Personal development/ Life Skills Training Courses

ASPT

Advanced Skills for the Practical Trainer Training Course

To reach this stage as an adult educator isn't always easy, but success isn't just for the naturally gifted. It is possible for all of us who put effort into our personal growth and development, because we want the enormous satisfaction that comes from working with others to help them reach their potential as human beings.

This three-day workshop presumes that participants have a good understanding of basic training principles, including adult learning concepts, Kolb's learning cycle, training methods, and designing a learning sequence.

Objectives for this workshop include:

• Enhance your understanding of learning styles and how to accommodate all four learning styles in the classroom
• Understand the key principles of effective communication in a workshop setting
• Use a variety of training techniques to stimulate participation
• Develop a plan and prepare for an effective training session
• Understand the different levels of evaluation and when to use each
• Understand how and when to add fun and humor to your training session
• Identify advanced interventions for difficult situations
• Practice the skills needed for a team presentation

Who Should attend?
Trainers, facilitators, authors of training materials

Prerequisites:

Duration:
3 Days

BYSEAS

Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills Training Course

This one-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:

• Grow in the conviction that they are competent and worthy of happiness
• Make a positive first impression
• Turn negative thoughts into positive thoughts
• Make requests so that you get what you want
• Find ways of connecting with people

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

BEGTEE

Business Etiquette: Gaining That Extra Edge Training Course

This one-day workshop will help you teach participants:

• The elements of a good handshake
• How to manage business cards
• Tips on remembering names
• Ways to make a good first impression
• The basics of dining etiquette
• How to communicate properly and politely

Who Should attend?
Business owners, sales consultants, sales representatives, managers, receptionists, call centre personnel

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

BWW

Business Writing that Works Training Course

This two-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:

• Use the five C's of writing
• Ensure their writing meets basic grammatical standards, including word agreement, sentence construction, proper spelling, and punctuation
• Differentiate between the active and passive voice
• Write business letters, reports, memos, and e-mails

Who Should attend?
Anybody wanting to improve his/her writing skills

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

CHDI

Change and How to Deal with It Training Course

This one-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:

• Accept there are no normal or abnormal ways of reacting to change, but that we must start from where we are.
• See change not as something to be feared and resisted but as an essential element of the world to be accepted.
• Understand that adapting to change is not technical but attitudinal. Change is not an intellectual issue but one that strikes at who you are.
• Recognize that before we can embrace the way things will be, we must go through a process of grieving, and of letting go of the way things used to be.
• See change as an opportunity for self-motivation and innovation.
• Identify strategies for helping change be accepted and implemented in the workplace.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

CRGAW

Conflict Resolution: Getting Along in the Workplace Training Course

During this two-day workshop, you will teach participants:

• What conflict is and how it can escalate
• The five most common conflict resolution styles
• How to increase positive information flow through non-verbal and verbal communication skills
• Some effective techniques for intervention
• How to strengthen staff trust and morale
• How to be more confident of their ability to manage conflicts

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

CYFSP

Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public Training Course

During this workshop, participants will:

• Enhance the ability to speak one-on-one with others.
• Begin to feel more confident speaking socially or small groups such as meetings.
• Practice developing these skills in a safe and supportive setting.

Who Should attend?
Anybody who finds himself needing to speak in public

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Duration:
1 Day

CDJP

Creating a Dynamite Job Portfolio Training Course

This one-day workshop will help you teach participants:

• How to describe themselves in descriptive language
• What the essential elements of cover letters and resumes are
• All about the need for pre-employment testing, and what to expect in their target market
• How to design a personalized portfolio
• How to develop a plan that moves them to a new job within 60 days

Who Should attend?
Anybody wanting to learn about Job Portfolios

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

CT

Critical Thinking Training Course

The answer lies in critical thinking skills. The ability to clearly reason through problems and to present arguments in a logical, compelling way has become a key skill for survival in today's world. This two-day workshop will give participants some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.

This two-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:

• Define critical and non-critical thinking
• Identify their critical thinking style(s), including areas of strength and improvement
• Describe other thinking styles, including left/right brain thinking and whole-brain thinking
• Work through the critical thinking process to build or analyze arguments
• Develop and evaluate explanations
• Improve key critical thinking skills, including active listening and questioning
• Use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques
• Prepare and present powerful arguments

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
2 Days

GYJSS

Getting Your Job Search Started Training Course

Participants will:

• Assess their skills, values, and beliefs about work and looking for opportunities.
• Develop an understanding for the types of work available to them and where to find more information.
• Recognize the differences and benefits available through career coaches, counselors, and mentors.
• Learn different approaches to job searching, such as networking and tapping into the job market.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

INLP

Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming Training Course

In this one-day introductory workshop, you will learn the basics of neuro linguistic programming. We will give you the tools to manage your thoughts, and thereby manage yourself.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

MI

Mastering the Interview Training Course

Specific learning objectives include:

• Understand the different types of interview questions and how to prepare to answer them
• Learn the most effective ways to prepare for an interview, including how to present themselves professionally
• Develop expertise at expressing themselves effectively
• Know how to ask for feedback following an interview

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

NFR

Negotiating For Results Training Course

Negotiating is a fundamental fact of life at any level. This two-day workshop will help you give participants confidence when negotiating with both internal and external clients. This interactive workshop also includes techniques to promote effective communications and to turn face-to-face confrontation into side-by-side problem solving.

