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Title	Duration (hours)	Description
Creating Community Collaborations	2.00	Across the country, more and more communities are forming community collaborations to address the out-of-school needs of children and youth of all ages. When different segments of the community join together, share ideas, and pool their resources and efforts to create out-of-school time initiatives, children and youth benefit. What one organization or program may not be able to accomplish alone is often achievable when partnerships and collaborations among diverse groups and individuals are formed. When school-age care professionals are knowledgeable about what it takes to create and sustain successful collaborations, they can play an important leadership role in creating out-of-school time initiatives and programs that will meet the needs of children and youth in their communities now and in the future.
Advanced Interpersonal Communication: Customers and Vendors	0.50	Your customers include anyone who uses your company or organization to obtain goods and services. Customers might be internal or external. An internal customer is a member of your organization and can be a supervisor, colleague, or subordinate. An external customer is someone from outside your organization. Each customer is of equal importance, regardless of the amount of business that customer provides to your organization. You should provide the same level of quality goods and services all your customers, and all are equally deserving of efficient and effective communication. In this course you will learn: to respond to customers’ complaints, and to reject a vendor’s contract without rejecting the vendor, and address a complaint to a vendor.
Presentation Methods and Debriefing Activities	2.00	There is no "one size fits all" approach to working with children and youth, and this is especially true when it comes to how we present and debrief activities. During this course, participants will understand the importance of the delivery and debriefing of an activity to help children and youth make meaning, as well as some specific methods that can be incorporated into the program right away.
Becoming Tech Savvy	1.50	This course was designed to help you learn various tips and tricks to use your devices as efficiently as possible. This includes tech skills, safety & security information, and keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
Sepsis - What's new in caring for these patients?	0.75	A comprehensive update provided for an intended audience of prehospital care providers. This update introduces new definitions for sepsis and septic shock, reviews sepsis epidemiology, pathophysiology, disease morbidity and mortality, and prehospital treatments.
Managerial Leadership: Defining Employee Roles and Priorities (Instructor Guide)	1.50	A vision is created by an organization to inspire its members to work together to reach for an ideal of what the organization can become. The members of the organization should use the vision as the standard to determine the day-to-day functions of their individual roles. The vision is the guide to use every time an action is taken, a decision is made, or a plan is developed to improve the organization or the people in it. An organization’s vision should enable the members in every role to do what is in the best interest of the organization. In this course you will learn to: determine leader roles and strengthen employee roles, and align employee priorities and evaluate employee performance. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Lemurs	2.00	In this module, you'll learn about the natural history and conservation of a fascinating group of primates: lemurs.
Cross-Cultural Business Communication: Workplace Culture	1.00	Culture is a way of life established by a group of people and passed on to succeeding generations. People within a culture usually share common values, beliefs, and perspectives and have the same language and communication style. Although people within a culture must live in close proximity while the culture is being established, future generations frequently relocate to other countries or regions. This creates situations of cross-cultural exchanges. As we become increasingly diverse, there is a growing demand for cross‑cultural communication in the workplace. Technology allows us to communicate with peers across the globe, as though they were sitting in our offices. Efficient and cost-effective travel makes it possible to communicate face-to-face with clients in other countries. In addition, companies seeking diverse and highly skilled employees find a conglomeration of cultures among them. As a result, employers are emphasizing cross-cultural communication in their own organizations to prepare employees to work with diverse co-workers and clients. In this course you will learn to: discuss the value of culture and the significance of cross-cultural communication in the workplace, and describe the impact of cultural differences on communication, and avoid miscommunication and conflicts that arise due to these difference.
Strategic Decision Making: Preparing to Make Decisions	1.50	In this course you will learn to: identify the factors that influence the outcome of a decision, and follow the steps of the decision-making process, define your decisions appropriately by establishing objectives, identify the problems decision frames can present, and the actions you can take to understand decision frames, and identify the guidelines for avoiding the problem of overconfidence, and describe the techniques for managing uncertainty.
Human Relations Skill Development: Focus on Leadership Styles and Conflict Management	2.00	Research indicates that those in positions of leadership use a variety of different leadership and management styles. A person’s effectiveness as a leader is often directly linked to his or her leadership style. It is important for OST professionals to be aware of the assumptions and characteristics of different leadership styles. Knowledge of different leadership styles can help OST professionals reflect on their own leadership style and assess its effectiveness. It can also help OST professionals take a proactive approach to applying different leadership styles and techniques, depending on the situation. Leaders also use a variety of different styles when it comes to managing and resolving conflicts. By understanding how to diagnose the causes and dynamics of conflict and understanding the characteristics of different conflict management styles, OST professionals can choose the best conflict management strategy for each situation. There are a number of skills that enhance the ability of OST professionals to employ different leadership and conflict management styles effectively. When OST professionals are aware of these skills and their own skill levels, they can set priorities for ongoing development of leadership skills.
Project Management Essentials: Project Scheduling	1.25	This course will focus on how to develop a project schedule by using CPM, PERT, project network diagrams, arrow charting, and Gantt charts and how to dentify the benefits of CPM and PERT, the critical path, and the methods of duration compression.
