Aurora College Continuing Education is pleased to offer several new courses to its schedule at Thebacha Campus in Fort Smith, including new courses aimed at small businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as all the courses in the popular Project Management certificate program.
Check out the course descriptions below, and contact Jessica Cox if you’d like more information. Course details can also be found online at http://www.auroracollege.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/ProgramsAndCoursesContinuingEducationThebacha.aspx.
Course: How to Empower, Influence, and Inspire Your Team: A Creative Leadership Workshop for Managers and Supervisors
Dates: March 4-25
Wednesday mornings
Times: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Fort Smith
Instructor: Jim Heidema
Cost: $350
Notes: Registration deadline is Friday, February 20.
Description: A successful leader is one who can inspire others to achieve and do well, despite the lack of resources and demands placed on teams. This creative hands-on workshop for managers and supervisors will explore a number of tested and proven methods to effectively empower, influence, and inspire team members, thus leading to commitment and motivation. Participants will have the opportunity to apply their learning and evaluate their successes and challenges. This course will enable managers to motivate their team members to do the right job for the right reasons.
Course: Building a High-Performance Team: From Poison to Passion
Dates: April 13-June 8
Monday mornings
Times: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Fort Smith
Instructor: Jim Heidema
Cost: $500
Notes: Registration deadline is Friday, March 27.
Description: In many work places today, a high-performance team is necessary to respond to the ever-changing demands on an organization. This powerful course is designed to assist leaders in the work place in understanding and resolving the toxic challenges that adversely affect their teams and work environments. Participants will learn how to apply the skills learned in their course to increase team performance and harmony. Participants will receive an e-book called ‘Building the Passionate Team – From Poison to Passion‘ co-written by the instructor. This book will form the basis of the course.
In partnership with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Aurora College is pleased to offer the following courses for small businesses and entrepreneurs:
Course: QuickBooks Level 1
Dates: March 7-8 in Fort Smith
March 14-15 in Hay River
Times: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday and Sunday
Instructor: Ryan Pond, Crowe Mackay LLP
Cost: $50
Note: Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 4.
Description: This course is designed to introduce the basic features in QuickBooks Pro 2014 and give an opportunity for hands-on practice. Participants will learn about the types of information they need to track in their business and how to enter that information. They will also become familiar with the most common tasks and know where to find information about more advanced features.
Course: Building An Online Presence For Small Businesses
Dates: March 14-15
Times: 1:00-6:00 PM Saturday and Sunday
Location: Fort Smith
Instructor: Jeff Turner
Cost: $50
Note: Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 11.
Description: This course will show participants the effective use of existing website-building resources, and how to use them to build a functional website for their business.
Coming soon to Aurora College Thebacha Campus in Fort Smith, the popular Project Management certificate program:
Program: Project Management Certificate
Dates: June 16-18 (Course #1)
September 22-24 (Course #1)
October 20-23 (Courses #2-5)
November 23-27 (Courses #6-10)
Times: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Thebacha Campus
Instructor: Janet Dean, TangleTree Enterprises Ltd.
Cost: $600 for course #1
$250 each for courses #2-10
Note: Registration deadlines vary. Please see our website at http://www.auroracollege.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/ProgramsAndCoursesContinuingEducationThebacha.aspx for more information.
Description: The Project Management certificate program provides introductory and advanced training in project management. Successful completion of all 10 courses will help program graduates earn certification as Project Management Professionals (PMP) and Certified Associates in Project Management (CAPM) as designated by the Project Management Institute. For more information about the institute, please visit www.pmi.org. Learn to manage projects on time and within budget and scope. The science of project planning, scheduling, and controlling is a defined set of skills that can be developed through focused practice. Course materials include relevant forms and checklists you can take away for your own projects. This program consists of 10 courses: one three-day fundamentals course followed by nine one-day courses. You may take courses individually or as a group.
For more information about and/or to register for any of the courses listed above contact:
Jessica Cox, Coordinator
Continuing Education, Thebacha Campus
Aurora College
Phone: (867) 872-7507
Email: jcox@auroracollege.nt.ca