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What you will learn - Effective Company Recognition Programs Keep Employees Motivated, Safe and Happy!
  • Paper the Walls
  • Use Social Media
  • Create an action plan
  • Keep written records
  • SMART goal setting
  • Specific goals
  • Setting Expectations Verbally
  • Documenting Expectations
Get BIG Savings with our Ultimate Employee Recognition Online Bundle, 10 Certificate Courses
  1. Employee Recognition
  2. Employee Motivation
  3. Delivering Constructive Criticism
  4. Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce
  5. Giving Effective Feedback
  6. Appreciating Your Workforce
  7. Performance Management
  8. Motivating Your Sales Team
  9. Goal Setting & Getting Things Done
  10. Supervising Others
1. Employee Recognition: Effective Company Recognition Programs Keep Employees Motivated, Safe and Happy!

Employee recognition program is not a luxury, it is a necessity. With a well-built employee recognition program, companies can improve job retention, employee engagement, team work, reinforcing company values, and more. Company recognition can influence their employees to work hard, and smart. Instead of just saying thank you to an employee who has been with the company for 10 years, take the time to give them some sort of certificate, or thoughtful gift. Employees are more likely to continue employment with a company if they feel they are appreciated.

Let's learn how to create an effective programs/guidelines to provide a well thought recognition for employees better morale and productivity.

By the end of this Employee Recognition Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Assess the type of Employee Recognition Program(s) your company needs
  • Train leadership to recognize their employees
  • Know when and where recognition is needed
  • Construct a culture of recognition
  • Maintain an effective Employee Recognition Program
2. Employee Motivation: How to Motivate your Team to Achieve Organizational Goals

When you think of staff motivation, many things may come to mind: more money, a bigger office, a promotion, or a better quality of life. The truth is, no matter what we offer people, true motivation must come from within. Regardless of how it is characterized, it is important to get the right balance in order to ensure that you have a motivated workforce.

The Employee Motivation course will give you several types of tools to become a great motivator, including goal setting and influencing skills. You will also learn about five of the most popular motivational models, and how to bring them together to create a custom program.

By the end of this Employee Motivation Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Defining motivation, an employer's role in it and how the employee can play a part
  • Identifying the importance of Employee Motivation
  • Identifying methods of Employee Motivation
  • Describing the theories which pertain to Employee Motivation - with particular reference to psychology
  • Identifying personality types and how they fit into a plan for Employee Motivation
  • Setting clear and defined goals
  • Identifying specific issues in the field, and addressing these issues and how to maintain this going forward
3. Delivering Constructive Criticism: How to Manage Criticism to Benefit Your Organization

Delivering Constructive Criticism is one of the most challenging things for anyone. Through this course you will gain valuable knowledge and skills that will assist with this challenging task. When an employee commits an action that requires feedback or criticism it needs to be handled in a very specific way. 

Constructive Criticism if done correctly will provide great benefits to your organization. It provides the ability for management to nullify problematic behaviors and develop well rounded and productive employees. Constructive feedback shows an employee that management cares about them and will invest time and effort into their careers.

By the end of this Delivering Constructive Criticism Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand when feedback should take place
  • Learn how to prepare and plan to deliver constructive criticism
  • Determine the appropriate atmosphere in which it should take place
  • Identify the proper steps to be taken during the session
  • Know how emotions and certain actions can negatively impact the effects of the session
  • Recognize the importance of setting goals and the method used to set them
4. Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce: Learn about motivational theories and how to apply them

Employees who feel valued and recognized for the work they do are more motivated, responsible, and productive.

This Motivation Training: Motivating your Workforce Course will help participants create a more dynamic, engaged, and energized workplace as they learn how to motivate employees. Every employee is motivated by different things, and acknowledging what motivates each person individually is important in strengthening their connection to their employer and workplace — a connection that will pay off in numerous positive ways.

By the end of this Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Motivation
  • Common motivational theories
  • How to apply them
  • How to create and maintain a motivational climate
5. Giving Effective Feedback: Learn How To Provide And Receive Feedback Effectively

It can be really tough to say what needs to be said. How do you tell your best friend that they have broccoli in their teeth? How do you tell your boss that he always mispronounces a particular client’s name? The answer is in a few simple tools and techniques.

Feedback is an essential element for our growth and development. This course is designed to help workplace leaders learn how to provide feedback any time that the message is due.

In this course, you will learn about the essential elements of feedback, important communication techniques, and a framework for informal and formal feedback. You’ll also learn some tips for receiving feedback.

By the end of this Giving Effective Feedback Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Explain why feedback is essential.
  • Apply a framework for providing formal or informal feedback.
  • Use descriptive language in delivering feedback.
  • Describe six characteristics of effective feedback.
  • Provide feedback in real situations.
6. Appreciating Your Workforce: Learn how to increase your employee’s level of productivity, reduce turnover, and keep your workforce motivated

Keep your most valuable assets happy and productive. Our Workforce Online Training course will give you the skills and resources that will teach you how to positively influence your employees by creating an effective recognition program.

Create a win-win solution. Happy employees are effective, productive employees. This could only mean positive things for your business. Our comprehensive Workforce Training Courses include who are your employees, why recognize your employees, appreciation, laying the groundwork, and everything you need to know about employee recognition programs.

By the end of this Appreciating Your Workforce Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Who are your employees?
  • Strategies for Virtual and Remote Team Success
  • Why recognize your employees?
  • Where does recognition overlap just doing your job?
  • To Motivate or Instigate
  • What can a supervisor do to motivate others?
  • A Motivational Checklist
7. Performance Management: Focus Everyone on the same Priorities to Improve Performance

Performance Management is making sure the employee and the organization are focused on the same priorities. It touches on the organization itself by improving production and reducing waste. It helps the employee or individual set and meet their goals and improves the employee manager relationship. This is key in keeping an organization and employee aligned, which improves performance and productivity, is Performance Management.

When changes occur Performance Management helps the transition to be smoother and less hectic. It helps the organization and employee have a stream-lined relationship which improves communication and interactions between the two groups. It will help close any gaps that exist in an employee's skill-set and make them a more valuable employee through feedback and coaching.

