Paul Waterman
“Knowledge worker” is one of those biz-talk terms that is so broad it can be nearly impossible to pin down. Carpenters build things. Retailers sell things. Housekeepers clean things. So what do knowledge workers do? Well, lots, as it turns out, much of which involves using computers and the Internet. Using the Internet is about to become much easier and faster in Cook County as Arrowhead Electric wires the county for fiber optic “broadband,” which means high-speed, high-capacity Internet.
In February, county residents will have a free chance to develop some basic skills that will help them take advantage of those opportunities: a four-session Knowledge Worker course offered by Lake Superior College and funded by a grant from the Blandin Foundation.
The first session, titled Introduction to Knowledge Worker, will be 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, at Cook County Higher Education’s North Shore Campus, 300 West Third St. in Grand Marais. The three remaining sessions, Career Pathways, Innovation in the Workplace and Technology in the Workplace, will be online.
The instructor is Paul Waterman, assistant director of career services at Lake Superior College.
Although the course is free, you must register by Thursday, Feb. 2. To register, please call Cook County Higher Ed at 387-3411 or email highered@northshorecampus.org.
If you lack access to an Internetconnected computer, do not let that stop you. Contact Higher Ed, which will work to ensure you have a place and a computer to connect with the Knowledge Worker program.
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