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Resolving Conflict - Reaching Agreement at Work

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Course Description

Any time people work together differences of opinion, approach and priorities are inevitable. As a supervisor, you often have to deal with the fallout. In this course you will learn to maximize the opportunities created by differing ideas while reducing the potential for destructive conflict that results in anger, withdrawal or damage to morale.

• Recognize the benefits of healthy conflict
• Identify the principles and steps for managing conflict
• Anticipate behaviours based on understanding thoughts and feelings
• Explore a variety of conflict resolution approaches and match them to the situation
• Use a 4-step approach to managing anger
• Conduct conflict resolution meetings

This course is part of the Essential Skills for Supervisors Certificate Program.

This course is approved for: The "Achievement in Business Competencies" (Blue Seal) program through the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Department. For more information on the Blue Seal Program go to: http://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/experiencedworkers/business-competencies

0.4 Continuing Education Unit Credits for Alberta Environment Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program. For more information on the Certification Program including approved CEUs go to: https://www.alberta.ca/water-wastewater-operator-certification.aspx

Course Number

ES135

Course Hours

Pre-requisites

N/A

Withdrawals and Refunds

Tuition will be fully refunded when notice of withdrawal is given 7 days before the course start date. If you are unable to attend your course, you may arrange for someone to take your place by contacting Continuing Education & Corporate Training at work@northernlakescollege.ca or 780-849-8623

Cancellation

Northern Lakes College reserves the right to re-schedule or cancel a course that lacks sufficient registrations to provide a satisfactory learning atmosphere. In this event your registration fee will be refunded in full or applied to the re-scheduled course.

Fee Payment

Fee Payment: Fees are due at the time of registration. Northern Lakes College accepts cash, cheque, money order, debit, VISA, MasterCard, American Express. Invoicing to a company requires a Purchase Order (PO).