Job Readiness Training

Basic digital literacy is essential for modern business, including proficiency with computers, mobile devices, and tools. You'll learn basic data analysis skills using Excel and other tools that help to make informed decisions. A working knowledge of cybersecurity ensures safe online practices to protect you, your company, and your data.

Strong written communication is key for crafting clear and professional emails, reports, and documentation. Likewise, effective verbal communication enhances presentations, meetings, and collaboration. You'll gain a greater mastery of these as well as of digital communication tools, ensuring you're ready for the seamless communication of today’s business environment.

Learn time management techniques to boost your productivity. Discover new ways and habits to organize tasks efficiently with tools that accommodate you. Find out how to build and keep initiative and motivation. Continuously track your progress and refine your strategies for optimal results.

Like time management, learning effective project management and organizational skills helps you keep track of priorities, details, and deadlines at work. Learn popular tools to organize tasks and streamline workflows. Apply these skills to small projects, regularly reviewing and improving your methods. Engage in team projects and learn the best practices of staying organized while working with others.

Emotional intelligence is a learnable skill that helps you develop awareness and identification of your own emotions, the emotions of others around you, and the situations you encounter in the workplace. Gaining mastery of your emotions and how you react to others can lead to better relationships and long-term business success. You'll learn methods such as active listening, reframing, setting boundaries, and mood journaling.

You'll practice team-based activities that strengthen your collaboration skills. Learn how to better listen to understand what others have to say and to contribute meaningfully in group settings. Learn about organization and team dynamics, giving and receiving feedback, and having difficult conversations.

Stress management is critical for surviving the modern workplace. Today, employees experience more changes at a faster pace than ever before, often working with people who have very different ways of working and seeing the world. Learn how to maintain your focus and prevent overwhelm, helping you regulate your emotions and your wellbeing in both work and life. You’ll also practice stress management techniques that build resilience and problem-solving skills to weather the challenges you’ll inevitably face each day.

Learn what it means to show up to work to do and be your best on your own and with others. Understand the basic expectations of competence, reliability, and respect. You’ll also study the non-negotiables of professional work environments: ethics, appropriateness, and accountability. Discover how to foster a growth mindset, understand your role, learn from mistakes and setbacks, develop problem solving skills, embrace high standards and challenges, and continually find opportunities to grow the skills and behavior necessary for success.