AUBURN — The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at Central Maine Community College will offer “Identity Theft and Protecting Your Money” from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7.

This course will instruct participants on how to protect their names, money and assets from identity thieves. Course topics include types of identity theft, how personal information is obtained and used by identity thieves, real life scenarios of the impact of identity theft and alternative investment vehicles for income producing assets.

This course is recommended for those who utilize mobile devices for financial and sensitive information transfers; use credit or debit cards at retail establishments; have been notified of a data breach; or want to be proactive in securing their financial identity.

The fee for this course is $20, and registration is restricted to individuals over the age of 18. Deadline for registration is Friday, Dec. 1.

FMI, register: 207-755-5280, workforcedevelopment@cmcc.edu, www.cmcc.edu/ccs.