Pride Productions :: CATC

The Community Access Technology Center (CATC) targets at-risk youth and provides them with the technical skills and experience to advance in today’s digital economy. The CATC provides workforce training classes, education workshops, and mentorship programs.

Cyber Connection
Come in and experience the web at the CATC's Internet Café, located inside the Worcester Common Outlets' food court. Surf the web, send emails, look for a job, do research, and more! Qualify to receive discounts with our food court neighbors.

Pride Productions :: IT Training

Since its foundation, Pride Productions has focused on providing career training and educational opportunity to the local community. Bringing education in Information Technology & Graphic Design to inner-city youth and others seeking affordable career training is a service we provide with passion.

Our aim is to offer educational programs which produce competent IT professionals who can confidently start a job Day 1 after graduation. Instead of making unrealistic promises to students, we take the time to teach each topic at a pace that allows for proper introduction, repetition and practice.

 Pride Productions offers full-time and part-time courses in the following areas:

Graphic Design:
Imaging Concepts (Resolution, Print, Web, media)
Adobe Illustrator 10
Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Pagemaker
Macromedia Freehand

Web Design:
Macromedia MX Studio
Fireworks MX (12 hours)
Dreamweaver (24 hours)
Flash MX (36 hours)

Digital Imaging:
Digital Photography Concepts
Photographic Techniques (lighting and media)
Image Optimization
Photoshop Elements
PaintShop Pro

A+ Certification Training:
Hardware (peripheral installation and operation)
Software (Operating Systems and configurations)
Lab Techniques (includes optional building of your own computer)
Test Preparation Techniques

Microsoft Word
This course is designed to provide the student with an overview understanding of the functionality of MS Word. Topics include: Keyboard controls, columns, tables, envelopes and labels.
Prerequisite: Basic PC knowledge
Class size: limited to a maximum of 12

Excel Fundamentals
A beginning course designed to give an overview of the functionality of creating MS Excel spreadsheets. Topics include: entering, editing and formatting data, sorting, filtering and print commands.
Prerequisite: Basic PC knowledge
Class size: Limited to a maximum of 12

Microsoft Outlook
This desktop information management program will allow you to send email, schedule meetings, appointments and events; track you daily tasks.
Prerequisite: None
Class size: Limited to a maximum of 12

Microsoft Access
This course gives an overview of relational database basics, creating relational databases, and generating basic queries, forms and reports.
Prerequisite: Basic PC knowledge
Class size: Limited to a maximum of 12

Powerpoint
This course shows you how to make group presentations come alive. Learn how to incorporate pictures, backgrounds, graphs and sounds into your slide show.
Prerequisite: Basic PC knowledge
Class size: Limited to a maximum of 12