Thursday, October 25, 2007

Pierce College Extension deals a new hand of casino gaming courses

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Pierce College Extension announced today its online Casino Gaming program is now available for immediate enrollment. The program, currently comprised of three courses, is supplied by poker industry’s elite high-roller and founder of Johnny Chan Academy and offered through Pierce Extension’s partnership with Gatlin Education Services.

Pierce Extension’s new Casino Gaming program is aimed at preparing students for a career in the casino industry’s table games environment by providing direction from 10-time winner of the World Series of Poker, Johnny Chan. Through the use of interactive multimedia and instructional video e-mails, the training program teaches the methods, techniques and mannerisms of professional casino poker, blackjack and baccarat dealers.

The program’s courses, Casino Poker Dealer, Casino Blackjack Dealer and Casino Baccarat Dealer, cover basic fundamentals such as shuffling, handling cheques, limits and betting procedures in today’s most popular card games. Available at www.gatlineducation.com/pierce, each course is self-paced and accessible anywhere with a computer and Internet connection. Upon successful completion, students will receive job placement and support from the advisors at the Johnny Chan Academy including the opportunity to record a streaming video audition to showcase skills to potential employers.

“We are proud to be in partnership with Pierce Extension to offer the Casino Gaming program. Now, students can learn the skills necessary to be successful in their dream job,” said Stephen Gatlin, founder of Fort Worth-based Gatlin Education Services. “With the popularity and growth of casinos in recent years, students in the program will be training for some of the most glamorous and well-paying careers available.”

Established in 1989 by Stephen Gatlin, Gatlin Education Services is the largest provider of Web-based, instructor-supported training to community colleges and universities. Gatlin’s online career training courses are open enrollment, allowing interested students to start their desired training immediately. Gatlin’s courses are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations.

The Johnny Chan Academy offers the only poker school on the Internet that features lessons, tips and insight from poker legend, Johnny Chan. Chan has been described as the world’s most famous professional poker player, holding two World Series of Poker championship titles (in 1987 and 1988) and an impressive ownership of 10 WSOP bracelets. He is a founding member of the World Poker Association and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Gatlin Learning and Swainsboro Technical College announce eLearning Center Web site

SWAINSBORO, Ga. – Swainsboro Technical College, under the new leadership of recently appointed president, Larry Calhoun, has renewed its commitment and effort to promote “Economic Development & Continuing Education.” These efforts include a recent partnership with Gatlin Learning, Inc. to host a Web site for The eLearning Center, a comprehensive resource of online continuing and business education courses. Swainsboro’s portal is available at http://swainsboro.theelearningcenter.com.

With The eLearning Center, colleges and universities create unique, co-branded sites from they can offer courses from leading online content providers for direct sale to students and corporate training customers. Each portal is customizable and generates revenue for Swainsboro, while Gatlin handles all the site’s administrative needs at no cost.

The eLearning Center recently released Phase II, a package of upgrades that included increasing the course offerings to more than 5,000.

“Swainsboro students have access to the Internet’s largest collection of leading educational courses,” said Stephen Gatlin, founder of Fort Worth-based Gatlin Education Services and The eLearning Center. “The eLearning Center is a one-stop shopping solution where students can advance their educational or career needs.”

The eLearning Center contains courses from many of the country’s top online education content providers such as Element K, Webucator, GlobalEnglish, 360 Training, CEU4U and Coastal Training Technologies. Pricing for the courses range from $25 to $5,000 depending on the lesson intensity, certification offering and instructor support involved.

The self-study courses are available in a broad range of subject areas, including business, medical training, continuing education courses, design, IT, motivation and many others. New categories continue to be added as well. In addition to English, select courses are offered in Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, Taiwanese and Arabic.

The eLearning Center features courses that are skill-building for life skills and professional career training. Students can enroll and pay for courses at http://swainsboro.theelearningcenter.com. Interested institutions of higher learning or corporations can contact Gatlin Learning at 817-870-2870 for more information.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Oklahoma City Community College deals a new hand of casino gaming courses

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Oklahoma City Community College announced today its online Casino Gaming program is now available for immediate enrollment. The program, currently comprised of three courses, is supplied by poker industry’s elite high-roller and founder of Johnny Chan Academy and offered through OCCC’s partnership with Gatlin Education Services.