By the end of this Performance Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define performance management
  • Understand how performance management works and the tools to make it work
  • Learn the three phases of performance management and how to assess it
  • Discuss effective goal-setting
  • Learn how to give feedback on performance management
  • Identify Kolb's learning cycle
  • Recognize the importance of motivation
  • Develop a performance journal and performance plan
8. Motivating Your Sales Team: Keep Your Sales Team Motivated to Pursue Leads and Close Deals Day After Day

Everyone can always use some inspiration and motivation. This course will help you  target the unique ways each team member is motivated. Finding the right incentive for each member of your sales team is important as motivation works best when it is developed internally. Harness this through better communication, mentoring, and developing the right incentives. 

Motivating Your Sales Team will help you create the right motivating environment that will shape and develop your sales team with right attitude and healthy competition. Instilling that unique seed which grows the motivation in your team will ensure an increase in performance and productivity. Have the best sales team you can have through better motivation.

By the end of this Motivating Your Sales Team Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Discuss how to create a motivational environment
  • Understand the importance of communication and training in motivating sales teams
  • Determine steps your organization can take to motivate sales team members
  • Understand the benefits of tailoring motivation to individual employees
  • Apply the principles of fostering a motivational environment to your own organization
9. Goal Setting & Getting Things Done: Become a Productivity Pro & Blaze Through Your To-Do Lists

Goal Setting is one of the most basic and essential skills someone can develop. We touch on goal characteristics, time management, and what to do when setbacks occur. This course will provide the knowledge and skills you need to complete more tasks, and get things done.

Our Goal Setting and Getting Things Done course will cover strategies to help you deal with distractions and overcome procrastination. These skills will translate into increased satisfaction in your professional and personal life. You will learn the Goal Setting characteristics of successful people and in turn will become happier and more productive.

By the end of this Goal Setting online short course, you will be able to:

  • Overcome procrastination
  • Manage time effectively
  • Accomplish important tasks
  • Self-motivate
  • Create SMART goals
10. Supervising Others: Effectively Manage Your Staff to get More out of Them

Supervising others can be a tough job. Between managing your own time and projects, helping your team members solve problems and complete tasks, and helping other supervisors, your day can fill up before you know it.

The Supervising Others course will help supervisors become more efficient and proficient, with information on delegating, managing time, setting goals and expectations (for themselves and others), providing feedback, resolving conflict, and administering discipline.

By the end of this Supervising Others Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define requirements for required work.
  • Set the expectations for your staff.
  • Establish SMART goals for yourself.
  • Help your staff set SMART goals.
  • Learn to delegate appropriately.
  • Provide effective feedback to your staff.
  • Utilize effective time management techniques.
  • Perform effective conflict resolution.
  • Understand how to manage effectively in different situations.
  • Understand what a new supervisor needs to become an effective supervisor.

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The Ultimate Employee Recognition 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course: 

Course 1 - Employee Recognition

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: The Many Types of Incentive

  • Safety Incentives
  • Years of Service
  • Productivity
  • Attendance & Wellness Incentives

Module Three: Designing Employee Recognition Programs 

  • Purpose
  • Employee Involvement
  • Budget
  • Keep it Simple

Module Four: How To Get The Buzz Out 

  • Be Creative With Designs
  • Paper the Walls
  • Use Social Media
  • Go Mobile!

Module Five: It Starts From The Top! 

  • Identifying Desirable Behaviors
  • Understanding the Goals of the Company
  • Setting Guidelines
  • Providing Recognition Templates

Module Six: Creating a Culture of Recognition 

  • Keep Your Staff "In the Know"
  • Empower Employees with Peer to Peer Recognition
  • Team Building: Encourage Camaraderie
  • Motivate by Promoting Fun

Module Seven: The Best Things In Life Are Free!

  • Put a Spotlight on Employees in Staff Meetings
  • Write it Down
  • Display Your Appreciation
  • Make Work More Comfortable

Module Eight: A Small Gesture Goes A Long Way 

  • Have a Party!
  • Make a Game of It
  • Reward with Small Gift
  • Give Them a Break

Module Nine: Pulling Out The Red Carpets

  • Have an Awards Ceremony
  • Win Large Items
  • Vacation
  • Career Advancement

Module Ten: The Don’ts of Employee Recognition 

  • Don’t Forget About The Art Of The High Five!
  • Don’t Let It Become Boring
  • Popularity Contest or Recognition Program?
  • Make Sure the Prize is Motivational

Module Eleven: Maintaining Employee Recognition Programs 

  • Change the Membership
  • Include In New Employee Orientation
  • Keep Marketing!
  • Annual Awards Ceremonies

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 2 - Employee Motivation

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - A Psychological Approach

  • Herzberg's Theory of Motivation
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
  • The two models and motivation

Module Three - Object-Oriented Theory

  • The carrot
  • The whip
  • The plant

Module Four - Using Reinforcement Theory

  • A history of Reinforcement Theory
  • Behavior modification in four steps
  • Appropriate uses in the workplace

Module Five - Using Expectancy Theory

  • A history of Expectancy Theory
  • Understanding the three factors
  • Using the three factors to motivate in the workplace

Module Six - Personality's Role in Motivation

  • Identifying youe personality type
  • Identifying others' personality type
  • Motivators by personality type

Module Seven - Setting Goals

  • Goals and motivation
  • Setting SMART goals
  • Evaluating and adapting

Module Eight - A Personal Toolbox

  • Building your own motivational plan
  • Encouraging growth and development
  • Getting others to see the glass half-full

Module Nine - Motivation on the Job

  • The key factors
  • Creating a motivational organisation
  • Creating a motivational job

Module Ten - Addressing Specific Morale Issues

  • Dealing with individual morale problems
  • Addressing team morale
  • What to do when the whole company is de-motivated

Module Eleven - Keeping yourself Motivated

  • Identifying personal motivators
  • Maximising your motivators
  • Evaluating and Adapting

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 3 - Delivering Constructive Criticism

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - When Should Feedback Occur?

