If you have resolved to upgrade your skills or learn a new profession in the New Year, plan to attend Schoolcraft College's Professional Development Information Showcase. There is no charge for the event which is Tuesday, Jan. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the DiPonio Room at the VisTaTech Center.

Instructors and representatives of various professional development programs from the Continuing Education and Professional Development Department will be on hand to explain their classes and answer questions. They will discuss:

• New career opportunities as a pharmacy technician or a truck driver;
• Added training in management, entrepreneurship for small business owners, and corporate training;
• Certification and recertification in teaching, insurance, nursing, real estate and massage therapy.

There will be presentations on pharmacy technician training at 6:20 and 7:20 p.m. and on the basic truck driving program at 6:50 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call (734) 462-4448. Schoolcraft College is a public two-year college, offering classes at the Livonia campus on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads, at the Radcliff Center in Garden City and online.