OCCC’s new Casino Gaming program is aimed at preparing students for a career in the casino industry’s table games environment by providing direction from 10-time winner of the World Series of Poker, Johnny Chan. Through the use of interactive multimedia and instructional video e-mails, the training program teaches the methods, techniques and mannerisms of professional casino poker, blackjack and baccarat dealers.

The program’s courses, Casino Poker Dealer, Casino Blackjack Dealer and Casino Baccarat Dealer, cover basic fundamentals such as shuffling, handling cheques, limits and betting procedures in today’s most popular card games. Available at www.gatlineducation.com/occc, each course is self-paced and accessible anywhere with a computer and Internet connection. Upon successful completion, students will receive job placement and support from the advisors at the Johnny Chan Academy including the opportunity to record a streaming video audition to showcase skills to potential employers.

“We are proud to be in partnership with Oklahoma City Community College to offer the Casino Gaming program. Now, students can learn the skills necessary to be successful in their dream job,” said Stephen Gatlin, founder of Fort Worth-based Gatlin Education Services. “With the popularity and growth of casinos in recent years, students in the program will be training for some of the most glamorous and well-paying careers available.”

Established in 1989 by Stephen Gatlin, Gatlin Education Services is the largest provider of Web-based, instructor-supported training to community colleges and universities. Gatlin’s online career training courses are open enrollment, allowing interested students to start their desired training immediately. Gatlin’s courses are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations.

The Johnny Chan Academy offers the only poker school on the Internet that features lessons, tips and insight from poker legend, Johnny Chan. Chan has been described as the world’s most famous professional poker player, holding two World Series of Poker championship titles (in 1987 and 1988) and an impressive ownership of 10 WSOP bracelets. He is a founding member of the World Poker Association and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2002.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Ivy Tech Community College - Northwest announces new online career training courses

GARY, Ind. – Online career training courses are in heavy demand. Staying on the cutting edge of this popular educational methodology, Ivy Tech Community College – Northwest recently partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide online career training courses in the fields of business, healthcare, construction and automotive technology, Internet, design and technical, networking and CompTIA certification, Microsoft certification training, video game design and development, and casino gaming.

Accessible at www.gatlineducation.com/ivytech/northwest, the non-credit courses can help individuals at any stage of their career. Whether the student is interested in switching career paths, obtaining advanced training and certificates, or a first-time job seeker in need of specialized training, Ivy Tech – Northwest provides the necessary resources for workforce, corporate, vocational rehabilitation or individual career training, all from the convenience of your own home or office.

Gatlin programs blend various types of instruction in a unique format that provides logical, comprehensive and effective education. The typical course combines online instructional content, traditional textbook material and instructor-facilitated lessons. Though the courses are self-paced, personal instructors are available to guide every student. This blended learning differentiates Ivy Tech – Northwest and Gatlin courses from ordinary online courses. Each course is open enrollment and takes an average of 90 days to complete.

Web-based instruction is growing in popularity. Gatlin’s enrollments with their partner institutions have increased by 100 percent in the last year. The company has strategic partnerships with more than 700 institutions of higher learning worldwide.

“Between juggling a job, a home, a family and a social life, there isn’t always a lot of time left to attend an on-campus class,” said Stephen Gatlin, founder of Fort Worth-based Gatlin Education Services. “Online training offers the convenience of working from your personal computer and at your own pace. It’s a viable tool right now as evidenced by the growing number of people utilizing it, and is the way of the future.”

Established in 1989 by Stephen Gatlin, Gatlin Education Services is the largest provider of Web-based, instructor-supported training to community colleges and universities. Gatlin’s online career training courses are open enrollment, allowing interested students to start their desired training immediately. Gatlin’s courses are designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations.

For program and course descriptions, go to www.gatlineducation.com/ivytech/northwest. For enrollment information, contact Josephine Blockson at (219) 981-1111 xt. 2284 or jblockso@ivytech.edu.