This workshop will help you teach participants:

• The benefits of good negotiation skills.
• The importance of preparing for the negotiation process, regardless of the circumstances.
• Various negotiation styles and their advantages and disadvantages.
• Strategies for dealing with tough or unfair tactics.
• How to develop alternatives and recognize options.
• Basic negotiation principles, including BATNA, WATNA, WAP, and the ZOPA.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
2 Days

NLPTRL

NLP Tools for Real Life Training Course

Once you have a grasp on NLP's basic principles, you might be interested in learning about some tools that can help you do more with NLP. This one-day workshop will give you some hands-on experience with important NLP techniques, including anchoring, establishing congruency, developing rapport, creating outcomes, interpreting and presenting information efficiently, and even some self-hypnosis techniques.

To get the most out of this workshop, participants should first complete An Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

PSDM

Problem Solving & Decision Making Training Course

As an individual, facts and knowledge can only go so far. Solving tough problems requires the ability to define the true problem, analyze the possible causes, create options, select the most feasible option, and then implement it. This two-day workshop should help individuals enhance their efforts to find sustainable solutions and learn new ways to approach problem-solving to reach win-win decisions.

Workshop topics include ways to:

• Increase awareness of problem solving steps and problem solving tools.
• Distinguish root causes from symptoms to identify the right solution for the right problem.
• Improve problem solving and decision making skills by identifying individual problem solving styles.
• Think creatively and work towards creative solutions.
• Recognize the top ten rules of good decision-making.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

SM

Stress Management Training Course

Specific learning objectives include:

• Understand that stress is a positive, unavoidable part of everybody's life
• Recognize the symptoms that tell you when you have chronic stress overload
• Identify those situations in your life that cause you the greatest stress
• Identify those actions which add to your stress
• Change the situations and actions that can be changed
• Deal better with situations and actions that can't be changed
• Create an action plan for work, home, and play to help reduce and manage stress

Who Should attend?
Anybody

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Duration:
1 Day

WSUTYA

Working Smarter:Using Technology to Your Advantage Training Course

This two-day course will help you teach participants how to:

• Make their workplace a technology-friendly place
• Make the most of computers, telephones, instant messaging, e-mail, contact management applications, and scheduling software
• Communicate better with the IT department
• Make the best software and training choices
• Set an IT budget
• Set expectations and responsibilities for security and privacy
• Keep their employees safe and healthy
• Develop and implement a system usage policy
• Implement policies for dealing with company property
• Decide whether or not employees should telecommute
• Make telecommuting work
• Deal with workplace rage
• Address technological issues

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

WRP

Writing Reports and Proposals Training Course

Workshop objectives include:

Learn the value of good written communications.

Develop paragraphs that introduce, connect, develop, and conclude some part of an idea.

Prepare reports and proposals that inform, persuade, and provide information.

Learn how to proofread your work so you are confident it is clear, concise, complete, and correct.

Provide an opportunity to apply these skills in real work applications.

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
2 Days

AMUA

Anger Management: Understanding Anger Training Course

This one-day workshop will help teach participants how to:

• Recognize how anger affects your body, your mind, and your behavior
• Use the five-step method to break old patterns and replace them with a model for assertive anger
• Control their emotions when faced with other peoples' anger
• Identify ways to help other people safely manage some of their repressed or expressed anger.

Who Should attend?
This is a personal enrichment course that will benefit all individuals

Prerequisites:
None

Duration:
1 Day

EIINWYT

Emotional Intelligence: Its Not What You Think Training Course

We have all worked with and listened to brilliant people. Some of them were great and… well, some were not so great. The mean and the meek and all those in between can teach us more than they realize. When we look at the truly extraordinary people who inspire and make a difference you will see that they do this by connecting with people at a personal and emotional level. What differentiated them was not their IQ but their EQ - their emotional intelligence.

This one-day workshop will help you teach participants how to:

• Understand what emotional intelligence means
• Recognize how our emotional health and physical health are related
• Learn techniques to understand, use, and appreciate the role of emotional intelligence in the workplace
• Understand the different emotions and how to manage them
• Create a personal vision statement
• Understand the difference between optimism and pessimism
• Validate emotions in others

Who Should attend?
Anybody

Prerequisites:

Duration:
1 Day

GSDPDBC

Getting Stuff Done: Personal Development Boot Camp Training Course

Most people battle to keep track of and prioritizing todo lists. Create a structure to organize both your personal and professional life.

Over the course of this two-day workshop, we will explore various time management and organizational tools and techniques so that you can build a customized productivity plan for your personal and professional lives. At the end of the course, you will emerge with a plan that works for you, so that you can start regaining control of your life!

During this workshop, you will teach participants:

• What personal efficiency is, what skill sets can improve personal productivity, and what attitudes they should cultivate
• Why multi-tasking is a myth
• What role long-term goals play in short-term efficiency
• How to set a personal vision and develop dreams and goals from it
• The 80/20 rule and how it should affect planning
• The characteristics of a good organizational system
• A plan for an efficient workspace, including a customized information center and a filing system
• A system that will allow you to process any type of information that crosses your desk, including e-mail, electronic files, paper files, voice mail, text messages, and drop-in visitors
• How to use the Eisenhower principle to prioritize work
• Ways of saying no
• How routines can simplify their lives
• How to identify why they procrastinate and methods for tackling tasks
• Tools to make their household more productive and efficient

Who Should attend?
Anyone that needs a structure to help with getting tasks completed

Prerequisites:
Computer literacy is an advantage

Duration:
2 Days