{"id":668,"date":"2020-09-15T16:55:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/atr\/2020\/09\/15\/comprehensive-list-of-online-resources-for-education\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T16:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:13:58","slug":"comprehensive-list-of-online-resources-for-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/atr\/2020\/09\/15\/comprehensive-list-of-online-resources-for-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive List of Online Resources for Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online Education Options for Au Pairs:\u00a0 Local in-person classes should be a priority for achieving the education component. If you are not able to find a local in person course your CC can discuss online options. Only ONE online course can be taken at at time. ONE PER SEMESTER.<\/p>\n

Education:<\/span><\/div>\n
Your course will be approved if these things are met:<\/span><\/div>\n
1. Comes from an accredited college, university or technical college approved by the DOS.<\/span><\/div>\n
2. The college, university, or technical school must be an American school.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
3. Two online courses were not taken at the same time in the same semester.<\/div>\n
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3. Provide a certificate and proof of registration. These must be EMAILED to your community counselor.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
4. All classes must be finished by the end of your 10.5 th month….45 days before the end of your year. If you are extending with a new family, the education has to be finished by the 8th month of your term.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Please submit all certificates at the time you finish them by emailing them to the counselor at her APIA address. Don’t wait to send all at once.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
5. 72 hours or 7.2 CEUs must be achieved to extend a term.<\/div>\n
6. Au pairs in their extension term must also earn 72 hours for a one-year extension or a 9-month extension. 36 hours or 3.6 CEUs for a 6-month extension.<\/div>\n
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7.. A special 6-month extension requires 36 hours or 3.6 CEUs.<\/div>\n
8. The education allowance is available to assist with earning certificates or paying tuition for a class. It is not paid directly to the Au pair. Maximum of 500.00 per year for the first term or a 12-month or 9-month extension.\u00a0 Maximum of 250.00 for a 6-month extension.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ALL CLasses must be from an accredited, USA college or university!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some classes are grouped together and are called a \u201d Specialization\u201d. This means that each course within the specialization group must be taken and will give a specific amount of hours. Please count each course\u2019s hours to total how many you will achieve.<\/p>\n

Most Popular Search Mechanisms: NOT all classes found will be approved by the State Department. Check with your counselor BEFORE you sign up!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

www.coursera.org<\/p>\n

www.edx.org<\/p>\n

www.ed2go.com\/<\/p>\n

https:\/\/online-learning.harvard.edu\/catalog<\/p>\n

Most Popular Courses:<\/p>\n

20 hours The Science of Well Being \u2013 www.coursera.org\/learn\/the-science-of-well-being<\/p>\n

22 hours Dog Emotion and Cognition \u2013 www.coursera.org\/learn\/dog-emotion-and-cognition<\/p>\n

Interior Design \u2013 www.ed2go.com\/courses\/arts-and-design\/graphic-arts\/ilc\/introduction-to-interior-design<\/p>\n

Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Industry \u2013 https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/introduction-to-hospitality-and-tourism-industry<\/p>\n

Computer Science for Business Professionals \u2013 https:\/\/online-learning.harvard.edu\/course\/cs50s-computer-science-business-professionals?delta=0<\/p>\n

How to Write an Essay \u2013 https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/how-to-write-an-essay<\/p>\n

Tricky American English Pronunciation – https:\/\/www.classcentral.com\/course\/tricky-american-english-pronunciation-8274<\/p>\n

Fundamentals of Supervision and Management \u2013 www.ed2go.com\/courses\/business\/soft-skills\/ilc\/fundamentals-of-supervision-and-management<\/p>\n

This course is from the University of Pennsylvania and yields 40 hours.\u00a0 It is self-paced. You can do the work whenever you have time. There is no specific class time.<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/careerdevelopment<\/a><\/div>\n
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English for Career Development – https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/careerdevelopment<\/p>\n

Improve your English Communication Skills – https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/improve-english?<\/p>\n

Photography – www.ed2go.com\/schoolcraft\/online-courses\/secrets-of-better-photography\/<\/p>\n

Culinary Arts \u2013 https:\/\/classroomaupair.org\/intro-to-culinary-arts\/<\/p>\n

Best Course for 5 Hours:<\/p>\n

Fairfax University of America \u2013 Online Museum Courses https:\/\/www.fxua.edu\/sls\/programs\/non-intensive-esl\/#museum-classes<\/p>\n

Best ESL\/TOEFL Courses:<\/p>\n

The University of California at Irvine offers a series of classes: https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/intermediate-grammar<\/p>\n

International Language Institute \u2013 DC \u2013 www.ilidc.com<\/p>\n

LADO \u2013 DC Metro Area \u2013 www.lado.com<\/p>\n

UCEDA – https:\/\/uceda.edu\/toefl-preparation\/ or https:\/\/uceda.edu\/aupair\/ for ESL classes, too.<\/p>\n

Kenton County Adult ESL \u2013 https:\/\/www.kentonesl.org\/<\/p>\n

Community College of Allegheny County \u2013 Grammar Refresher \u2013 https:\/\/www.ed2go.com\/ccac\/online-courses\/grammar-refresher<\/p>\n

Zoni Language Center \u2013 Intermediate Conversations \u2013 www.zoni.edu\/intensive-english-program\/<\/p>\n

Hudson County Community College \u2013 English Skills for Real Life Situations \u2013 https:\/\/classroomaupair.org\/english<\/p>\n

Prince Georges Community College \u2013 ESL – https:\/\/www.pgcc.edu\/go\/adulteducationesl\/<\/p>\n

Fairfax Universtiy of America – https:\/\/www.fxua.edu\/sls\/programs\/non-intensive-esl\/<\/p>\n

Georgia Tech Language Institute – https:\/\/esl.gatech.edu\/additional-programs\/short-courses<\/p>\n

International Language Institute – www.ilidc.com<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ed2go.com\/courses\/language\/languages\/ilc\/speed-spanish<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/learn-spanish<\/p>\n

More Popular Choices:<\/p>\n

Teaching English courses:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/tesol-writing<\/p>\n

Learning Across America and Learning Express – https:\/\/www.learningacrossamerica.net\/find-your-class<\/p>\n

Classroom Au Pair – www.classroomaupair.org<\/p>\n

Psychology Classes:<\/p>\n

Yale University:\u00a0 \u00a0One course gives\u00a0 15 hours\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/introduction-psychology?recoOrder=5&utm_medium=email&utm_source=recommendations&utm_campaign=Kl0YwECzEeuTnfsZ4aha4w<\/p>\n

Penn State University:\u00a0 five courses in the specialization giving 80 hours.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/positivepsychology?recoOrder=8&utm_medium=email&utm_source=recommendations&utm_campaign=Kl0YwECzEeuTnfsZ4aha4w<\/p>\n

Wesleyan Unversity 37 hours\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/social-psychology?<\/p>\n

\u00a0For 72 hours in one specialization certificate: <\/strong><\/p>\n

English\u00a0 \u00a080 hours https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/american-english-pronunciation<\/p>\n

Psychology 80 https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/positivepsychology?<\/p>\n

Digital Marketing 80 hours https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/specializations\/digital-marketing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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