Professional Development Courses
These training resources aim to help you advance your job skills and career.
#For the Environment: Zero Carbon Emissions
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
In this course, you'll learn the keys to a sustainable and environmentally conscious lifestyle in order to foster a more sustainable and less carbon-intensive society. Contact training@fm.utah.edu for support.
3 ways to measure your adaptability – and how to improve it
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
In "3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it," venture investor Natalie Fratto explains how adaptability helps make companies and individuals develop better resilience to stay competitive and successful within our...
In "3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it," venture investor Natalie Fratto explains how adaptability helps make companies and individuals develop better resilience to stay competitive and successful within our ever-evolving working world. This insightful TED Talk includes Fratto's tips and tricks for measuring your own "adaptability quotient," and why your overall flexibility and ability to respond to change really matters. Plus, Fratto will explain why adaptability is so important for change management, and how it makes businesses better prepared to embrace change when it happens.
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4 Career Enhancers
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
n this course, psychologists Peter Quarry and Eve Ash provide excellent strategies to immediately to galvanize your career and job prospects. This is critical for those who want to develop their careers, change jobs or...
n this course, psychologists Peter Quarry and Eve Ash provide excellent strategies to immediately to galvanize your career and job prospects. This is critical for those who want to develop their careers, change jobs or feel anxious about the future of their current job. In challenging times, having a satisfying career seems harder than ever. You really have to work at it, especially if you are looking for a new job or want to stand out in your team or organization. Your profile is a living document, a record of who you are and what you're doing. No matter which stage of work life you're in, you will always be ready to enhance your earning and vocational prospects when you energize your profile, extend your network, enrich your skillset and have a plan B. Contact training@fm.utah.edu for support.
4 Communication Skills Everyone Needs
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
Ever-increasing complexity in the workplace means that effective communication skills are more important than ever. Peter Quarry outlines to Eve Ash the four key communication skills needed for survival: lean communication (getting straight to the...
Ever-increasing complexity in the workplace means that effective communication skills are more important than ever. Peter Quarry outlines to Eve Ash the four key communication skills needed for survival: lean communication (getting straight to the point), connecting with others (social skills), adaptability (learning to read and relate to different types of people) and using texting and social media in an appropriate, professional way (understanding the importance of sensitive, respectful and polite messaging).
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5 ways to listen better
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
In the TED Talk "5 ways to listen better," sound expert Julian Treasure shares how to become a more conscious listener in a world that is louder and more stimulating than ever before. In this...
In the TED Talk "5 ways to listen better," sound expert Julian Treasure shares how to become a more conscious listener in a world that is louder and more stimulating than ever before. In this video you’ll discover ear-opening statistics that will make you want to sharpen your listening skills. Conscious listening is a critical component for communication, leadership and emotional intelligence in the workplace, and in our daily connections. Treasure provides five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening, both to other people and the world around you. Contact training@fm.utah.edu for support.
Active and Empathetic Listening
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
Do you ever listen to others offhandedly, trying to anticipate their answers...or do you end other people's sentences, interrupting continuously? In this course, you will learn to actively listen to others, tuning in to their...
Do you ever listen to others offhandedly, trying to anticipate their answers...or do you end other people's sentences, interrupting continuously? In this course, you will learn to actively listen to others, tuning in to their wavelength to understand all the information that is given to you! The goal is to listen in a truly active, empathetic, and sincere way. Contact training@fm.utah.edu for support.
Adaptability and Flexibility
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Course Owner: U Facilities (contracted)
Don’t you hate it when the supermarket moves everything around? You just stand there like a lemon, wondering where they put the biscuits. In life, things rarely stay the same. Often you set out with...
Don’t you hate it when the supermarket moves everything around? You just stand there like a lemon, wondering where they put the biscuits. In life, things rarely stay the same. Often you set out with a plan only for an unexpected spanner to be thrown in the works. It could be the biscuits, or even a flat tyre on the way to work. Either way, you need to be able to respond effectively. When the unexpected happens, it’s important to be adaptable and flexible. You don’t need to be a circus contortionist to respond effectively, just be able to adapt to changes and challenges. This course will help you improve your adaptability and flexibility, so you can overcome anything thrown your way. Adaptability and flexibility are key skills for workers in any workplace. They help you find creative solutions and adapt to changes and challenges. This course will help you improve these skills through practical techniques. Now, where are those biscuits?
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Aqueous Ozone Training: Introduction
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Course Owner: U Facilities
This training will review green cleaning and our current steps toward improving our chemical safety in U Facilities.
Aqueous Ozone Training: Portable Caddy
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Course Owner: U Facilities
Learners will discover how to safely operate and clean an Aqueous Ozone Portable Caddy.