ESMH3004 - ESOL Supported Payroll Certificate Program
Course Description
Course approved for SNAP Path to Work Scholarship.
This 16- week online program for English Language Learners with Intermediate to Advanced English Skills is a series of courses taught by live instructors with much interaction.
The first course in this series, Digital Literacy, will teach students how to use Outlook to create and manage calendars, Video Conferencing applications such as Zoom and GoToMeeting, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Throughout the entire Certificate Program students will participate in supported ESOL studies to improve their English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
In the skills portion of this program students will learn payroll functionality and controls to process bi-weekly payroll, including paysheet creation, time and labor interface, retroactive pay processing.
Students will learn how to maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating, and entering data into a payroll system.
Instruction on how to update and reconcile monthly payroll transactions, journal entries and preparation of W2 and 1099 forms will be included.
Research and response to routine, non-routine and complex payroll and labor inquiries will be covered.
Students will be prepared to take the Certified Payroll Professional Exam (CPP).
This program is FREE for qualified SNAP Recipients.
Schedule:
1st Session; February 3, 2026 to May 25, 2026, 16 weeks, 3 evenings per week (T, TH: 6-8 pm, M: 5-8 pm, online)
2nd Session; June 2, 2026 to September 18, 2026, 16 weeks, 3 evenings per week (T, TH: 6-8 pm, F: 5-8 pm, online)
Requirements:
Intermediate or higher level (SPL 4/5) –English required.
Reside in the state of MA
Access to a computer with internet access, a microphone, and a camera
Required Textbook: Payroll Management: 2025 Edition (approximate cost to student $34)
Skills Covered
- Digital Literacy
- Payroll Processing
- Accounting & Benefits
- Payroll Tax
- Journalizing Entries for Employee Fringe Benefits
- ADP Introduction
- Personal Finance
National Payroll Certification Exam: $80 with NECC member discount! More information will be provided to students at completion of the program
Potential Jobs;
- Accounting office clerk
- Remote Payroll Clerk
- Payroll Benefits Specialist
Please contact us elsp@necc.mass.edu to get instructions on how to register.