{"id":229586,"date":"2026-02-17T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=229586"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T02:05:21","slug":"upcoming-training-honolulu-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/17\/upcoming-training-honolulu-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming training at Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr> connects to high-demand careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-3.jpg\" alt=\"person welding\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-3.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-3-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honolulu Community College\u2019s Continuing Education Department is launching a comprehensive slate of spring 2026 non-credit courses designed to strengthen <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s workforce, support lifelong learning and create clearer pathways to credit academic programs. The courses are in answer to the demands that various industries in <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> see in the workforce. These are short-term training programs geared specifically to the needs in those industries. Courses are open to the public and offered primarily during evenings and weekends.<\/p>\n<h2>Aligned pathways in the skilled trades<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"person welding\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-229619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The college is addressing critical workforce needs in construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure with aligned training in the skilled trades. The Welding Fundamentals course, starting April 9, 2026, builds foundational skills that support entry into Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s credit welding program. Electrical and plumbing recertification courses are also offered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration for Welding Fundamentals closes April 2, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/academics\/continuing-education\/welding\/\">Register for Welding Fundamentals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Foundational safety training<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_229620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229620\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"People working on a scaffold\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foundational safety class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new joint initiative with the <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and industry partners is launching Foundational Safety Training Levels 1 and 2. This initiative aims to expand the talent pipeline for <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s entertainment and creative industries.<\/p>\n<p>Training includes industry-recognized certifications such as CPR\/First Aid\/AED, OSHA 10, Aerial Lifts, Forklift Certification, Fall Protection, and Scaffolding Competent Person.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration for all Foundational Safety courses closes February 17, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/goodjobshawaii\/training.php\">Safety Training information and registration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Creative industries and fashion<\/h2>\n<p>This spring marks the launch of a new Fashion and Sublimation Printing series, a three-course, hands-on pathway aligned with the college\u2019s credit Fashion Program. Participants will learn design fundamentals, digital production, and portfolio development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fashion and Sublimation 1 registration closes March 10, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Fashion and Sublimation 2 registration closes April 1, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Fashion and Sublimation 3 registration closes April 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/academics\/continuing-education\/fashion-sublimation\/\">Register for Fashion and Sublimation courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Language access and workforce readiness<\/h2>\n<p>The Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr> English Language Learner Options (HELLO) program offers non-credit English instruction at multiple levels, supporting listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary development. HELLO helps participants gain confidence for success in college, the workplace, and daily life. HELLO runs March 2 through April 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration closes February 24, 2026.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/academics\/continuing-education\/hello\/\">Register for HELLO Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By intentionally aligning non-credit courses with credit programs and partnering with industry leaders, Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Continuing Education is strengthening pathways that support workforce development, career mobility, and lifelong learning for <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s working learners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advance your career with training in welding, safety, fashion or language access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":229618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[62,71,603],"class_list":["post-229586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-workforce-development","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/honolulu-non-credit-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229586"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229623,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229586\/revisions\/229623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}