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Title	Duration (hours)	Description
Grammar Skills: Word Choice	1.00	This course covers how to choose the appropriate words for clear communication and how to recognize and use frequently misused words correctly. You will also learn how to avoid common spelling errors and correctly attach prefixes and suffixes to words.
Mental Health Depression	1.50	Most, if not all, providers have an interest in helping those around them. We found six providers that chose to tell their stories as they relate to Chronic Depression. All of the stories are different but they are all being told for the same reason. These providers are willing to do what many of us will never do. They are sharing their experiences so that they will help those around them. Mental Health First-Aid Instructor, Melodie Kolmetz and Dual Certified Family Practice Physician / Family Therapist, Alan Lorenz discuss the growth that our profession has seen. They also give fantastic guidance regarding the care of patients, partners, and ourselves.
Sales Skills: Advanced: Developing a Winning Strategy	0.50	This course will focus on examining consulting strategies and developing solutions for clients.
Effective Communication with Children and Youth	2.00	We are constantly communicating with the children and youth in our program through our words and actions. It's important for program staff to think critically about their communication skills and habits in order to communicate effectively. During this course, participants will learn about effective and dynamic communication tools, strategies to check for understanding, and activities that engage children and youth in communication.
Egress, Fire Prevention, & Fire Protection	0.65	In this course, participants will learn about escape routes and exits, emergency action plans, fire prevention plans, fires, fire extinguishers, and workplace fire prevention tips.
Making Plans and Developing Policies	2.00	Planning and policy-making are closely linked to the development of quality school-age care programs. When school-age staff are skilled as planners and policy-makers, they can use these skills to design and implement high quality programs that benefit children, youth, and families. It is essential for school-age care professionals to recognize that it is important for policies to grow out of a vision of quality, and a mission that supports that vision. Therefore, creating a vision for quality, developing a program philosophy, and writing a clear mission statement are the first steps in program planning. It is also important for school-age care professionals to use a systematic process to develop goals and objectives, set priorities for accomplishing goals and objectives, and develop goal-based action plans that will help the school-age program achieve its mission. High quality school-age programs are led by professionals who understand how to use effective strategies for creating a continuous cycle of planning and evaluation that supports ongoing program improvement.
Constructing: Sepsis for Paramedics, Part 2—Fluid Resuscitation	1.00	If you think caring for sepsis patients is not an interesting topic, you might want to think again. Medical Directors Jeremy Cushman and Christopher Galton, give Paramedic Hoskins a passionate description of proper patient care. Fluids are important and this is why. Final Exam: This multiple choice exam is designed to test your knowledge of the material you just reviewed. You have two attempts to gain an 80% or higher on this exam. Please take your time and answer each question carefully.
Guiding School-Age Children in Groups: Supervision and Boundaries	1.00	When large numbers of children are involved in the program, it is challenging to create and deliver school-age program activities that can meet the needs of all children. The key to success is taking a systematic approach to program planning. It is important for staff to understand how to select appropriate activity options and use effective management strategies that make it possible to offer a balanced variety of simultaneous activity options. This understanding will help staff plan and implement a program that effectively supports, nurtures, and guides individual differences and fosters positive interaction among children in groups.
Hose Competency (Instructor Guide)	1.00	This is the Instructor Guide for Hose Competency. This competency evaluates the ability of assigned companies to perform hose tasks including stretching, advancing, and operating fire hose streams. This competency may also be conducted as an independent drill or evolution.
Lifting and Moving—Lesson 2	0.50	In the second session, we will discuss body mechanics and what you can do to properly train to perform in a safe manner. Final Exam: This multiple choice exam is designed to test your knowledge of the material you just reviewed. You have two attempts to gain an 80% or higher on this exam. Please take your time and answer each question carefully.
Adapting to Change	0.50	Change is always happening, whether we realize it or not. Our bodies are constantly generating new cells to replace old ones. Stock prices are rising and falling. In this course, you will discover different strategies for reacting to and dealing with change in life.
Young Worker Safety Training	0.75	This course covers federal laws regarding working minors as well as common workplace hazards.
Safety and Survival in an Active Shooter Event in School Settings	0.75	Welcome to Safety and Survival in an Active Shooter Event in School Settings. Recent national tragedies in schools remind us that the risk is real: an active shooter incident can happen in any place at any time in any school district. The best way to make sure you are safe is to prepare ahead of time and be ready. Warning: Some of this content may be disturbing, if you need to take a break, please do so. If you exit and then come back into the course later, it will resume where you left off.
Team Participation: Nonverbal Communication and Active Listening	0.75	This course will focus on how to identify types of nonverbal cues and how they mesh with verbal messages, identify the characteristics of active listening and become an active listener, and respond to input in a productive manner.
Indoor Air Quality	1.00	This course covers indoor air quality (IAQ) and useful associated skills. You will learn the difference between sick building syndrome and building-related illness, as well as the conditions that cause these illnesses. You will also learn model IAQ policies and practices.
Pneumothorax and Hemothorax for EMTs	1.00	Paramedic Instructor Peter Bonadonna discusses some of the most life threatening chest injures.
Preventing Sexual Harassment and Understanding California Law	0.50	This course will teach California employees how to recognize sexual harassment, defines the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, and provides an overview of the legal remedies available in sexual harassment lawsuits.
Quality Management: The Costs Of Quality	0.50	Before the quality revolution that began in the United States in the 1980s, quality was frequently viewed as a goal that came at a higher price for production. However, the reality is that poor quality is a result of the ineffective use of resources, including wasted material and labor. Therefore, improved quality means better use of resources and lower costs. In this course you will learn to: identify the relationship between quality and cost, the benefits of establishing quality requirements, management’s responsibilities for achieving conformance, and the costs of customer dissatisfaction.
Safety Communication and Training Techniques	1.50	This course covers certain safety and logistics measures for the workplace. This includes topics like different types of safety training, creating safety programs with different learners in mind, and how to use various types of media to communicate objectives.
Understanding Autism in Your Community	1.00	This course is designed to educate communities on how they can work together to be more inclusive and accepting of people with autism. It will give you an overview of the struggles people with autism face and some ways in which communities can make themselves more accessible and autism-friendly.
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.
Grammar	1.50	Grammar is an essential part of any work environment. However, it can come with many different eccentricities. In this course, you will learn how to avoid common grammar mistakes in both your personal and professional writing.
Sales: Qualifying	0.50	In this course, you will learn how to improve your listening skills to better understand customers’ needs and decision-making criteria. You will also learn how to use questioning techniques to help customers recognize the benefits of your products and services.
Environmental Systems	2.00	Many of the animals exhibited in zoos and aquariums have very specific environmental requirements that must be met in order to support the life form and better ensure its welfare. This course will explore the unique biological, physiological, and welfare requirements of several varied types of animals; their unique requirements; and the implications for the provision of these requirements.
Beginning a New Career	0.50	In this course, you’ll learn some tips to determine what career is right for you, what to consider before changing careers, how to evaluate yourself as you consider a career, and more.