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Ensure you’re prepared for the rigorous PMP exam with our PMP Exam Prep Course. This 6-session program combines expert instruction with The CertWise® Learning System for PMP® Exam Preparation training materials. Our course will help you learn faster, retain more knowledge, and stay on track for success on the PMP exam. This course runs February 28, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education hosts Working Towards Systemic Change: Understanding Social Determinants of Health with the Early Childhood Mental Health Virginia Initiative at the VCU Partnership for People with Disabilities. Participants will gain knowledge about trauma-informed principles and begin to reconceptualize current understandings of social determinants of health through experiential activities and discussions. Visit the website for workshop requirements, and more details.

In this half day session, we’ll do an overview of common sources of conflict and how conflict plays out. We’ll spend time introducing and practicing coaching skills that can turn the conflict into something valuable and constructive. As a leader, you’ll leave more confident that you can help your team leverage their differences in a healthy and productive way.

Participants receive an in depth history and understanding of the Lean Manufacturing philosophy and process through our interactive four day session. Lean Manufacturing is a quality driven methodology which delivers efficiency and standardized into targeted processes. This proven system, developed by the Toyota production system, allows for simple to complex process improvement and management. At the heart of the methodology is the behavior and cultural philosophy of bottom to top level information flow and individual process ownership, resulting in the…

In honor of April as Poetry Month, join us online to celebrate The Southern Poetry Anthology Volume IX: Virginia, a new anthology of poems by Virginia poets published by Texas A&M University Press. This collection includes well-known and celebrated poets as well as newer voices who continue to broaden and enrich the commonwealth’s literary legacy. Writers from throughout the state will read from their featured work during this virtual event presented by poets Tara Bray and Lynda Fleet Perry. A…

According to a Gallup poll, people who use their strengths are 6x more likely to be engaged on the job. Understanding your strengths, and communicating the value of your strengths, allows you to contribute at the highest level. In this workshop, explore how your strengths contribute to your success as an individual contributor, team player, and leader.

Your team and organization are strong only if the individuals who work there are fully engaged. The goal of this course is to improve the manager’s knowledge and skills in encouraging the full engagement of staff. Application of this learning will change or strengthen manager behavior in targeted areas that influence engagement.

Start a new career or advance your current one! VCU’s Paralegal Certificate Program prepares ambitious professionals to enter Virginia’s growing legal job market, and takes just 6 months to complete! Reach out to our student advisor using the website link, and learn about prerequisites, available discounts, the benefits of exploring paralegal education, and see why so many aspiring paralegals choose VCU’s Paralegal Certificate Program.