Workplace and Career Skills
Course 1: Job Readiness for the Skilled Trades
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course trains participants in the professional habits and workplace behaviors that support success in the skilled trades including being ready and reliable at work, professionalism and respect, effective communication, accountability and coachability, teamwork, and building a strong professional reputation. Emphasis is placed on arriving prepared and on time, following through on commitments, communicating appropriately with supervisors, coworkers, and customers, asking questions when needed, responding constructively to feedback and mistakes, showing initiative within one's role, providing effective shift handoffs, and developing the trust that can lead to greater responsibility and career opportunities.
Objectives:
- Recognize behaviors that demonstrate reliability and professionalism
- Communicate appropriately with supervisors, coworkers, customers, and other employees
- Respond constructively to feedback, mistakes, and unfamiliar situations
- Demonstrate respect and teamwork in a skilled-trades environment
- Identify everyday behaviors that build professional trust and create opportunities for career advancement
Course 2: Management Skills
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course covers the practical skills needed for effective management. It demonstrates the role planning, organizing, and efficient execution play in the success of any business, especially in the industrial plant environment. It is a tool used toward achieving the traits of successful managers.
Objectives:
- Define the core functions of management in a business setting
- Explain strategies for effective decision making and problem solving
- Identify the importance of team dynamics and conflict resolution
Course 3: Principles of Leadership
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course covers the foundational principles of leadership. It clarifies the difference between leading people toward a shared purpose and merely managing tasks. It will provide a valuable tool for employees who aim toward achieving better and more efficient project outcomes, especially in the industrial plant environment. It demonstrates how leadership creates a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
Objectives:
- Define leadership
- Explain the different styles of leadership
- Identify the key qualities of effective leaders
- Describe the difference between leadership and management