  • Repeated events or behavior
  • Breaches in Company policy
  • When informal feedback has not worked
  • Immediately after the occurrence

Module Three - Preparing and Planning

  • Gather facts on the issue
  • Practice your tone
  • Create an action plan
  • Keep written records

Module Four - Choosing a Time and Place

  • Check the ego at the door
  • Criticize in private, praise in public
  • It has to be face to face
  • Create a safe atmosphere

Module Five - During the session (Part 1)

  • The feedback sandwich
  • Monitor body language
  • Check for understanding
  • Practice active listening

Module Six - During the Session (Part 2)

  • Set goals
  • Be collaborative
  • Ask for a self-assessment
  • Always keep emotions in check

Module Seven - Setting Goals

  • SMART goals
  • The Three P's
  • Ask for their input
  • Be as specific as possible

Module Eight - Diffusing Anger or Negative Emotions

  • Choose the correct words
  • Stay on topic
  • Empathize
  • Try to avoid "You messages"

Module Nine - What Not to Do

  • Attacking or blaming
  • Not giving them a chance to speak
  • Talking down
  • Becoming emotional

Module Ten - After the Session (Part 1)

  • Set up a follow-up meeting
  • Make yourself available
  • Be very specific with the instuctions
  • Provide support and resources

Module Eleven - After the Session (Part 2)

  • Focus on the future
  • Measuring results
  • Was the action plan followed?
  • If improvement is not seen, then what?

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 4 - Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: What is Motivation?

Session Three: Supervising and Motivation

  • Why is Motivation Important?
  • Identifying Motivators

Session Four: Motivational Theories

  • A Look at Theory
  • Pre-Assignment Review

Session Five: Setting Goals

  • Setting Goals with SPIRIT
  • Goal Setting and Goal Getting!

Session Six: The Role of Values

  • Work Values
  • What Do We Value In Work?
  • Bringing It All Together

Session Seven: Creating a Motivational Climate

  • Behavioral (Reinforcement) Theory
  • Expectancy Theory
  • McClelland’s Needs Theory

Session Eight: Applying Your Skills

  • Situational Analysis
  • Case Studies

Session Nine: Designing Motivating Jobs

  • Designing My Job
  • Techniques for Job Design or Redesign
  • A Motivational Checklist
  • Recommended Reading List

Course 5 - Giving Effective Feedback

Session 1: Course Overview

  •     Learning Objectives
  •     Pre-Assignment

Session 2: Definitions

  •     Food for Thought
  •     When Feedback is Needed
  •     Scenario One
  •     Scenario Two
  •     Scenario Three
  •     Scenario Four
  •     Scenario Five
  •     Scenario Six
  •     Scenario Seven

Session 3: Speaking Clearly

  •     Being Descriptive

Session 4: Communication Strategies

  •     Introduction
  •     Questioning Skills
  •     Good Questions: Open-Ended Questions
  •     Good Questions: Hypothetical Open Questions
  •     Good Questions: Appropriate Closed Questions
  •     Good Questions: Third-Person Questions
  •     Poor Questions: Loaded Questions
  •     Poor Questions: Leading Questions
  •     Probing
  •     Probing Techniques
  •     Non-Verbal Messages
  •     Sending the Right Message
  •     Managing Your Messages
  •     Voice
  •     Qualities of a Good Voice
  •     Interpretation Exercise

Session 5: Characteristics of Effective Feedback

  •     Introduction
  •     Informal Feedback Framework
  •     State Your Case
  •     Pre-Assignment Review

Session 6: Receiving Feedback Graciously

  •     Receiving Feedback Graciously

Session 7: Testing the Waters

  •     Scenario One
  •     Scenario Two
  •     Scenario Three

Session 8: A Personal Action Plan

  •     Starting Point
  •     Where I Want to Go
  •     How I Will Get There

Course 6 - Appreciating Your Workforce

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Employees

  • Who are your employees?
  • Strategies for Virtual and Remote Team Success

Session Three: Why do it?

  • Why recognize your employees?

Session Four: Appreciation

  • Where does recognition overlap just doing your job?
  • To Motivate or Instigate
  • What can a supervisor do to motivate others?
  • A Motivational Checklist

Session Five: Laying the Groundwork

  • Setting the stage

Session Six: The Nuts and Bolts

  • The Framework
  • How to implement a recognition program
  • Follow up
  • Recommended Reading List
  • Post-Course Assessment
  • Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
  • Personal Action Plan

Course 7 - Performance Management

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - The Basics (Part 1)

  • What is performance management?
  • How does performance management work?
  • Tools

Module Three - The Basics (Part 2)

  • Three phase process
  • Assessments
  • Performance reviews

Module Four - Goal Setting

  • SMART goal setting
  • Specific goals
  • Measureable goals
  • Attainable goals
  • Realistic goals
  • Timely goals
  • Monitoring results

Module Five - Establishing Performance Goals

  • Strategic planning
  • Job analysis
  • Setting goals
  • Motivation

Module Six - 360 Degree Feedback

  • What is 360 degree feedback?
  • Vs. traditional performance reviews
  • The components

Module Seven - Competency Assessments

  • Competency assessment defined
  • Implementation
  • Final destination

Module Eight - Kolb's Learning Cycle

  • Experience
  • Observation
  • Conceptualisation
  • Experimentation

Module Nine - Motivation

  • Key factors
  • The motivation organisation
  • Identifying personal motivators
  • Evaluating and adapting

Module Ten - The Performance Journal

  • Record goals and accomplishments
  • Linking with your employees or managers
  • Implementing a performance coach
  • Keeping track

Module Eleven - Creating a Performance Plan

  • Goals
  • Desired results
  • Prioritization
  • Measure
  • Evaluation

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 8 - Motivating Your Sales Team

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: Create a Motivational Environment

  • Conduct Frequent Team Check-Ins
  • Train Your Team
  • Emulate Best Practices
  • One Size Does Not Fit All!

Module Three:  Communicate to Motivate

  • Regular Group Meetings
  • Regular One on One Meetings
  • Focus on Strengths and Development Areas
  • Ask for Feedback

Module Four: Train Your Team

  • Focus on Training and Development
  • Peer Training
  • Mentoring
  • Keep the Focus Positive!

