• Developing a High Reliability Organization

    $99.00
    You will learn what constitutes a High Reliability Organization (HRO), the principles behind high reliability and take a look at a real life disaster that could have benefitted from those principles.
  • Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance

    $65.00
    This course will teach you about the causes and costs of workplace pressure, the benefits of creating balance, and how to identify pressure points. You will also learn how to apply emotional intelligence, increase optimism and resilience, and develop strategies for getting ahead.
  • Purchasing and Procurement Basics

    $99.00
    In this course, you will learn the basics of purchasing and procurement. Youll receive an introduction to the supply chain, the purchasing cycle, and basic purchasing tools. Youll also learn about the competitive bidding process, how to manage supplier performance, risk management techniques, and ways to build relationships.
  • Workplace Health and Safety: The Supervisor’s Role and Responsibilities

    $75.00
    At the end of this course you are going to be able to understand the employers and supervisors responsibilities for workplace health and safety and you will also learn about, and understand, the three rights of workers. You will learn about Health and Safety Committees, employee orientation checklists, health and safety training for employees, and the importance of communicating health and safety information.
  • Story Marketing for Small Businesses

    $55.00
    This course covers the essential elements of a story marketing campaign, from a review of company message and brand, to the elements of good storytelling. The course leads participants through the steps of creating a marketing story knowing your company, knowing and connecting with customers, and the story writing and editing process. This creates a clear and engaging path that will lead customers to your products and services and encourage them to respond to your call to action.
  • Marketing and Sales

    $65.00
    In this course, you will learn effective, low-cost, and non-cost strategies to improve sales, develop your companys image, and build your bottom line.
  • Online Business 101

    $55.00
    This course will lead you from your idea to your online business. It will take a look at important components such as business plans and marketing while touching upon payments, online marketplaces, and much more. With those topics covered you will have the skills to become an online entrepreneur.
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making

    $65.00
    In this course, you will learn a three-phase problem solving process that you can apply to any situation. You will also learn techniques for creative thinking, how to make good group decisions, and ways to follow up on and evaluate decisions.
  • Business Process Management

    $60.00
    To begin this course, you will learn about business process management and three related skill areas: business analysis, enterprise content management, and business process re-engineering. Then, you will work through the five stages of the business process life cycle: vision, design, modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization. Tools such as automation, business rules, workflow engines, what-if analysis, process mining, business activity monitoring, the balanced scorecard, Lean, and Six Sigma are also covered.
  • Soft Skills New Employees

    $60.00
    After you complete this course, you will be able to: Understand the importance of professional presence on the job Understand the importance of a positive attitude Understand the role of stress reduction in nurturing a positive attitude and appreciate various methods of stress reduction Determine your own level of assertiveness and understand and improve your assertiveness Learn how to self-manage to become more effective and efficient Learn the importance of working as a team member Improve your communication skills, including listening, questioning, and non-verbal communication, and learn how to set goals and create a personal action plan.
  • Writing a Business Plan

    $99.00
    In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms.
  • Performance Management: Managing Employee Performance

    $65.00
    In this course, you will learn about the Shared Management Model, which helps the manager transfer motivation and responsibility for results to the employee. This course will cover all three phases of the model: preparing the employee for the job, motivating them to do it, and evaluating their performance.
  • Overcoming Objections to Nail the Sale

    $55.00
    In this course, you will learn how to overcome objections, identify buying signals, and close the sale. You will also learn supporting skills, like building credibility, being observant, and communicating well.
  • Effective Planning and Scheduling

    $75.00
    This course will teach you how to use a variety of planning and scheduling tools, including the work breakdown structure, network diagrams, program evaluation and review technique (PERT), and Gantt charts. You will also learn how to properly estimate time, schedule resources, identify task dependencies, manage risks, communicate your schedule, and keep the schedule updated.
  • Networking for Success

    $65.00
    In this course, you will learn how to identify opportunities, create a positive first impression, develop a memorable intro, start conversations, shake hands well, handle business cards, manage sticky situations, follow up with others, and organize your network. Youll also learn how to network in online spaces, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
  • 10-Minute Presentations

    $99.00
    At the end of this workshop, you will be able to know and use essentials of a good presentation, choose platforms that enhance your message and reach, set goals and timelines for your presentation, create engaging narrative from outline through final draft, edit and polish your presentation, offer and receive peer review and, develop best practices for future presentations.
  • Global Business Strategies

    $70.00
    This course provides an overview of the various factors that a business must consider before going global. Students will also begin considering how they can expand their business to the global marketplace using a variety of planning techniques. We strongly recommend that participants complete our Entrepreneurship 101 and Basic Business Management programs before taking this course.
  • Dealing With Difficult People

    $65.00
    Upon completion of this course, you will be able to recognize how your own attitudes and actions affect others; find new and effective techniques for dealing with difficult people; be familiar with some techniques for managing and dealing with anger; and develop coping strategies for dealing with difficult people and difficult situations.
  • From Boss to Leader

    $65.00
    Course Objective By the end of this course, participants will know the characteristics of bad bosses and good leaders, understand how those who hold management positions can develop into good leaders, know the elements of leading by example, understand the importance of good communication and effective feedback, and know how to use emotional intelligence.
  • Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills

    $99.00
    At the end of this course, you will be able to: define what the balanced scorecard is, identify the benefits of the scorecard, create a vision statement for the balanced scorecard, understand what corporate values, mission statements, and vision statements are and how they tie into the balanced scorecard process, determine if the balanced scorecard is right for your organization, describe the key elements of the balanced scorecard process, identify a strategy map, tactical action plan, and balanced scorecard, identify the components of supporting balanced scorecard plans, understand what processes you will need to support the balanced scorecard, and, identify the members of different balanced scorecard teams.
  • Business Management 101: Boot Camp for Business Owners

