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Effective Managers

Gain a comprehensive understanding of what makes an effective manager.

These courses provide managers with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective in their roles. It focuses on developing new managers, how to addressing the unique challenges of middle management, improving meeting management, and navigating office politics to build effective relationships within the organization.

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Micro-credentials are short, concentrated groups of courses that are really flexible. You can take as many as you like, in any order, and because they are asynchronous you can take them at any time it suits you. You will be awarded a badge for each individual course, once you have completed all four courses you will gain your micro-credential.

The cost for each individual course listed below is $60. For more Information email: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course Listing

Course ID: 

Name: Developing New Managers

Course Outcomes:

  • Discuss strategies for developing new managers.
  • Describe the importance of defining a clear management track.
  • Determine core roles and competencies for managers.
  • Describe the importance of continuous development for managers.
  • Apply the principles of manager development to your own organization.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: 

Name: Middle Manager

Course Outcomes:

  • Define management.
  • Describe ethics in the workplace.
  • Manage information and make decisions.
  • Explain the control process.
  • Use organizational strategies to facilitate change.
  • Create structures and processes to manage teams.
  • Manage as a leader.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: 

Name: Meeting Management

Course Outcomes:

  • Plan and prepare for meetings.
  • Identify the participants.
  • Choose the time and place.
  • Create the agenda.
  • Set up the meeting space.
  • Incorporate electronic options.
  • Identify meeting roles and responsibilities.
  • Use an agenda.
  • Chair a meeting.
  • Deal with disruptions.
  • Professionally deal with personality conflicts.
  • Take minutes.
  • Make the most of your meeting using games, activities, and prizes.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: 

Name: Office Politics for Managers

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe the purpose and benefits of office politics.
  • Set boundaries and ground rules for new employees.
  • Interact with and influence colleagues.
  • Manage various personality types in the office.
  • Determine how to gain support and effectively network.
  • Recognize how you are a part of a group and how you function.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.
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