Module Five: Emulate Best Practices

  • Look to Industry Leaders
  • Solicit Team Member Suggestions
  • Take a Field Trip!    
  • Leverage Outside Expertise

Module Six: Provide Tools

  • The Right Tools
  • Ask Team Members What Tools They Need
  • Provide High Quality Tools
  • Allow for Training

Module Seven: Find Out What Motivates Employees

  • One Size Does Not Fit All!
  • Find Out What Motivates Individuals
  • Discover What Motivates the Team
  • Tailor Rewards to Employees

Module Eight: Tailor Rewards to the Employee

  • Motivation is Personal!
  • Choose 1-3 Motivators
  • Employee’s Personal Goals
  • Reward Achievements

Module Nine: Create Team Incentives

  • Incentives Foster Teamwork
  • Team Goals    
  • Choose 1-3 Motivators
  • Reward Achievements

Module Ten: Implement Incentives

  • Regular Incentives
  • Mark Milestones
  • Encourage Friendly Competition
  • Keep the Value Reasonable

Module Eleven: Recognize Achievements

  • Recognition Motivates!
  • Recognize Achievements Regularly
  • Recognize Achievements Publically
  • Document Achievements

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 9 - Goal Setting & Getting Things Done

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Overcoming Procrastination (Part 1)

  • Eat that frog
  • Just do it
  • The 15 minute rule
  • Chop it up

Module Three - Overcoming Procrastination (Part 2)

  • Remove distractions
  • Start small and build
  • Reward yourself
  • Set realistic deadlines

Module Four - Four P's of Goal Setting

  • They need to be positive
  • They need to be personal
  • They need to be possible
  • They need to be prioritised

Module Five - Improving Motivation

  • Remember peak moments
  • Write down your goals
  • Use gamification
  • Track your progress

Module Six - Wise Time Management

  • Urgent/important matrix
  • The 80/20 rule
  • Utilise a calendar
  • Create a ritual

Module Seven - Tips for Completing Tasks

  • One minute rule
  • Five minute rule
  • Break up large tasks
  • Utilise technology

Module Eight - Increase your Productivity

  • Repeat what works
  • Get faster
  • Remove "should" from your dictionary
  • Build on your successes

Module Nine - "To Do"List Characteristics

  • Focus on the important
  • Chunk, Block, Tackle
  • Make it a habit
  • Plan ahead

Module Ten - Smart Goals

  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Realistic
  • Timely

Module Eleven - Mistakes will Happen

  • Accept it
  • Bouncing back
  • Adapt and learn from them
  • If needed, ask for help

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 10 - Supervising Others

Section One: Getting Started

  • Objectives

Section Two: Setting Expectations

  • Criteria for Success
  • Spotting Opportunities for Improvement
  • Setting Expectations Verbally
  • Documenting Expectations

Section Three: Setting Goals

  • Understanding Cascading Goals
  • Creating SMART Goals
  • Helping Others Set Goals

Section Four: Assigning/Delegating Work

  • General Principles
  • The Dictatorial Approach
  • The Apple-Picking Approach
  • The Collaborative Approach

Section Five: Three Degrees of Delegation

  • First Degree: Complete
  • Second Degree: Partial
  • Third Degree: Complete

Section Six: Implementing Delegation

  • When to Delegate
  • Who Should I Delegate to?
  • Providing Instructions
  • Monitoring the Results
  • Delegation Dilemmas

Section Seven: High Impact Feedback

  • Characteristics of Good Feedback
  • Tools for Delivering Feedback
  • Informal Feedback
  • Formal Feedback

Section Eight: Managing Your Time

  • The 80/20 Rule
  • Prioritising with the Urgent-Important Matrix
  • Using a Productivity Journal
  • Using a Productivity Journal

Section Nine: Resolving Conflict

  • Understanding the Effective Conflict Resolution Process
  • Maintaining Fairness
  • Examining Root Causes
  • Creating Mutual Gain Options and Multiple Option Solutions

Section Ten: Establishing Yourself

  • Dealing with Promotion from within a Team
  • Supervising a Brand New Team
  • Dealing with an Established Team

Section Eleven: Survival Tips for a New Supervisor

  • Ask the Right Questions
  • Go to Gemba
  • Keep Learning!

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

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What you will learn - Effective Company Recognition Programs Keep Employees Motivated, Safe and Happy!
  • Paper the Walls
  • Use Social Media
  • Create an action plan
  • Keep written records
  • SMART goal setting
  • Specific goals
  • Setting Expectations Verbally
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  1. Employee Recognition
  2. Employee Motivation
  3. Delivering Constructive Criticism
  4. Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce
  5. Giving Effective Feedback
  6. Appreciating Your Workforce
  7. Performance Management
  8. Motivating Your Sales Team
  9. Goal Setting & Getting Things Done
  10. Supervising Others
1. Employee Recognition: Effective Company Recognition Programs Keep Employees Motivated, Safe and Happy!

Employee recognition program is not a luxury, it is a necessity. With a well-built employee recognition program, companies can improve job retention, employee engagement, team work, reinforcing company values, and more. Company recognition can influence their employees to work hard, and smart. Instead of just saying thank you to an employee who has been with the company for 10 years, take the time to give them some sort of certificate, or thoughtful gift. Employees are more likely to continue employment with a company if they feel they are appreciated.

Let's learn how to create an effective programs/guidelines to provide a well thought recognition for employees better morale and productivity.

By the end of this Employee Recognition Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Assess the type of Employee Recognition Program(s) your company needs
  • Train leadership to recognize their employees
  • Know when and where recognition is needed
  • Construct a culture of recognition
  • Maintain an effective Employee Recognition Program
2. Employee Motivation: How to Motivate your Team to Achieve Organizational Goals

When you think of staff motivation, many things may come to mind: more money, a bigger office, a promotion, or a better quality of life. The truth is, no matter what we offer people, true motivation must come from within. Regardless of how it is characterized, it is important to get the right balance in order to ensure that you have a motivated workforce.

The Employee Motivation course will give you several types of tools to become a great motivator, including goal setting and influencing skills. You will also learn about five of the most popular motivational models, and how to bring them together to create a custom program.

By the end of this Employee Motivation Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Defining motivation, an employer's role in it and how the employee can play a part
  • Identifying the importance of Employee Motivation
  • Identifying methods of Employee Motivation
  • Describing the theories which pertain to Employee Motivation - with particular reference to psychology
  • Identifying personality types and how they fit into a plan for Employee Motivation
  • Setting clear and defined goals
  • Identifying specific issues in the field, and addressing these issues and how to maintain this going forward
3. Delivering Constructive Criticism: How to Manage Criticism to Benefit Your Organization

Delivering Constructive Criticism is one of the most challenging things for anyone. Through this course you will gain valuable knowledge and skills that will assist with this challenging task. When an employee commits an action that requires feedback or criticism it needs to be handled in a very specific way. 

Constructive Criticism if done correctly will provide great benefits to your organization. It provides the ability for management to nullify problematic behaviors and develop well rounded and productive employees. Constructive feedback shows an employee that management cares about them and will invest time and effort into their careers.

