New! Achieving Success with Difficult People Learn to see things from others' viewpoints based on their needs, values, beliefs, experiences, skills, knowledge, and self-interests. Learn to approach difficult situations by answering the questions: who, what, where, when, how, and why to better understand who your difficult people are, what they're like, how you react to them, and their response to your actions. By the time you finish this course, you will understand that assertiveness involves taking responsibility when meeting your needs in a way that preserves the dignity and rights of others. This course is self-guided online, and may be started at any time in the semester https://www.ed2go.com/nscc/online-courses/achieving-success-with-difficult-people/

New! Certified Associate in Project Management Exam Prep (CAPM) with Organizational Leadership This online, self-paced course can be taken anytime throughout the semester. This course will provide entry-level project managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete the Project Management Institute's nationally recognized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam. This credential is considered the standard of excellence in the field of project management and is often a required credential in the field. This comprehensive course will use learning activities, practice exams, and assignments to help you prepare for, and successfully complete, the CAPM exam. To apply for the CAPM, students will need to have a secondary degree (high school diploma, associate's degree or the global equivalent) and 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam. For more information and/or to register, copy this link into your browse: https://nscc.theknowledgebase.org/search/catalog/course-description/Certified-Associate-in-Project-Management-Exam-Prep-(CAPM)-with-Organizational-Leadership/911/146

NEW! Certified Product Owner:  Elevate Your Agile Journey Are you ready to take the lead in product development and drive success in agile teams? Prepare now for the Certified Product Owner exam by gaining knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a Product Owner.  This comprehensive curriculum covers everything from Agile principles to deliver high-value products, backlog management, stakeholder collaboration, and leadership skills to empower your team to foster a productive environment. Stand out and take your career to the next level with this highly desirable certification.  A Certified Product Owner median salary in MA is $128,000/yr. Cost covers materials.

Project Management Professional Exam Prep with Organizational Leadership Online This course will provide experienced project managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete the Project Management Institute’s nationally recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. This credential is considered the standard of excellence in the field of project management and is often a required credential in the field. This comprehensive course will use learning activities, practice exams, and assignments to help students prepare for, and successfully complete, the PMP exam. https://nscc.theknowledgebase.org/search/catalog/course-description/Project-Management-Professional-Exam-Prep-with-Organizational-Leadership/910/146

Time Management: Goal Setting and Workplace Efficiency  Good time management is the stress-reducing oxygen you need to achieve excellence in everyday life. It is about focusing on the right thing and doing it right. When you become goal-oriented you will find yourself managing your time more effectively. Hence, goal setting is one of the most important time management techniques. This course will help you set goals that are your own and help you use leading-edge strategies to bring them to culmination. This course is self-guided online, and may be started at any time in the semester. https://www.ed2go.com/nscc/online-courses/goal-setting-time-management-training-self-paced/

Technical Writing Course

In the course, you will explore the framework in which technical writing exists, the conventions it follows, and the essential elements all technical writing must have. While building your portfolio you will learn how to write to the needs of your audience, with clarity and focus, the differences between technical writing and other types of writing, ethical issues, advanced grammar rules and effective research methods, writing effectively for websites and social media. https://careertraining.ed2go.com/northshorecc/training-programs/technical-writing-course/ Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Achieving Success with Difficult People

Does your co-worker seem to be speaking a language you don't understand? Is your boss impossible to get along with? Are you having a hard time motivating one of your employees? The key could be that their personality and yours don't mesh. This course will explore personality theories and allow you to discover your own personality and how that affects the way you think and work. You will also explore how other personalities think and work and some communication and motivational tools you can use to be able to work better with them. Students will: Explore various personality theories and identify their types for each one. Identify ways their personality types affect the way they work, act and think. Identify ways to work with people with personality styles different from their own. Reflect on what they have learned and apply it to their own work or personal relationships. Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.

Certified Associate in Project Management: CAPM

This course will provide entry-level project managers with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete the Project Management Institute's nationally recognized Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam. This credential is considered the standard of excellence in the field of project management and is often a required credential in the field. This comprehensive course will use learning activities, practice exams, and assignments to help you prepare for, and successfully complete, the CAPM exam. To apply for the CAPM, students will need to have a secondary degree (high school diploma, associate's degree or the global equivalent) and 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam. https://nscc.theknowledgebase.org/search/catalog/course-description/Certified-Associate-in-Project-Management-Exam-Prep-(CAPM)-with-Organizational-Leadership/911/146 Online classes begin the second Tuesday of each month.