Professional development courses now at SEBC

January 13, 2006

Miami University Hamilton and Miami University Middletown announce a new Business Sampler of professional development courses offered at the SEBC Workforce Academy located in West Chester.

Topics range from improving customer relations to learning to speak Spanish for retailers. Three specialized half-day workshops focusing on leadership, sales and labor relations are the first of a large number of courses available now through April.

Shaping Your Staff into Leaders will be held Friday, Jan. 20, from 8:30am to 12:30pm for .4 CEU credits. Managers learn why focusing on performance and competencies separately are critical for employee development. Leave with templates to use in developing your people. Cost is $49.

Making Sales Simple will be held Friday, Jan. 27, from 8:30am to 12:30pm for .4 CEU credits. This workshop is for small business owners ($100k to $20M annual sales) and sales teams with little or no in-depth sales training, or more experienced sales personnel who want a refresher on the key basics. Learn important concepts and practical uses of basic sales techniques that are proven in the real world. Cost is $49.

A Labor Relations series begins Friday, Feb. 8, with The Foundation. The series also includes the following topics: Understanding Contracts (Feb. 22), Settling Disputes (March 8), Union Campaigns (March 22), and the Golden Rules of Labor Relations (April 5). All workshops are held from 8:30am to 11:30am. Cost is $95 each or $85 for 3 or more.

The SEBC Workforce Academy is located at 7617 Voice of America Centre Drive in the lower level of the People’s Bank Building.

For registration and information on additional offerings, contact Miami Hamilton at 785-3131 (www.ham.muohio.edu/ce) or Miami Middletown at 727-3300 (www.mid.muohio.edu).