By the end of this Delivering Constructive Criticism Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Understand when feedback should take place
  • Learn how to prepare and plan to deliver constructive criticism
  • Determine the appropriate atmosphere in which it should take place
  • Identify the proper steps to be taken during the session
  • Know how emotions and certain actions can negatively impact the effects of the session
  • Recognize the importance of setting goals and the method used to set them
4. Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce: Learn about motivational theories and how to apply them

Employees who feel valued and recognized for the work they do are more motivated, responsible, and productive.

This Motivation Training: Motivating your Workforce Course will help participants create a more dynamic, engaged, and energized workplace as they learn how to motivate employees. Every employee is motivated by different things, and acknowledging what motivates each person individually is important in strengthening their connection to their employer and workplace — a connection that will pay off in numerous positive ways.

By the end of this Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Motivation
  • Common motivational theories
  • How to apply them
  • How to create and maintain a motivational climate
5. Giving Effective Feedback: Learn How To Provide And Receive Feedback Effectively

It can be really tough to say what needs to be said. How do you tell your best friend that they have broccoli in their teeth? How do you tell your boss that he always mispronounces a particular client’s name? The answer is in a few simple tools and techniques.

Feedback is an essential element for our growth and development. This course is designed to help workplace leaders learn how to provide feedback any time that the message is due.

In this course, you will learn about the essential elements of feedback, important communication techniques, and a framework for informal and formal feedback. You’ll also learn some tips for receiving feedback.

By the end of this Giving Effective Feedback Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Explain why feedback is essential.
  • Apply a framework for providing formal or informal feedback.
  • Use descriptive language in delivering feedback.
  • Describe six characteristics of effective feedback.
  • Provide feedback in real situations.
6. Appreciating Your Workforce: Learn how to increase your employee’s level of productivity, reduce turnover, and keep your workforce motivated

Keep your most valuable assets happy and productive. Our Workforce Online Training course will give you the skills and resources that will teach you how to positively influence your employees by creating an effective recognition program.

Create a win-win solution. Happy employees are effective, productive employees. This could only mean positive things for your business. Our comprehensive Workforce Training Courses include who are your employees, why recognize your employees, appreciation, laying the groundwork, and everything you need to know about employee recognition programs.

By the end of this Appreciating Your Workforce Online Course, you will be able to:

  • Who are your employees?
  • Strategies for Virtual and Remote Team Success
  • Why recognize your employees?
  • Where does recognition overlap just doing your job?
  • To Motivate or Instigate
  • What can a supervisor do to motivate others?
  • A Motivational Checklist
7. Performance Management: Focus Everyone on the same Priorities to Improve Performance

Performance Management is making sure the employee and the organization are focused on the same priorities. It touches on the organization itself by improving production and reducing waste. It helps the employee or individual set and meet their goals and improves the employee manager relationship. This is key in keeping an organization and employee aligned, which improves performance and productivity, is Performance Management.

When changes occur Performance Management helps the transition to be smoother and less hectic. It helps the organization and employee have a stream-lined relationship which improves communication and interactions between the two groups. It will help close any gaps that exist in an employee's skill-set and make them a more valuable employee through feedback and coaching.

By the end of this Performance Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define performance management
  • Understand how performance management works and the tools to make it work
  • Learn the three phases of performance management and how to assess it
  • Discuss effective goal-setting
  • Learn how to give feedback on performance management
  • Identify Kolb's learning cycle
  • Recognize the importance of motivation
  • Develop a performance journal and performance plan
8. Motivating Your Sales Team: Keep Your Sales Team Motivated to Pursue Leads and Close Deals Day After Day

Everyone can always use some inspiration and motivation. This course will help you  target the unique ways each team member is motivated. Finding the right incentive for each member of your sales team is important as motivation works best when it is developed internally. Harness this through better communication, mentoring, and developing the right incentives. 

Motivating Your Sales Team will help you create the right motivating environment that will shape and develop your sales team with right attitude and healthy competition. Instilling that unique seed which grows the motivation in your team will ensure an increase in performance and productivity. Have the best sales team you can have through better motivation.

By the end of this Motivating Your Sales Team Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Discuss how to create a motivational environment
  • Understand the importance of communication and training in motivating sales teams
  • Determine steps your organization can take to motivate sales team members
  • Understand the benefits of tailoring motivation to individual employees
  • Apply the principles of fostering a motivational environment to your own organization
9. Goal Setting & Getting Things Done: Become a Productivity Pro & Blaze Through Your To-Do Lists

Goal Setting is one of the most basic and essential skills someone can develop. We touch on goal characteristics, time management, and what to do when setbacks occur. This course will provide the knowledge and skills you need to complete more tasks, and get things done.

Our Goal Setting and Getting Things Done course will cover strategies to help you deal with distractions and overcome procrastination. These skills will translate into increased satisfaction in your professional and personal life. You will learn the Goal Setting characteristics of successful people and in turn will become happier and more productive.

By the end of this Goal Setting online short course, you will be able to:

  • Overcome procrastination
  • Manage time effectively
  • Accomplish important tasks
  • Self-motivate
  • Create SMART goals
10. Supervising Others: Effectively Manage Your Staff to get More out of Them

Supervising others can be a tough job. Between managing your own time and projects, helping your team members solve problems and complete tasks, and helping other supervisors, your day can fill up before you know it.

The Supervising Others course will help supervisors become more efficient and proficient, with information on delegating, managing time, setting goals and expectations (for themselves and others), providing feedback, resolving conflict, and administering discipline.

By the end of this Supervising Others Online Short Course, you will be able to:

  • Define requirements for required work.
  • Set the expectations for your staff.
  • Establish SMART goals for yourself.
  • Help your staff set SMART goals.
  • Learn to delegate appropriately.
  • Provide effective feedback to your staff.
  • Utilize effective time management techniques.
  • Perform effective conflict resolution.
  • Understand how to manage effectively in different situations.
  • Understand what a new supervisor needs to become an effective supervisor.

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The Ultimate Employee Recognition 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course: 

Course 1 - Employee Recognition

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: The Many Types of Incentive

  • Safety Incentives
  • Years of Service
  • Productivity
  • Attendance & Wellness Incentives

Module Three: Designing Employee Recognition Programs 

  • Purpose
  • Employee Involvement
  • Budget
  • Keep it Simple

Module Four: How To Get The Buzz Out 

  • Be Creative With Designs
  • Paper the Walls
  • Use Social Media
  • Go Mobile!

Module Five: It Starts From The Top! 

