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Body Language: Reading Body Language as a Sales Tool
$125.00Body language can make or break our efforts to establish long, trusting relationships. Our body language can help to reinforce and add credibility to what we say, or it can contradict our words. Understanding what signals you are sending, as well as being able to read the signals that your clients send, is an essential skill in sales and throughout our lives. What is your body language saying about you? Find out in this course! Member Price: $100.00 -
Race & Culture in the DEI Workplace
$399.00This is the second course of the FPSC DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) course series. Whether you are working to lead a multicultural and/or multilingual workforce or exploring your own attitudes and unconscious biases around racial diversity and inclusion as a manager or supervisor, this course will assist you in learning more about yourself and the possible racial and cultural perspectives within your organization. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Allergens
$399.00This course covers the priority list of allergens in Canada as well as sulphites and gluten sources. You will be able to identify the sources and describe the best practices and regulations to prevent allergens related food safety incidents. Learning will be made easy with our engaging activities, quizzes, and games. Your knowledge will be tested in the final exam, in which you will receive an official certificate. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Communicate, Engage, Retain!
$99.00The building blocks for employee communications in the workplace are featured in this industry report. It includes two business cases to help and supportive tips for: Communication with employees, Engaging them, and, Ultimately, retaining them. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Communication Strategies
$125.00Creating positive relationships takes work, but like any skill, we can learn how to build these relationships by considering useful techniques and then making a decision to apply them. While we often think of communication as a coding and decoding process, we can also consider how communication is also a process of constructing meaning out of messages. This course is designed to create and maintain healthy, effective communication between co-workers, as well as within your personal relationships. -
Building Team Resilience
$399.00The purpose of this Building Team Resilience course is to provide team leaders with leadership and workplace practices that build the resilience of members of their work teams in order to positively contribute to workplace productivity and engagement, create a work environment where employees feel connected, supported, and safe, and reduce employee stress levels. Participants will also learn tips for becoming a more resilient leader. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Introduction to Allergens
$225.00This course highlights the importance and impact of allergens on consumer safety as well as why allergen awareness and management is a key food industry concern. Learn the causes and effects related to food allergens, the complexities associated with managing and prevention of unwanted food allergens, and the associated Canadian regulatory requirements. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Creating and Selling Cannabis Infused Products
$300.00This course provides an introduction to the cannabis-infused product industry. Understand the law that governs and will govern cannabis-infused products in Canada, be able to distinguish between the principal ingredients that make up a cannabis-infused product, comprehend the different methods of production and understand the difference between a medical and recreational cannabis-infused product. Once you have completed this course, you will be able to understand and demonstrate the skills to provide general knowledge related to cannabis and cannabis edible products in Canada. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Quality and Safety Fundamentals in Cannabis
$300.00This course provides an overview of key safety standards and quality assurance requirements essential to cannabis production. Potential pathogens and contaminants are also identified along with recommendation on how to prevent such issues. Learning will be made easy with our engaging activities, quizzes, and games. Your knowledge will be tested in the final exam, in which you will receive an official certificate. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Effective Planning and Scheduling
$250.00As project managers and leads, we all know how difficult it can be to accurately determine the duration of a project, yet that is exactly what is expected of us on a regular basis. This course will not disclose the secret of creating an accurate schedule, because there isn’t one. However, it will provide the factors and fundamental elements that you should consider and address when creating any type of schedule. Member price: $200.00 -
Multicultural and Multilingual Leadership
$399.00This is the fourth course of the FPSC DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) course series. Managers working with multilingual and multicultural teams face unique challenges but are also presented with exciting opportunities to elevate diverse knowledgebases and cultural identities to produce high-functioning teams. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
The Spark Within
$399.00This industry report looks at generational perspectives in Canada's Labour Force. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Transferable Skills
$199.00This course is about the skills we use in our daily lives, the skills we take with us in new situations, and the skills we use on the job. We will explore their relationships with each other and how we can apply these skills to finding careers in Food Processing. -
Generation Gap – Closing the Generation Gap in the Workplace
$100.00There are currently five generations in the workforce. Only a few short years ago employers who were expecting to be faced with mass retirements are now looking at accommodating workers who cannot afford to retire, or are simply healthy and happy enough they’d like to stay at work. However, the labor force continues to put in hard work and lots of strategy to find the right people to fill vacancies and to be able to serve their customers. This course examines the history and reality of the generation gap, especially for recruiters and succession planning. In it, we will explore whether defining the actual limits of each generation is most important, or whether the merits of people within the context of employment is the bigger issue. After all, understanding others helps us to understand ourselves and to manage the people that we work with. We will also explore problems, solutions, and strategies to help overcome issues of the generation gap. Member price: $80.00 -
Bullying in the Workplace
$99.00Bullying is called the silent epidemic. Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent. This is, in part, because bullying can be hard to identify and address. People wonder, what does bullying look like? How can we discourage it in our workplace? What can I do to protect my staff and co-workers? All of these questions (and more!) will be answered in this course. -
Coaching for Success
$399.00The EI-Coach is an effective approach to professional coaching that focuses on helping others become more intelligent with their emotions in the workplace and beyond. Exceptional supervisors use coaching to unlock human potential and improve workplace performance. EI-Coaching aims to fine-tune and build deeper connections through conversations and active listening. It also attempts to explore goals that stem from an employee's core values and independent choices. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Introduction to HACCP Principles: Building a Strong Foundation!
