Workplace Essentials

  • Diversity Training – Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace

    $100.00
    More than ever, a workplace is a diverse collection of individuals proud of who they are: their gender, their sexual orientation, their religion, their ethnic background, and all the other components that make an individual unique. One of the challenges for workplace leaders is how to help these diverse individuals work as a team. We all know what happens to organizations that don’t have effective teamwork: they fail. And, failing to embrace diversity can also have serious legal costs for corporations. This course will give you ways to celebrate diversity in the workplace while bringing individuals together.
  • Introduction to Quality Assurance and Quality Control

    $299.00
    This course covers the roles and responsibilities of Quality Assurance and Quality Control in developing a Quality System. Participants will go through the background of the roles as well as what is important to understand when implementing Quality Systems. This course is applicable to all personnel in a food processing plant with roles in determining quality: owners, supervisors, quality manager, quality technician, production personnel, sanitation team, plant manager, food safety team, etc. *Become a member to receive 20% off
  • Interview Skills for the Food & Beverage Processing Industry

    $99.00
    Interview Skills for the Food and Beverage Industry addresses the many Interview skills and practices required for finding employment in the Canadian work environment. This course provides strategies, tips, and guidelines for understanding the Canadian hiring process, developing effective cover letters and resumes, being successful in job search activities, knowing what to wear to interviews, and what to expect and do before, during, and after a job interview. *Become a member to receive 20% off
  • Managing the Virtual Workplace

    $300.00
    The 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
  • The Spark Within

    $399.00
    This industry report looks at generational perspectives in Canada's Labour Force. *Become a member to receive 20% off
  • Effective Problem-Solving

    $299.00
    Everyone 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
  • Communication Strategies

    $125.00
    Creating 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.
  • The Disability-Friendly & Neurodiverse Workplace

    $399.00
    This is the fifth course of the FPSC DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) course series. Virtually all organizations have employees who live with visible and invisible disabilities, as well as individuals with neurodiverse exceptionalities. Part of the discussion in the course will be considering how thoughtful awareness and meaningful support by managers (often posing very limited fiscal investment) can transform employees with intellectual, physical, sensory, and/or mental disabilities into high-functioning and highly committed team members in an organization. *Become a member to receive 20% off
  • Building Personal Resilience

    $399.00
    The purpose of this Building Personal Resilience course is to provide employees with information, guidance, and tips on how to build their personal resilience in order to better manage stress, more effectively deal with challenging and adverse situations, and learn and apply strategies that improve their current and future life. *Become a member to receive 20% off