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Training Schedule

Advanced Skills for Leadership

Course Name
Advanced Communication - Powerful Presentations Made Easy
Facilitation Skills - Developing Team Based Solutions
Getting Things Done - From Good Intentions to Great Results
Leadership - New Ideas from the Leading Edge
Setting Team Goals - Achieving Team Success
Team Harmony-Developing Successful Work Relationships

 

Business Courses

Course Name
Assertiveness Skills That Lead to Success
Basic Sales Techniques – LIVE Online
Being an Executor and Dealing with Tax Issues – LIVE Online
Bookkeeping Basics - LIVE Online
Bridging the Gap: Generations at Work – LIVE Online
Budgeting Basics for Managers - LIVE Online
Building Customer Relationships – LIVE Online
Conducting Effective Safety Meetings - Meeting Dynamics - LIVE Online
Contractor Management - Effective Management Practices - LIVE Online
Dealing with Difficult Customers – LIVE Online
Death and Taxes, You Can’t Take it With You – LIVE Online
Delivering Effective Orientations for New Employees – LIVE Online
Doing Payroll - The Basics - LIVE Online
Effective Credit and Collections for Small Business - From Receivables to Believables - LIVE Online
Email Etiquette - LIVE Online
FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) – Focusing on Strengths
Fatigue Management – LIVE Online
Financial Basics for Non-Profit and Volunteer Organizations - LIVE Online
Fitness for Work – LIVE Online
Fostering Mentally Healthy Workplaces – LIVE Online
GST - The Basics for Bookkeeping - LIVE Online
How to Organize a Successful Event – LIVE Online
Introduction to Resiliency-Based Leadership – LIVE Online
Meeting the Needs of Your Customers – LIVE Online
Minute Taking - LIVE Online
Opportunities in the Alberta Carbon Offset Market - What's it all About? - LIVE Online
Promoting a Safe Workplace: How to Get the Attention of Employees Without the “Big Stick”! – LIVE Online
Proposal Writing - LIVE Online
Reading & Understanding Financial Statements - LIVE Online
Roadside Emergency Course
Secrets to Increased Sales – LIVE Online
Service Sells - Customer Service Workshop for Small Business - LIVE Online
Staff Wellness and Organizational Change – LIVE Online
Succession Planning for Your Family Business (Farm or Small Business) - LIVE Online
Telephone Techniques for Great Customer Service - LIVE Online
The Joy of Tax, Keeping the Jingle in YOUR Jeans – LIVE Online
Violence in the Workplace - Recognition and Management - LIVE Online
WCB - What Employers Need to Know - LIVE Online
Writing Effective Policies and Procedures
Writing Proposals That Get Results

 

Career Preparation

Course Name
Trades Entrance Math Science - Online

 

Computer Courses

Course Name
Computer Fundamentals Module 1: Introduction to Using the Internet, Facebook, Skype & More – LIVE Online
Computer Fundamentals Module 2: Understanding & Managing Computer Files and Memory – LIVE Online
Computer Fundamentals Module 3: Networking & Protecting Your Data and Computer – LIVE Online
Computer Fundamentals Module 4: Using the Internet – LIVE Online
Computer Fundamentals Module 5: Customizing Your Computer & Basic Trouble-Shooting – LIVE Online
Introduction to Computers
MS Access 2010 Module 1: Creating Simple Databases – LIVE Online
MS Access 2010 Module 2: Manipulating Tables & Data – LIVE Online
MS Access 2010 Module 3: Creating & Using Queries – LIVE Online
MS Excel 2010 Module 1: Getting Started – LIVE Online
MS Excel 2010 Module 2: Formulas, Formatting & Charts – LIVE Online
MS Excel 2010 Module 3: Functions, Customization & Special Features – LIVE Online
MS Office 2007 to MS Office 2010: Making the Change – LIVE Online
MS Outlook 2010 Module 1: Getting Started and Managing Mail – LIVE Online
MS Outlook 2010 Module 2: Scheduling & Working with Contacts – LIVE Online
MS Outlook 2010 Module 3: Tasks, Organizing Information & Sharing – LIVE Online
MS PowerPoint 2010 Module 1: Getting Started – LIVE Online
MS PowerPoint 2010 Module 2: Using Features to Make Your Presentation Awesome – LIVE Online
MS Word 2010 Module 1: Creating, Editing & Formatting Documents – LIVE Online
MS Word 2010 Module 2: Using Publishing Tools, Tables & Templates – LIVE Online
MS Word 2010 Module 3: Using Mail Merge & Sharing Documents – LIVE Online
Quickbooks for Beginners – LIVE Online
Quickbooks Module 1: Customers & Sales – LIVE Online
Quickbooks Module 2: Vendors & Purchases – LIVE Online
Quickbooks Module 3: Employees & Payroll – LIVE Online
Quickbooks Module 4: GST & Banking – LIVE Online
Simply Accounting
Simply Accounting for Beginners – LIVE Online
Simply Accounting Module 1: Customers & Sales – LIVE Online
Simply Accounting Module 2: Vendors & Purchases – LIVE Online
Simply Accounting Module 3: Employees & Payroll – LIVE Online
Simply Accounting Module 4: GST & Banking – LIVE Online

 

Driver Training

Course Name
Air Brakes
Class 1 and 3
Class 7 Prep
Class 7-5 Driver Training
Defensive Driving
General Oilfield Driver Improvement (GODI)
GODI-Heavy Hauler
Motorcycle Training
Professional Driver Improvement Course

