Empower your staff to master their professional acumen through building valuable foundational skills. Our Professional Skills Academy is perfect for new or emerging professionals. The eight virtual sessions provide you convenient access for courses in emotional intelligence, effective communication, difficult conversation strategies, goal setting, and more. The courses are facilitated by some of the best trainers in the state with extensive experience in diverse industries.
Get the most out of the Professional Skills Academy by completing the entire series. Sessions build on each other, using licensed assessments to introduce key concepts that are then reinforced throughout the program. This comprehensive approach fosters a deeper understanding and stronger knowledge retention.
Don’t let the Zoom format fool you! Get ready to engage. The Professional Skills Academy courses are packed with interactive elements like breakout sessions and activities. To participate and reap the full benefits of the courses, please be prepared with a reliable computer, internet, camera, microphone, and a willingness to participate actively.
Make the decision to invest in your own future. Enroll in the Professional Skills Series today and take control of your success!
Only $929 for the series or take an individual course for $129.
All classes are online via Zoom Friday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Professional Skills Academy will encourage emotional growth, effective communication, and exemplary leadership skills. Grow as new or established professional in your field and improve your professional opportunities.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
– Individuals interested in learning the skills and knowledge to sharpen and grow their professionalism
– Individuals wishing to move into leadership and management roles
– Individuals in newly promoted leadership or management roles
Explore the courses or sign up for a course ad hoc in each tab.
Intellectual and technical skills are no longer enough on their own to assure success in the workplace. Emotional Intelligence allows you to connect with others one-on-one and in groups—a critical skill in business today. People who are emotionally smart waste less time on personality conflicts, stay in control under stress, and achieve greater satisfaction at work and at home
Spring Class: Feb. 14, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Emotional Intelligence 2.o
Fall Class: August 15, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Emotional Intelligence 2.o
Discover how communication really affects management outcomes. Activities explore techniques for improving verbal and nonverbal communication. The PACE™ Palette assessment is administered to help you become a more effective communicator and as a springboard to topics covered in other units.
Spring Class: February 21, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Effective Communication & Professional Writing
Fall Class: August 22, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Effective Communication & Professional Writing
Examine methods of managing disagreements before the escalation of anger and conflict. Talk through the issue with respect and patience for the others point of view. The Thomas- Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument is used to assess your preferred style of conflict management and to understand how problems can best be solved. Be able to determine the best context for conflict resolution situations.
Spring Class: March 7, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Difficult Conversation Strategies
Fall Class: Aug. 29, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Difficult Conversation Strategies
Positive coaching with continuous feedback empowers yourself and others, delivering a lasting impact on motivation and performance. Learn how building trust develops a foundation and structure for coaching and feedback interactions. Explore techniques for delivering specific, actionable, and encouraging feedback. This course will equip you with the skills to provide positive coaching and deliver continuous feedback in a way that fosters growth and development.
Spring Class: Feb. 28, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Positive Coaching & Continuous Feedback
Fall Class: September 5, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Positive Coaching & Continuous Feedback
Embark on a journey of self-discovery to build a powerful personal brand that reflects your distinctive strengths and ambitions. Unveil your authentic self through self-reflection to identify your core values, skills, and experiences that make you who you are. This unique course will conclude with crafting a personal brand statement that resonates with you and your target audience.
Spring Class: March 14, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Creating Your Personal Brand
Fall Class: September 12, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Creating Your Personal Brand
Today’s businesses are driven by productivity and collaboration. But how do you achieve both in a way that benefits everyone on your team? How do you avoid the inevitable obstacles: priority management, strategy alignment, and transparency?Luckily, the small business community has noticed a recent uptick in productivity and collaboration. Why? Many newer online tools have made it easier for teams to communicate clearly, prioritize tasks, delegate responsibilities, and hold themselves (and each other) accountable.
Spring Class: March 21, 2025| Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Efficiency Tools for the Workplace
Fall Class: September 19, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Efficiency Tools for the Workplace
Goal setting is a powerful process. Effective goal setting allows you to impact your career and provides a tool to motivate yourself, turning your vision into reality. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve professionally, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. This training builds on employee’s Strengths and aligns goal setting with personal talents.
Spring Class: March 28, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Goal Setting
Fall Class: September 26, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Goal Setting
Hiring, termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other legal issues can be overwhelming. Explore these and other Human Resources topics to become familiar with key components of Human Resources, employment laws, and relevant workplace issues. Learn how to manage risk and when to ask for help from an expert. Discover the importance of continuous employee learning and development opportunities that are essential for framing workplace goals.
Spring Class: April 4, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Spring Human Resource Topics
Fall Class: October 3, 2025 | Cost: $129
Register for the Fall Human Resource Topics
You may qualify to take the Professional Skills Academy series at no charge if your employer meets these criteria:
This great opportunity is made possible through the collaboration between CNM Ingenuity and the City of Albuquerque. Job Training Albuquerque (JTA) is a workforce development program that provides opportunities for the local workforce to gain necessary skills in order to fill skill gaps and meet the workforce needs of existing and potential employers.
Apply for this workforce development opportunity to be funded through Job Training Albuquerque (JTA) by applying here: https://jobtrainingabq.org/application/
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