Business and Professional Development

Whether you're starting a small business, building an existing business or preparing to move up in your career, the Center offers classroom format and online business and professional development classes in a wide variety of subjects.

Our team of experienced trainers will facilitate these information-packed, interactive sessions especially created to give you the career and performance boosts you need.  For details, call (931) 221-7816.

CLASSROOM FORMAT CLASSES

Human Resource Management Certificate Classes

Social Media Workshops

OSHA 10 Training Classes

Allied Health Care Classes

NEW! Project Management...................... $71
Days/times............................... Friday 6—9 p.m.
............................. and Saturday 9 a.m.—2 p.m.
Dates.................................... Feb. 22—23, 2013

Project management techniques and project planning tools are useful for any task in which different outcomes are possible - where risk of problems and failures exist - and so require planning, assessing options and organizing activities and resources to deliver a successful result.  In this 7-hour course, an experienced project management professional will help you explore the essentials of project management.  Become an indispensable member of your project team by discovering and mastering the critical concepts needed to plan, implement, control and close any type of project.  Explore project politics and ethics, project measurements and project closure.  Learn to develop a project plan, become comfortable with the project management body of knowledge and develop a variety of powerful techniques to generate project ideas.

NEW! Writing for Businesses.................. $93
Days/times.................... Tuesdays and Thursdays
............................................................. 6—9 p.m.
Dates..................................... April 11—18, 2013

ONLINE PROGRAMS

Real Estate and Appraisal Licensure Prep Classes

Realtor Continuing Education Classes

HR Certificate ONLINE and ON DEMAND

ONLINE CAREER CERTIFICATES

For individuals looking for a career boost or a whole new career, the Center offers online Career Certificate courses in partnership with Gatlin Education.  For details about online certificates in healthcare, general business, service careers, information technology, construction technology or design, call 931-221-7816 or visit the Web site at http://www.apsu.edu/ext-ed/noncredit/gatlin.

TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

For small business entrepreneurs, the Tennessee Small Business Development Center offers workshops and classes as well as one-on-one professional counseling.  For details, contact the TSBDC at 931-221-1370 or visit the Web site at http://www.apsu.edu/Ext_Ed/TSBDC/.

REGENTS ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

In cooperation with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Center also offers a variety of workforce development courses through the Regents Online Continuing Education program.  For details, please visit the Web site at http://www.rodp.org/roce/.

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