Microsoft PowerPoint - Basic: Getting Started	0.75	This course will focus on how to open a presentation, identify PowerPoint interface components, switch between views, and zoom in and out.
PMP® Certification: Passing the 2021 Exam - Exam Prep	1.00	Exam Prep to accompany 30 Bird's PMP® Certification: Passing the 2021 Exam course.
Excellence in Service - Advanced: Customer Loyalty	1.00	This course will focus on how to create customer loyalty through dedicated employees and identify the fundamentals of customer loyalty. You will also learn how to understand your customers and make service memorable.
Budgeting: Operating Budgets	1.00	An operating budget is a projection of the entire income statement of a company, or department. Operating budgets manage the operations of a company or department. They include the expenses associated with manufacturing, selling, and distributing products. Operating budgets also help to administer the daily functioning of the company. They project the expenses a company will incur in its manufacturing facilities, as well as the revenue that it will generate.
Motivation: Identifying, Planning, and Implementing: Using What You've Learned	0.50	In life, to be a successful, you must have a plan. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, said, “Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.” This course has provided you with the information and—we hope—the inspiration to improve your motivational skills and work toward personal success. The final two steps are up to you: You must implement what you have learned and continue to work on improving your skills. In this course you will learn to: work toward improving your motivational skills by using the 21-day habit and satori, and use resources, including websites and books, to continue working on your motivational skills.
Correcting Performance Problems: Disciplining Employees (Instructor Guide)	1.67	Discipline is proactive, as opposed to punishment, which is reactive. Punishment provides a consequence to an action that is deemed unacceptable, whereas discipline is designed to exchange undesirable behavior for satisfactory behavior. The purpose of disciplining an employee is twofold: 1. To correct or eliminate undesirable behavior, and 2. To provide training that improves or strengthens performance. In this course you will learn to: keep a disciplinary perspective, determine the cause for disciplining an employee, and prepare for conducting a disciplinary meeting, maintain a positive rapport, avoid pitfalls during a disciplinary meeting with employees, and keep meetings productive, and monitor employee performance and conduct a follow-up meeting with the employee. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Interviewing Skills: Handling and Conducting (Instructor Guide)	1.00	Some interviewees demand a particularly focused and skillful use of interviewing techniques. Your ability to handle talkative, uncommunicative, nervous, or inexperienced candidates is important in order to get an accurate assessment of the candidate’s abilities. If you develop ways of handling various types of interviewees before the interview begins, you’ll be able to encourage them to respond positively and share information. You’ll also avoid the mistake of eliminating candidates on the basis of value judgments or preconceptions. An interview is a two-way conversation designed to gather information about, and provide information to the candidate, so you both can decide on the fit between the position, the organization, and the candidate. Good interviews flow smoothly when both the interviewer and the candidate take part in an information exchange. In this course you will learn to: handle an interview by developing an understanding of the various types of candidates, and conduct an interview by following a specific structure and using effective communication techniques. This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course.
Business Writing: Formal Proposals	0.75	This course will cover how to create a formal proposal. You will also learn how to add visual elements to a formal proposal, and edit a proposal.
Searching Online	0.75	This course covers the fundamentals of searching online. From using basic features, such as the homepage and address bar, to using "advanced search" to find very specific information, this course will cover it all.
Building Upward: Resuscitation of Anaphylactic Shock Part 1—Overview	1.00	Retired ALS provider, Michelle Cerone, speaks with Dr. Jeremy Cushman about the recognition and treatment of anaphylactic shock. This discussion gives the BLS provider the opportunity to compare allergic reactions to the life-threatening condition that requires rapid intervention. Final Exam: Please read each question carefully. You will have two attempts to gain a 70% or higher on this exam. If you are not successful in two attempts, you are welcome to take the course again to gain the certification.
Excellence in Service - Advanced: Service Teams	1.50	This course will cover how to implement proper training and empower employees and motivate employees and reinforce desirable behavior in them. You will also learn how to build customer service teams and select the right employees and conduct an interview.
Budgeting: Reviewing Budgets	1.00	A typical budget contains information for a single year and is updated and revised periodically. Each company creates a budget that fits its unique needs. A budget can be used for many purposes, but its primary functions should be to support strategic goals and to help identify when actual results deviate from what was predicted.
Coping with Food Allergies in Child Care Spaces (CDA 1)	2.00	A food allergy is a reaction within the body's immune system. It can be anywhere from mild to severe, and in some cases, it may be life-threatening. We must understand the symptoms and triggers of food allergies, the ways to prevent accidental exposure to prohibited foods, how to care for a child experiencing symptoms. This course is designed to be part of a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ curriculum. It covers CDA Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe, Healthy Environment to Invite Learning. This course can also be taken as a stand-alone learning event, or as part of a broader early childhood education curriculum.
Instructional Planning for Paraprofessionals	0.50	This course covers the instructional responsibilities of a paraprofessional in the classroom. It is just one of many paraprofessional courses we offer. This course will help you understand what your role as a paraprofessional is in supporting students through instruction and how to support teaching and learning.