Take your first steps to success in the workplace with the Employment Skills Certificate program. This program will help you to make the transition between college and successful employment. It's free to all current students and will cover the workplace basics.
Students are able to take classes individually or can take any 6 of the core workshops outlined below to obtain the Employment Skills Certificate.
Core Workshops:
- Personal Branding
- Interview skills
- Professional Portfolio
- Workplace Basics
- Digital Literacy
- Gender & Diversity
- Financial Literacy
- Networking & Communications
- Networking Event
- Personality Dimensions
Optional Sessions:
- Professional Photo
- Critical Thinking (LinkedIn Learning)
- Creative Problem Solving (LinkedIn Learning)
- Unconscious Bias (LinkedIn Learning)
Program Schedule
Spaces are limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
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Personal Branding
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February 13, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Interview Skills
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February 15, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Professional Portfolio
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February 27, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Workplace Basics
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February 29, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Networking & Communication
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March 5, 2024 |
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Financial Literacy
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March 12, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Gender & Diversity
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March 19, 2024
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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| Workshop Descriptions |
Digital Literacy
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This pre-employment workshop instructs students on the importance of creating professional social media platforms, cleaning up their digital image and how to set them up to be attractive to employers. Students will learn how to be confident in front of a camera, how to stage their room, angle their camera and virtual communication skills.
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Financial Literacy
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This pre-employment workshop instructs students on how to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. Students will learn the skills and knowledge to make informed decisions about managing their money and their debt.
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| Gender & Diversity in the Workplace |
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This pre-employment workshop helps students to understand and be comfortable with using updated terminology in relation to gender, sexuality, inclusion, and diversity. The workshop aims to raise awareness of sexual and gender diverse issues, and ways to help understand and support those individuals.
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| Networking & Communication |
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This pre-employment workshop instructs students on how to prepare for networking events. Being able to communicate effectively in large group settings increases employment opportunities. The Networking & Communication Workshop is designed to assist students with developing appropriate communication skills to succeed in networking situations.
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| Networking Event |
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This pre-employment workshop provides an opportunity for students to practice networking, communication, and other workplace skills in a positive learning environment. The Networking Event Workshop is designed to assist students with developing appropriate communication skills to succeed in networking situations.
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| Personal Branding |
| This employment skills workshop instructs students on how to prepare their marketing tools: resumes and cover letters. Resume and cover letter writing is an essential skill for your job search. This workshop is designed to assist students with resume writing and cover letters tailored to each position that may lead to success in finding a job. A well-done resume and cover letter may mean an interview, and an interview gives you potential candidacy for a job. |
| Personality Dimensions |
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This pre-employment workshop assessment helps students understand themselves and others so they can be more effective in their professional and personal life. Through simple assessment and fun activities, student can gain insight into their own and other’s personalities, values, strengths, potential challenges, and source of stress. It effectively promotes growth, enhances communication and cooperation, improves interpersonal relationships, fosters an attitude of appreciation and respect, builds an inclusive work culture, and enhances overall team performance.
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| Professional Photo |
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This pre-employment session gives students an opportunity to get their professional photo taken. This photo can used on their social media platforms when applying for positions and as their headshot on their LinkedIn profile page.
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| Professional Portfolio |
| This pre-employment workshop instructs students on how to create a professional portfolio, whether it be a physical binder or an electronic version. This workshop will teach students what items to include in their portfolio, how to showcase their experience and employment history, and the benefit having a portfolio has when meeting with employers. |
| Workplace Basics |
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This pre-employment workshop instructs students on how to prepare to succeed at a new place of employment. The Workplace Basics Workshop is designed to assist students with developing appropriate skills for identifying and understanding workplace culture, developing workplace skills and attitude, learning to adjust work-related expectations, and mastering “new job” skills.
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