$399.00In this course, we will embark on a journey to understand and master the principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. Designed in alignment with Codex Alimentarius guidelines, this course serves as your gateway to the world of food safety management systems. -
Distribution & Warehouse Food Safety
$150.00Canada has one of the best food safety systems in the world. That’s because businesses have a good record in food safety and the government has a good reputation for keeping the food supply safe. Employees involved in shipping, receiving and warehousing of foods are part of the reason for this. This course will help you understand your role in Good Warehouse Practices and the food safety practices that apply in food processing companies, distribution centres and logistics firms. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
The Professional Supervisor
$125.00With a host of new challenges and responsibilities to tackle, new supervisors need training that helps them adjust to their new role. Learning how to supervise your new employees on a trial and error basis can lead to discouragement. This course can help you overcome many of the problems a new supervisor may encounter, and to set the groundwork for a successful change in your working life! -
Creating a Positive Work Environment
$125.00This course takes an in-depth look at an important topic that is sometimes overlooked – creating a positive environment in the workplace. It is the responsibility of everyone at work to make it the best atmosphere they can, from the executive in the corner office to the newest employee in the mailroom. You will be introduced to this topic here and will be guided through the steps and skills to make your place of work a positive, encouraging place to be. As an employee, or a leader within a company, you have a responsibility to create and maintain a positive work environment. Everyone has a responsibility to create and maintain a positive work environment. Even if this is not a company-wide reality you can seek to provide this type of environment for your department/division or those within your sphere of influence. This course will give you tools to be able to create the type of company environment that you crave through building and nurturing effective workplace relationships. -
Introduction to Cheesemaking
$300.00This course allows the participant to become familiar with the basics of dairy chemistry and with the microbiology necessary to understand the vocabulary that supports the cheese industry. Furthermore, at the end of this training, the participant will know the main principles of cheese making including notions of quality and will be introduced to the concept of technological levers required to make adjustments during production. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Effective Problem-Solving
$299.00Everyone experiences problems from time to time. Some of our problems are big and complicated, while others may be more easily solved. Oftentimes solving problems involves dealing with emotions either within ourselves or others. This is one of the main reasons why companies want employees who can effectively identify and solve problems. Effective problem solvers help their organizations operate more efficiently, be more innovative and deliver exceptional customer service, leading to improved job satisfaction and career development for the employee and higher performance for the organization. Regardless of their level of complexity, problems are part of life and work. Therefore, problem-solving can be considered a life skill. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Developing a Training Needs Analysis
$110.00The right training at the right time can make a huge difference in the productivity and profitability of your organization. Whether you are scanning your workplace for opportunities to make things better and training is the answer, or a client asks you to come into their organization and do an assessment, your answer is best framed in the form of a training needs analysis. Your ability to create an analysis that is comprehensive yet simply prepared is critical for it to be understood and acted upon. This course will help you to gather the information, assess the data, and present your suggestions for training or non-training solutions. Member price: $88.00 -
I AM FOOD: Introduction to the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry
$199.00This course serves as both an introduction and onboarding tool for anyone wanting to learn more about Canada's Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry. Whether you are deciding if this field is right for you or you've recently started a new position, this course was designed for you. You will have a chance to explore the importance of the industry and the critical role it plays in the lives of Canadians. Jam-packed with critical information for your career advancement, you will explore the dimensions of the Canadian labour market, national occupational standards, and key educational & training opportunities. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
National Sanitation Training Program
$199.00This course provides food processing industry sanitation workers – more specifically, those who perform or will be performing sanitation , with an essential general background knowledge related to the principles of cleaning and sanitation as well as common food industry practices. It also provides detailed instruction on the facility-specific cleaning and sanitizing procedures. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
ABCs of Supervising
$125.00The transition from team member to team leader can be difficult for anyone who has not had experience leading others in the past. This course breaks down what it means to become a leader, how to address the difference in your professional bearing, relationships and best prepare to take on your new responsibilities with great success. -
Giving Effective Feedback
$125.00As human beings, we often hunger for feedback. However, many people will tell you that when they do get feedback, it’s often because of something they have done wrong. This course is designed to help workplace leaders learn how to provide feedback any time that the message is due. Whether feedback is formal or informal, and whether it is provided to employees, peers, or someone else, there are ways that it can be structured to be effective and lasting. This course will help participants learn why the way we deliver is feedback is important, how to deliver a message so that people accept it and make changes that may be needed, and how to accept feedback that we are offered. -
Supervise Employee Performance
$299.00Working with people is one of the most important factors of team environments. This is especially important for supervisors, management or anyone responsible for the time, performance and talent of others. This course will provide tools and strategies to better supervise, motivate and manage your teams effectively. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Food Fraud and Authenticity
$249.00This course will provide businesses with the tools and strategies to quantify, detect and prevent food fraud. It will also provide some guidelines and practices on how to build an anti-fraud culture in your company. Designed to give students a strong understanding of food fraud and food authenticity. This course emphasizes the importance of using existing legislative frameworks, strengthening of intelligence sharing and analysis to understand, mitigate and minimize fraud. Effective monitoring systems are essential to maintaining the integrity of a company’s own activities to maintain the assurance and integrity of its products, brand and supply chains. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Managing the Virtual Workplace
$300.00The International Data Corporation estimates that by 2020 mobile workers will account for nearly three quarters of the workforce in the United States. Make sure you’re on top of the virtual workplace trend with this one-day Managing the Virtual Workplace training course. Through this course you will understand the advantages to business and employees of remote work, as well as the disadvantages that can be associated and the best ways to manage them. Learning Objectives: After completing this course, you will be able to: Create a virtual workplace strategy. Develop, implement, and maintain telecommuting programs. Build a virtual team and lead them to success. Plan and lead virtual meetings. Use technology to support your virtual workplace. Overcome cultural barriers when leading virtual teams. Develop your virtual leadership skills. *Become a member to receive 20% off
