded education on the duties of today's instructional aide/paraprofessional. The course focuses specifically on the roles and responsibilities of an instructional aide supporting students with special education needs in both general education (inclusive) and special education classroom environments.