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The Group delivers a host of
career development and leadership courses. To view a list of sample offerings,
click on the relevant audience below.
Our approach is a simple one: We use only facilitators who are both expert
educators and experts in the subject matter being taught. Then, we ensure
that the delivery is relevant to the particular needs of the client organization
and workshop/course participants. No course is ever taught the same way
twice, because different participants result in different learning experiences.
Finally, we develop our own participant materials to ensure that participants
leave our sessions with congruent reference material.
Training
for Career Practitioners
The Group, in alliance with Concordia University College of Alberta, offers
a full range of courses for career practitioners. These can lead to both
a Certificate of Career Development and Diploma of Career Development
(see http://careerdevelopment.concordia.ab.ca/ for details). Sample courses
include:
- Introduction to Counselling
- Career Counselling
- The Nature of Work
- Work Search Strategies
- Creating Self-Portraits
- Career Development Resources
- Consulting in Career Development
- Career Development in Organizations
In addition, the Group offers tailor-made training to meet specific client
needs. For example, the Group designed and delivers all of Aurora College’s
career development courses as well as several courses for Alberta Human
Resources and Employment. If you need a specialized course to be developed
and/or delivered, do not hesitate to contact us.
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Training
for Employees/Career Changers
The Group offers a variety of courses that address the needs of employees
and individuals seeking career changes. Sample workshops include:
- Managing Up and Around (a
one-day workshop on managing one’s manager and work environment)
- Project Management (a two-day
introduction to the fundamentals of project management, particularly
the “people” fundamentals)
- Charting Your Course (a
one-day workshop to orient employees to think strategically about their
own career development)
- Proposal Writing (a half-day
workshop on the effective development of proposals and/or business cases)
- Professional Development
(a one-day workshop on managing one’s own learning)
Training
for Leaders
The Group addresses the development needs of leaders and aspiring leaders
by mixing and matching core elements to form unique programs for client
organizations. Our Interactive Leadership “programs” range from
a single two-day workshop to two-week courses to a series of workshops
spread throughout the year. Common topic areas include:
- understanding and differentiating
leadership and management
- applying both “managing”
and “leading” roles and responsibilities within management
- the leader’s role
in creating an ethical environment
- developing strategy (including
business plans)
- applying communication
roles of leaders
- applying communication
skills
- developing partnerships
- managing accountability
and key work outputs
- managing reliability
- developing individual and
team motivation and commitment
- understanding career development
- applying learning strategies
- developing a learning environment
- coaching for assistance/counselling
- coaching for growth (career
conversations)
- coaching for tutoring
- coaching for performance
- coaching for confrontation/correction
- providing feedback
- handling problem performance
- managing the troubled employee
- developing team collaboration
- developing performance
standards
- documenting performance
- interview techniques -
performance appraisals
- energy maintenance (managing
stress/time/work)
- managing projects
- understanding harassment
issues
Most of these elements can be touched upon in a 10-day program. Sub-topics,
such as coaching, can typically be addressed in 2-day sessions provided
there is pre-course work and post-course work. For example, the Group’s
Everyday Coaching course involves:
- pre-course readings and
web-based quiz
- a pre-course telephone call
with the instructor
- a two-day workshop, about
three-quarters of which is practice
- review of a CD-ROM on coaching,
based on the workshop
- a follow-up assignment
- feedback from the facilitator
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