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Business & Skills Training
at MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education
Mastering Grammar Basics
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

The most effective writing is clear, concise, and error-free. Whether you're writing for business, education, marketing, or personal projects, having a firm understanding of grammar basics will help you communicate effectively with your audience. This Grammar Refresher course will walk you through the foundational elements of English grammar, including the parts of speech, punctuation, and sentence structure. Through interactive games and exercises, you'll learn how to spot and fix common grammatical errors. Gain confidence as a writer and editor by mastering grammar basics with this Grammar Refresher course.
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Medical-Related Benefits
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with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

A 2022 survey by AHIP determined that 56% of employees will make the decision to leave or stay at an organization based on their health benefits. Medical benefits can not only impact retention, but also internal and external perception, rates of absenteeism, and financial repercussions.
We will review questions such as: which group health plan can best support an organization's strategic goals? What options are available to ensure the medical-related benefits included are a good fit for your employees? How can HR executives help design a benefits plan in order to address all aspects of employee health, including mental health?
This course will guide you in designing, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting your organizational medical benefit plan to meet specific goals.
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Microsoft Project Basics
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

This course introduces learners to Microsoft's project management software, MS Project. Learners, particularly aspiring project managers, are provided a step-by-step tutorial on mastering basic functions that are essential for any project. MS Project is a popular tool for project managers that allows them to develop schedules, allocate resources and duties to specific tasks, and track a project's progression. It also allows managers to oversee the budget and analyze workloads. This introductory course will focus on the Microsoft Office 2019 version of MS Project. Learners are required to have access to MS Project 2019 in order to complete this course.
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Microsoft Project Intermediate
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

This intermediate-level course provides learners with essential skills for mastering Microsoft's project management software, MS Project. Aspiring project managers are provided a step-by-step tutorial on various functions that are required for every type of project. This course assumes that learners have a basic familiarity with MS Project. MS Project is a popular tool that allows project managers to develop schedules, allocate resources, and track progress. It also allows managers to perform variance analysis and combine multiple projects. This intermediate course will focus on the Microsoft Office 2019 version of MS Project.
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Negotiations: Resolving Disputes
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with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

This course is designed to help managers and other decision makers learn to settle workplace and interpersonal disputes by the application of proven negotiating principles and strategies. Learners in this course will explore the fundamentals of Dispute Settlement Negotiation with the help of games, videos, interactive exercises, case studies, and other engaging content.
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Networking for Success
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

You've heard of networking before, but you may not have realized that networking is much more than simply shaking hands and meeting people. Networking has become a key activity for professionals, entrepreneurs, and organizations alike to build genuine, memorable relationships. But it can be difficult to form good networking habits on your own. "Networking for Success" will help you improve your personal and professional networking skills. In this course, you will learn best practices and effective tips and techniques to become a confident networker.
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Nonprofit Skills®: Communicating the Strategy
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with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Nonprofit Skills®: Communicating the Strategy provides tools and best practices for effectively communicating a nonprofit strategic plan. The course describes how to identify target audiences and how to adapt strategic plan communication to their interests and preferences. Learners will also explore popular channels and methods for distributing the strategic plan and find out how to craft clear and compelling messages for effective communication. Best practices for leading meetings, presenting data, and gathering feedback will also be discussed, along with tips for responding to resistance and concerns.
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Nonprofit Skills®: Communication Styles
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with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

This course, aimed at nonprofit leaders and aspiring leaders, is designed to help them become more effective communicators. Self-paced and highly interactive, the course covers basic communication theory: the four main communication styles, the different communication channels, and the difference between push communication and pull communication. It focuses on practical approaches to workplace communication: developing a clear message and tailoring it to your audience, adapting your communication style for different demographic groups, developing a communications plan for your organization, and communicating in times of crisis. It includes three case studies that allow learners to apply what they have learned to real-world situations, and it allows learners to download materials that they can use to hone their communication skills.
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