  • Identifying Desirable Behaviors
  • Understanding the Goals of the Company
  • Setting Guidelines
  • Providing Recognition Templates

Module Six: Creating a Culture of Recognition 

  • Keep Your Staff "In the Know"
  • Empower Employees with Peer to Peer Recognition
  • Team Building: Encourage Camaraderie
  • Motivate by Promoting Fun

Module Seven: The Best Things In Life Are Free!

  • Put a Spotlight on Employees in Staff Meetings
  • Write it Down
  • Display Your Appreciation
  • Make Work More Comfortable

Module Eight: A Small Gesture Goes A Long Way 

  • Have a Party!
  • Make a Game of It
  • Reward with Small Gift
  • Give Them a Break

Module Nine: Pulling Out The Red Carpets

  • Have an Awards Ceremony
  • Win Large Items
  • Vacation
  • Career Advancement

Module Ten: The Don’ts of Employee Recognition 

  • Don’t Forget About The Art Of The High Five!
  • Don’t Let It Become Boring
  • Popularity Contest or Recognition Program?
  • Make Sure the Prize is Motivational

Module Eleven: Maintaining Employee Recognition Programs 

  • Change the Membership
  • Include In New Employee Orientation
  • Keep Marketing!
  • Annual Awards Ceremonies

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 2 - Employee Motivation

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - A Psychological Approach

  • Herzberg's Theory of Motivation
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
  • The two models and motivation

Module Three - Object-Oriented Theory

  • The carrot
  • The whip
  • The plant

Module Four - Using Reinforcement Theory

  • A history of Reinforcement Theory
  • Behavior modification in four steps
  • Appropriate uses in the workplace

Module Five - Using Expectancy Theory

  • A history of Expectancy Theory
  • Understanding the three factors
  • Using the three factors to motivate in the workplace

Module Six - Personality's Role in Motivation

  • Identifying youe personality type
  • Identifying others' personality type
  • Motivators by personality type

Module Seven - Setting Goals

  • Goals and motivation
  • Setting SMART goals
  • Evaluating and adapting

Module Eight - A Personal Toolbox

  • Building your own motivational plan
  • Encouraging growth and development
  • Getting others to see the glass half-full

Module Nine - Motivation on the Job

  • The key factors
  • Creating a motivational organisation
  • Creating a motivational job

Module Ten - Addressing Specific Morale Issues

  • Dealing with individual morale problems
  • Addressing team morale
  • What to do when the whole company is de-motivated

Module Eleven - Keeping yourself Motivated

  • Identifying personal motivators
  • Maximising your motivators
  • Evaluating and Adapting

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 3 - Delivering Constructive Criticism

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - When Should Feedback Occur?

  • Repeated events or behavior
  • Breaches in Company policy
  • When informal feedback has not worked
  • Immediately after the occurrence

Module Three - Preparing and Planning

  • Gather facts on the issue
  • Practice your tone
  • Create an action plan
  • Keep written records

Module Four - Choosing a Time and Place

  • Check the ego at the door
  • Criticize in private, praise in public
  • It has to be face to face
  • Create a safe atmosphere

Module Five - During the session (Part 1)

  • The feedback sandwich
  • Monitor body language
  • Check for understanding
  • Practice active listening

Module Six - During the Session (Part 2)

  • Set goals
  • Be collaborative
  • Ask for a self-assessment
  • Always keep emotions in check

Module Seven - Setting Goals

  • SMART goals
  • The Three P's
  • Ask for their input
  • Be as specific as possible

Module Eight - Diffusing Anger or Negative Emotions

  • Choose the correct words
  • Stay on topic
  • Empathize
  • Try to avoid "You messages"

Module Nine - What Not to Do

  • Attacking or blaming
  • Not giving them a chance to speak
  • Talking down
  • Becoming emotional

Module Ten - After the Session (Part 1)

  • Set up a follow-up meeting
  • Make yourself available
  • Be very specific with the instuctions
  • Provide support and resources

Module Eleven - After the Session (Part 2)

  • Focus on the future
  • Measuring results
  • Was the action plan followed?
  • If improvement is not seen, then what?

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 4 - Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: What is Motivation?

Session Three: Supervising and Motivation

  • Why is Motivation Important?
  • Identifying Motivators

Session Four: Motivational Theories

  • A Look at Theory
  • Pre-Assignment Review

Session Five: Setting Goals

  • Setting Goals with SPIRIT
  • Goal Setting and Goal Getting!

Session Six: The Role of Values

  • Work Values
  • What Do We Value In Work?
  • Bringing It All Together

Session Seven: Creating a Motivational Climate

  • Behavioral (Reinforcement) Theory
  • Expectancy Theory
  • McClelland’s Needs Theory

Session Eight: Applying Your Skills

  • Situational Analysis
  • Case Studies

Session Nine: Designing Motivating Jobs

  • Designing My Job
  • Techniques for Job Design or Redesign
  • A Motivational Checklist
  • Recommended Reading List

Course 5 - Giving Effective Feedback

Session 1: Course Overview

  •     Learning Objectives
  •     Pre-Assignment

Session 2: Definitions

  •     Food for Thought
  •     When Feedback is Needed
  •     Scenario One
  •     Scenario Two
  •     Scenario Three
  •     Scenario Four
  •     Scenario Five
  •     Scenario Six
  •     Scenario Seven

Session 3: Speaking Clearly

  •     Being Descriptive

Session 4: Communication Strategies

  •     Introduction
  •     Questioning Skills
  •     Good Questions: Open-Ended Questions
  •     Good Questions: Hypothetical Open Questions
  •     Good Questions: Appropriate Closed Questions
  •     Good Questions: Third-Person Questions
  •     Poor Questions: Loaded Questions
  •     Poor Questions: Leading Questions
  •     Probing
  •     Probing Techniques
  •     Non-Verbal Messages
  •     Sending the Right Message
  •     Managing Your Messages
  •     Voice
  •     Qualities of a Good Voice
  •     Interpretation Exercise

Session 5: Characteristics of Effective Feedback

  •     Introduction
  •     Informal Feedback Framework
  •     State Your Case
  •     Pre-Assignment Review

Session 6: Receiving Feedback Graciously

  •     Receiving Feedback Graciously

Session 7: Testing the Waters

  •     Scenario One
  •     Scenario Two
  •     Scenario Three

Session 8: A Personal Action Plan

  •     Starting Point
  •     Where I Want to Go
  •     How I Will Get There

Course 6 - Appreciating Your Workforce

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Employees

  • Who are your employees?
  • Strategies for Virtual and Remote Team Success

Session Three: Why do it?