    $85.00
    This course will give you all the skills that you need as a new business owner. Youll learn how to develop your organizational chart, manage operations, speak knowledgeably about finance, hire the right people, build your brand, market your product online and offline, complete a strategic plan and a succession plan, and build your customer base. Youll also learn the basics of leadership and tips for taking your business to the next level.
  • Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce

    $65.00
    To start this course, you will learn about some basic motivation theories. You will also learn about setting goals, identifying values, and ways to create a motivational climate.
  • Trade Shows: Getting the Most Out of Your Trade Show Experience

    $99.00
    You are going to learn about people who attend trade shows and how to interact with them. You are also going to learn about the importance of pre-show promotion and then follow up afterwards. These topics will be explored in great depth as they get broken down into areas such as creating good opening lines and good conversations, targeted promotional giveaways, booth behavior, and prospecting activities.
  • Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public

    $65.00
    After you complete this course, you will be able to: Speak with more confidence in one-on-one conversations, Feel more confident speaking socially or small groups such as meetings, and Practice developing these skills in a safe and supportive setting.
  • Basic Internet Marketing

    $55.00
    In this course, you will learn how to market online, where your target market is, and what results you are getting. You will also learn about search engine optimization, e-mail campaigns, pay per click advertising, and more.
  • Team Building: Developing High Performance Teams

    $65.00
    After you complete this course, you will understand how to apply the TORI model, Tuckman and Jensens five stages of team development, and Glenn Parkers 12 characteristics of effective teams to develop high-performance teams. You will also complete the Velsoft team player type assessment to help you identify how you behave in a team and how you can connect with others.
  • Appreciative Inquiry

    $65.00
    In this course you will learn about the appreciative inquiry process. To begin, youll explore its fundamental principles and the 4-D model. Youll also get a hands-on look at the appreciative inquiry interview guide and start considering how this powerful tool could make a difference in your organization.
  • Developing Your Training Program

    $99.00
    After you complete this course, you will be able to: Describe the essential elements of a training program, apply different methodologies to program design, demonstrate skills in preparation, research, and delivery of strong content, explain an instructional model, and create a training program proposal.
  • English as a Second Language: A Workplace Communications Primer

    $60.00
    This is an opportunity to review and enhance your proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will find that being aware of cultural and workplace influences will help keep them from creating barriers to communication. Practical information on selecting the right words, and combining them effectively to get your message across, will improve your verbal and written communication. Specific advice on email, videoconferencing, proposals, and selling your ideas will further improve your communication skills.
  • Identifying and Combatting Fake News

    $99.00
    After you complete this course you will be able to: define fake news, recognize the difference between fake news and objective reporting, understand the impacts of fake news on your organization, examine proactive strategies and how they work, learn reactive strategies and why they are essential, discover opportunities for promotion and growth within fake news , and create your own fake news action plan.
  • Giving Effective Feedback

    $75.00
    In this course, you will learn about the essential elements of feedback, important communication techniques, and a framework for informal and formal feedback. Youll also learn some tips for receiving feedback.
  • Mobbing in the Workplace

    $60.00
    After this course, you will be able to identify mobbing and how it differs from individual bullying, know why and how it occurs, know how it impacts the person targeted and the organization, know what actions to take if you are being mobbed, know how to avoid targeting someone, and know what action to take as an organization to stop mobbing before it starts
  • Reading Body Language as a Sales Tool

    $99.00
    After you complete this course, you will be able to: Apply your knowledge of body language to improve communication, understand the impact of space in a conversation, understand the nuances of body language from a range of areas including your face, hands, arms, legs, and posture, use mirroring and matching techniques to build rapport, shake hands with confidence, and dress for success.
  • Onboarding: The Essential Rules for a Successful Onboarding Program

    $65.00
    This course will explore the benefits of onboarding, show you how to design an onboarding framework, give you ways to customize the program for different audiences (including managers and executives), and demonstrate how to measure results from the program.
  • Time Management

    $45.00
    After you complete this course, you will be able to better organize yourself and your workspace for peak efficiency, understand the importance of, and the most useful techniques for, setting and achieving goals, plan and schedule your time efficiently, learn how to set priorities, discover the ingredients for good decision-making, learn what to delegate and how to delegate well, take control of things that can derail your workplace productivity, create order and get organized, and manage your workload.
  • Public Relations Boot Camp

    $65.00
    In this course, you will learn how to determine the type of information required in a particular situation, ways to approach PR strategically, how to create compelling releases, and techniques for managing media relations.
  • Conversational Leadership

    $75.00
    In this course, you will learn about the fundamental elements of meaningful conversations, the four-I model of organizational conversation, the conversational leadership framework, and the World Caf model. All of these tools will help you become a conversational leader and build stronger teams in your workplace.
  • Cannabis and the Workplace

    $65.00
    In this course, you are going to learn about cannabis, its effects on the individual, and the potential impact in the workplace. You will consider medical cannabis, the rights and obligations of employees and employers, and the intervention process as you deal proactively by having a comprehensive drug and alcohol policy.
  • Creative Thinking and Innovation

    $99.00
    In this course, you will identify ways to develop your creative side and build a creative environment. Youll also learn a basic problem-solving process, individual creative thinking tools (such as the RAP model, shoe swap technique, mind mapping, metaphors, and toys), and team-based creative thinking tools (such as brainstorming, brainwriting, rolestorming, the stepladder technique, and slip writing).