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Job Skills for a
Competitive Advantage
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Developing your Employees
Let Moraine Valley’s Workforce Development and
Community Services department give your employees a competitive start with
classes designed specifically to meet your company's needs.
This new training program,
based on current workforce trends and industry input, provides your employees with the necessary tools to proactively affect
the outcomes of everyday business situations and challenges.
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Training focuses on:
Building character and integrity
Developing work ethic
Taking responsibility and accountability
Business etiquette
Time management
Effective communication
Giving and receiving feedback
Succeeding through teamwork
Effective problem solving
Celebrating diversity in the workplace
Stress management
Attaining life balance |
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With our customized onsite
training, you can choose specific modules for half-day or full-day sessions to
best suit the needs of your organization. Or you can choose to have us present
the entire series.
Call today and let us help you design a
training program that will give your employees the skills they need to
contribute to their professional success and your company’s bottom line!
To
schedule an appointment to discuss your needs, or to set up customized training
for your employees, contact Mary Jo Murphy, at (708) 974-5498 or
murphy272@morainevalley.edu.
The following modules are
interactive and experiential utilizing discussion, role play, case studies, and
workplace scenarios to demonstrate important business concepts.
Module 1: Building Character
and Preserving Integrity
- Identifying values
- Preserving integrity through conscious
choice
Module 2: Developing Work Ethic
(Part 1)
- Understanding the importance of
honesty, trustworthiness and dependability
in the workplace
- Conducting yourself in a proactive
manner
Module 3: Developing Work Ethic
(Part 2)
- Developing personal leadership, respect
for co-workers and support for your
supervisor
- Understanding the value of continuous
learning
Module 4: Taking Responsibility and
Accepting Accountability
- Taking responsibility and being accountable
within the workplace
Module 5: Business Etiquette – The
Stepping Stones of Your Success
- Personal appearance
- Demonstrating professional manners
within the workplace
Module 6: Managing Time and Scheduling
Priorities
- Identifying personal and professional
priorities
- Learning how to write a S.M.A.R.T.
(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-based) goal
Module 7: Effective Communication –
Attentive Listening
- Effectively listening to better understand
Module 8: Effective Communication –
Conveying Your Message
- Conveying messages in a professional
manner
Module 9: Giving and Receiving Constructive
Feedback
- Understanding the impact that giving and
receiving constructive feedback can have on a team and its members
Module 10: Succeeding Through Teamwork
- Identifying the stages of team
development, and varying styles and roles of team members
Module 11: Effective Problem Solving
- Understanding the process for identifying
the cause of problems
- Identifying, implementing and evaluating
effective solutions
Module 12: Celebrating Diversity in the
Workplace
- Preparing for challenges that might arise
due to differences related to age, culture, gender, etc.
Module 13: Stress Management
- Discovering ways to prevent workplace
stress and minimize its effects to be productive and happy in your personal
and professional lives
Module 14: Attaining Life Balance
- Identifying the four areas of your life
(physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) required to feel balanced
- Making proactive choices about how to
spend and invest money to maintain financial stability
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