  • Why recognize your employees?

Session Four: Appreciation

  • Where does recognition overlap just doing your job?
  • To Motivate or Instigate
  • What can a supervisor do to motivate others?
  • A Motivational Checklist

Session Five: Laying the Groundwork

  • Setting the stage

Session Six: The Nuts and Bolts

  • The Framework
  • How to implement a recognition program
  • Follow up
  • Recommended Reading List
  • Post-Course Assessment
  • Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
  • Personal Action Plan

Course 7 - Performance Management

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - The Basics (Part 1)

  • What is performance management?
  • How does performance management work?
  • Tools

Module Three - The Basics (Part 2)

  • Three phase process
  • Assessments
  • Performance reviews

Module Four - Goal Setting

  • SMART goal setting
  • Specific goals
  • Measureable goals
  • Attainable goals
  • Realistic goals
  • Timely goals
  • Monitoring results

Module Five - Establishing Performance Goals

  • Strategic planning
  • Job analysis
  • Setting goals
  • Motivation

Module Six - 360 Degree Feedback

  • What is 360 degree feedback?
  • Vs. traditional performance reviews
  • The components

Module Seven - Competency Assessments

  • Competency assessment defined
  • Implementation
  • Final destination

Module Eight - Kolb's Learning Cycle

  • Experience
  • Observation
  • Conceptualisation
  • Experimentation

Module Nine - Motivation

  • Key factors
  • The motivation organisation
  • Identifying personal motivators
  • Evaluating and adapting

Module Ten - The Performance Journal

  • Record goals and accomplishments
  • Linking with your employees or managers
  • Implementing a performance coach
  • Keeping track

Module Eleven - Creating a Performance Plan

  • Goals
  • Desired results
  • Prioritization
  • Measure
  • Evaluation

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 8 - Motivating Your Sales Team

Module One: Getting Started

Module Two: Create a Motivational Environment

  • Conduct Frequent Team Check-Ins
  • Train Your Team
  • Emulate Best Practices
  • One Size Does Not Fit All!

Module Three:  Communicate to Motivate

  • Regular Group Meetings
  • Regular One on One Meetings
  • Focus on Strengths and Development Areas
  • Ask for Feedback

Module Four: Train Your Team

  • Focus on Training and Development
  • Peer Training
  • Mentoring
  • Keep the Focus Positive!

Module Five: Emulate Best Practices

  • Look to Industry Leaders
  • Solicit Team Member Suggestions
  • Take a Field Trip!    
  • Leverage Outside Expertise

Module Six: Provide Tools

  • The Right Tools
  • Ask Team Members What Tools They Need
  • Provide High Quality Tools
  • Allow for Training

Module Seven: Find Out What Motivates Employees

  • One Size Does Not Fit All!
  • Find Out What Motivates Individuals
  • Discover What Motivates the Team
  • Tailor Rewards to Employees

Module Eight: Tailor Rewards to the Employee

  • Motivation is Personal!
  • Choose 1-3 Motivators
  • Employee’s Personal Goals
  • Reward Achievements

Module Nine: Create Team Incentives

  • Incentives Foster Teamwork
  • Team Goals    
  • Choose 1-3 Motivators
  • Reward Achievements

Module Ten: Implement Incentives

  • Regular Incentives
  • Mark Milestones
  • Encourage Friendly Competition
  • Keep the Value Reasonable

Module Eleven: Recognize Achievements

  • Recognition Motivates!
  • Recognize Achievements Regularly
  • Recognize Achievements Publically
  • Document Achievements

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

Course 9 - Goal Setting & Getting Things Done

Module One - Getting Started

Module Two - Overcoming Procrastination (Part 1)

  • Eat that frog
  • Just do it
  • The 15 minute rule
  • Chop it up

Module Three - Overcoming Procrastination (Part 2)

  • Remove distractions
  • Start small and build
  • Reward yourself
  • Set realistic deadlines

Module Four - Four P's of Goal Setting

  • They need to be positive
  • They need to be personal
  • They need to be possible
  • They need to be prioritised

Module Five - Improving Motivation

  • Remember peak moments
  • Write down your goals
  • Use gamification
  • Track your progress

Module Six - Wise Time Management

  • Urgent/important matrix
  • The 80/20 rule
  • Utilise a calendar
  • Create a ritual

Module Seven - Tips for Completing Tasks

  • One minute rule
  • Five minute rule
  • Break up large tasks
  • Utilise technology

Module Eight - Increase your Productivity

  • Repeat what works
  • Get faster
  • Remove "should" from your dictionary
  • Build on your successes

Module Nine - "To Do"List Characteristics

  • Focus on the important
  • Chunk, Block, Tackle
  • Make it a habit
  • Plan ahead

Module Ten - Smart Goals

  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Realistic
  • Timely

Module Eleven - Mistakes will Happen

  • Accept it
  • Bouncing back
  • Adapt and learn from them
  • If needed, ask for help

Module Twelve - Wrapping Up

Course 10 - Supervising Others

Section One: Getting Started

  • Objectives

Section Two: Setting Expectations

  • Criteria for Success
  • Spotting Opportunities for Improvement
  • Setting Expectations Verbally
  • Documenting Expectations

Section Three: Setting Goals

  • Understanding Cascading Goals
  • Creating SMART Goals
  • Helping Others Set Goals

Section Four: Assigning/Delegating Work

  • General Principles
  • The Dictatorial Approach
  • The Apple-Picking Approach
  • The Collaborative Approach

Section Five: Three Degrees of Delegation

  • First Degree: Complete
  • Second Degree: Partial
  • Third Degree: Complete

Section Six: Implementing Delegation

  • When to Delegate
  • Who Should I Delegate to?
  • Providing Instructions
  • Monitoring the Results
  • Delegation Dilemmas

Section Seven: High Impact Feedback

  • Characteristics of Good Feedback
  • Tools for Delivering Feedback
  • Informal Feedback
  • Formal Feedback

Section Eight: Managing Your Time

  • The 80/20 Rule
  • Prioritising with the Urgent-Important Matrix
  • Using a Productivity Journal
  • Using a Productivity Journal

Section Nine: Resolving Conflict

  • Understanding the Effective Conflict Resolution Process
  • Maintaining Fairness
  • Examining Root Causes
  • Creating Mutual Gain Options and Multiple Option Solutions

Section Ten: Establishing Yourself

  • Dealing with Promotion from within a Team
  • Supervising a Brand New Team
  • Dealing with an Established Team

Section Eleven: Survival Tips for a New Supervisor

  • Ask the Right Questions
  • Go to Gemba
  • Keep Learning!