 

Essential Skills for Administrative Professionals

Course Name
Communication - Getting the Message Across
Delivering Exceptional Customer Service
Managing the Chaos - Working with Change and Stress - THIS course is discontinued and replaced by Practical Project Management
Managing Time - Scheduling People, Paper and Priorities
Practical Project Management
Resolving Conflict - Reaching Agreement at Work
Solution Seekers - Skills for Making Effective Decisions
Writing & Editing Skills - Making The Message Clear

 

Essential Skills for Supervisors

Course Name
Communication - Getting the Message Across
Effective Supervision - Directing, Coaching and Facilitating Employees
Intervention - Managing Employees with Personal Problems
Leadership - Giving Employees What They Need to Succeed
Managing Time - Scheduling People, Paper and Priorities
Performance Management - Optimizing Results
Resolving Conflict - Reaching Agreement at Work
Staying Positive - Rewarding and Energizing Employees
Working Together - Building Effective Relationships in Your Workplace

 

General Interest

Course Name
A LIVE Online Conversation and Visual Tour with Celebrated Artist, Jane Ash Poitras
Abundant Harvest - Creating an Edible Landscape - LIVE Online
Animal Tracks & Scat – A Guide to Identifying the Animals in the Boreal Forest – LIVE Online
Beekeeping for Beginners - LIVE Online
Composting All Year Round - LIVE Online
Conversational Cree Level 1 – LIVE Online
Conversational Spanish Level 1 - LIVE Online
Creating Balance in the Garden – Managing Pests Naturally – LIVE Online
Edible Forest Gardening - LIVE Online
Exploring the Mystery of a Spruce Bog – LIVE Online
FREE LIVE Online Chat with author, Lynn Coady, The Antagonist
From the Ground Up - Key Principles for Ecological Design - LIVE Online
Get Growing – Gardening Tips and Strategies for Beginners – LIVE Online
Getting Started as a Farmers’ Market Vendor – LIVE Online
Grow Your Own – Start Your Garden Plants Indoors From Seed - LIVE Online
Growing More Food in Small Spaces – LIVE Online
Honey 101: The Story of Honey – LIVE Online
How to Paint Your Home – LIVE Online (and optional hands-on session)
Introduction to Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Keep Running Outside This Winter – LIVE Online
Make Your Home More Energy Efficient and Beat the Rising Costs of Heating and Elec
Mushrooms in the Garden – LIVE Online
No-Till Vegetable Gardening - Make Your Beds This Fall - LIVE Online
Off-Grid Solar Systems - LIVE Online
Owls of Northern Alberta - LIVE Online
Solar Hot Water – LIVE Online
Solar Seminar – T’Sou-Ke First Nation Solar Community – LIVE Online
Spring Migration at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory - LIVE Online
Taking Digital Photos of the Northern Lights - LIVE Online
The Growing Revolution: Lessons in Food Security from Cuba – LIVE Online
The Secret Life of Soil – LIVE Online
Understanding Home Insurance – Lessons Learned from the Slave Lake Fire – LIVE Online
Walking the Camino Trail - The Portuguese Way - LIVE Online
Water-Wise Gardening - LIVE Online
Why Tenant’s Insurance is Important – Lessons Learned from the Slave Lake Fire – LIVE Online

 

Maintenance Management Professional Certificate

Course Name
Module 1 - Maintenance Management Skills and Techniques
Module 2 - Production and Operations Management for the Maintenance Manager
Module 3 - Human Resource Management for the Maintenance Manager
Module 4 - Financial Management for the Maintenance Manager
Module 5 - Developing and Implementing Maintenance Tactics
Module 6 - Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Module 7 - Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Module 8 - Capstone Course

 

Oil and Gas

Course Name
Ground Disturbance Level II
Petroleum Safety Training

 

Safety

Course Name
All Terrain Vehicle Safety
Cargo Securement Training
Chainsaw Awareness Workshop
Chainsaw Safety 3 day (ENFORM)
Confined Space Entry and Rescue
Fall Protection
Forklift Operator Safety
H2S Alive
Heart Saver Level C for the Health Care Provider
ITLS - International Trauma Life Support
Log Book Training
Pleasure Craft Operators Workshop
Snowmobile Safety
Standard First Aid Level C CPR Recertification
Standard First Aid Level C CPR with AED
Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Clear Language
UTV Driver Course (Utility Terrain Vehicle)
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

 

Safety Skills for Supervisors

Course Name
3-Day Intensive (Worker Competency, Emergency Response for Supervisors, Work Site Inspections, Behavioural Safety)
5-Day Intensive (OH&S Legislation & Due Diligence, Hazard Assessment & Control, Incident Reporting & Investigation)
Behavioural Safety - Creating a Safety Culture
Emergency Response for Supervisors
Hazard Assessment and Control
Incident Reporting and Investigation
Intervention - Managing Employees with Personal Problems
OH&S Legislation and Due Diligence
Worker Competency - The Role of Orientation and Training
Work-site Inspections

 

Technical Training

Course Name
Basic PLC Training
Electrical Awareness for Non-Electricians
Electrical Code Update
Grid Connected Solar Electricity - The Basics - LIVE Online
How to Connect to Alberta's Electric Grid - LIVE Online
Initial 'B' Pressure Welding Prep
Making Your New House Solar Ready - LIVE Online
Solar Electricity: The Basics - LIVE Online
Solar Home Design - Heating With the Sun - LIVE Online