Section Twelve: Wrapping Up

Requirements

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Requirements

Entry requirements:

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.


Minimum education:

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.


Device requirements:

Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.

FAQS

1.  Who are Courses For Success?

Courses For Success is a course platform that started in 2008
with 5 courses, since then we have grown to over 10,000 online courses.

Our courses span across the following categories:

•Animal    

•Beauty    

•Business    

•Health & Fitness     

•Finance

•Lifestyle    

•IT & Software    

•Personal Development

•Teaching & Academics

2.  Is there a refund/cancellation policy?

Yes, the 7-day money back guarantee allows you to request a full refund within 7 days of your purchase if you are not satisfied with the course, however, there are some conditions that apply:

  • A full refund will be provided if you have accessed the course materials and have not studied more than 25% of the course. Or have not completed the course assessment and/or downloaded a certificate.
  • If you wish to study a different course or wish to upgrade your purchase, we would be happy to provide an alternate course or the upgrade, providing you advise us within 7 days of receiving your course.
  • Please note: We do not offer refunds for Course Bundles. This is because a lot of administration work goes into coordinating and setting them up in our systems, as well as providing them to you. Therefore, we kindly ask you to ensure that your chosen courses in the course bundles are exactly what you require before making a purchase

For more detailed information about our refund policy please see below or click here: https://www.coursesforsuccess.com/policies/refund-policy

3.  What is the FREE Personal Success Training Program?

The Personal Success Training Program
was developed by Courses For Success to help our customers achieve
success. Currently, we are offering this program for FREE with every
course or bundle purchase this month. This is a limited time offer!

4.  Are there any requirements to study this course?

No,
anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter
is encouraged to take our course. There are no entry requirements to
take this course.

5.  Do I require to have finished high school to complete this course?

No,
you do not require a High School Diploma or to have finished school to
study this course, this course is open to anyone who would like to take
this course.

6.  What if English is not my first language?

This
course is provided in English, however, due to the digital nature of
our training, you can take your time studying the material and make use
of tools such as google translate and Grammarly.

7.  Is this course online or conducted in person?

All our courses are accessible online on any device. You may complete them at your own pace and at your own time.

8.  How do I receive my course?

After
you have completed the payment, you will receive a confirmation email
and tax receipt. You will also receive an email containing your course
login details (username and password), as well as instructions on how to
access and log in to your course via the internet with any device,
please check your junk/spam folder in the event that you do not receive
the email.

9.  When does this course start?

Providing
you have internet access you can start this course whenever you like,
just go to the login page and insert your username and password and you
can access the online material.

10.  What is online learning like?

Online learning is easy, if not easier than a traditional academic situation.
By studying an online course, the usual boundaries caused by location and time constraints are eliminated, meaning you are free to study where and when you want at your own pace.

Of course, you will need to be able to self-manage your time and be organized, but with our help, you’ll soon find yourself settling into a comfortable rhythm of study.

11.  What computer skills do I need for my course?

You
don't need to be a computer expert to succeed with our online training,
but you should be comfortable typing, using the internet and be capable
of using common software (such as Microsoft word).

12.  How long will you have access to the online course?

The majority of our courses have unlimited lifetime access, meaning you can access this course whenever you want.

Please also check the course summary, as a small selection of courses have limited access.

13.  How long will my course take?

Course duration, is listed under Course Summary

14.  Do I need to buy textbooks?

All the required material for your course is included in the online system, you do not need to buy anything else.

15.  Is the course interactive?

Yes, all our courses are interactive.

16.  Is there an assessment or exam?

Yes,
you will be required to complete a multiple-choice test online at the
end of your course, you can do this test as many times as you require.

17.  What type of certificate will I receive?

You
will receive a Certificate of Completion that is applicable worldwide,
which demonstrates your commitment to learning new skills. You can share
the certificate with your friends, relatives, co-workers and employers.
Also, include it in your resume/CV, professional social media profiles
and job applications.

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The term “Courses for Success” helped me in my current position to succeed. After completing the courses, I gave my manager the completion certificates. Recently I received a promotion too."

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Our
completion certificates are very valuable and will help you progress in
your work environment and show employers how committed you are to learn
new skills, you might even get a promotion.

18.  Will this course be credited by universities?

No, it is not equivalent to a college or university credit.

19.  Am I guaranteed to get a job with this certificate?

This course will give you the skills you need to help you obtain employment, but it’s up to you if you get the job or not.

20.  How will this course assist me with my career?

Studying
and completing this course will show employers that you have the
knowledge in this field, additionally you will gain more confidence in
this area of expertise.

21.  How long is the certificate valid for?

The Certificates are valid for life and do not need renewing. 

22.  Can I take more than one course at a time?

Courses
are studied online at your own pace and you are free to study as many
or as few courses as you wish, we also offer online course bundles that
allow you to save on additional courses so that you may get all the
topics related to your training goals in one go.

23.  What are the Payment Methods available? Is there a payment plan?

We accept payments via PayPal, Credit Card and Bank Transfer.

Payment Plans: We have partnered with Partial.ly, to offer our own in house payment plan. Everyone is Pre-Approved, providing the initial deposit is paid in full.

To pay via bank transfer contact us info@coursesforsuccess.com

24.  Can I purchase for multiple people?

Yes, you can do this by purchasing individually via website or send us a request via email at info@coursesforsuccess.com

25.  Can I request for an invoice before purchase?

Yes, you can request for an invoice via email at info@coursesforsuccess.com

26.  Purchase for a gift?

Yes, you can purchase this course as a gift, simply send an email to info@coursesforsuccess.com, with the course details and we can accommodate this.

27.  Can I create my own course bundle?

Yes,
you can customize your own bundle. Please send us the complete list
with the exact course link of the courses you'd like to bundle up via
email info@coursesforsuccess.com and we will create them for you. *Each course access, time of completion and certification varies depending on the course type.

28.  How will I contact Courses For Success if I have any questions?

You can contact our support team, at any time through live chat on our website, or email at info@coursesforsuccess.com, or by calling one of our phone numbers depending on which country you are in.  

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