March Course Highlights

Women’s History Month and International Women’s Week

International Women’s week is celebrated worldwide from the first Saturday of March, leading to International Women’s Day on March 8th. The week is to celebrate women and their role in society. Below are a list of course highlights available in MetroU to honor this celebration!

Women in Leadership: Creating an Environment for Women to Succeed

Course Date: On Demand

Description: 8 min

Description: How can you, as a leader, create an enviroment for women to succeed and progress? Take this short course to learn more!

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Leading with Gender Inclusivity

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 20 min

Description: Inclusivity is a hot topic, but when it comes to gender, biases are still a problem with 70% of leadership and management roles still occupied by men. However, a study by Elisabeth Kelan, Professor of Leadership at Cranfield University School of Management, identified that middle management is the key to solving this. This course will investigate her findings and offer practical techniques for encouraging gender inclusivity throughout your organization. It will also help you identify and call out gender bias and enable you to recognize work practices that aren't conducive to a gender inclusive environment.

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Find Your Strengths

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 5 min

Description: We all have weaknesses. Don’t let them become an obstacle to your ambition. Instead, identify and amplify your strengths. Call on your strengths to help you with tasks that are affected by your weaknesses. Take advantage of other team members’ strengths that might be at your disposal, as well as the strengths of your team as a whole.

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Assertive Communication Skills for Women

Course Date: On Demand 

Description: 20 min

Description: Women may face difficult perceptions about their assertive behaviors in a professional environment. In this lesson, women will learn how to be comfortable and confident in asserting themselves as an effective team member.

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Six Steps to Leading Productive Meetings

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 30 min

Description: All too often, the meetings we attend are tedious, irrelevant, and a waste of our time - when they ought to be a place where we can get together to share information, skills and experience and achieve something special. Meetings are an expensive activity for any organisation, so it’s important that they actually achieve what they set out to do, and don't just stop people from getting on with their jobs. Using a mix of drama and expert commentary from leading workplace psychologist Sarah Lewis, this course looks at why so many meetings go wrong and provides six easy steps for reclaiming the power of the meeting and turning it into a dynamic space for constructive collaboration.

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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (U.S.)

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 8 min

Description: Disabilities come in many forms. While developmental disabilities are often invisible or hidden in the workplace, they present real challenges. Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is a month-long observance in the United States that brings awareness to those with developmental differences. Learning about and observing days that bring awareness to specific social issues is one way to foster inclusion, empathy, and allyship in both your work environment and community. In this course, you’ll learn about the significance and origins of this observance. You’ll also learn what developmental disabilities are and discover some exmaples. By the end of this course, you should be able to identify ways to participate in the observation.

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Neurodiversity: What is Neurodiversity? 

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 6 min

Description: Gain a new understanding of neurodiversity in this informative elearning course, What Is Neurodiversity?. In this course, we will discuss a variety of neuro variations such as Autism, Asperger's, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette Syndrome and more, to understand how to approach these in the workplace. We will also look at the goals of the neurodiversity movement in integrating neurodiverse members of society into the workplace. Part of our series called Neurodiversity, this course includes a video lesson, downloadable student materials and a short online quiz to test your comprehension of the subject.

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Understanding Neurodiversity in The Workplace 

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 1 hour

Description: Do you want to better understand employees who have ADHD, autism, and other conditions? Do you want to make sure your HR department isn’t discriminating against neurodivergent candidates? Do you want to make sure that everyone you work with is given the opportunity to perform at their best? This course will help you gain a deeper insight into what it’s like to live with these conditions and how you can support those affected. 15-20% of the population is estimated to be neurodiverse. Large organisations are finally starting to take this statistic seriously by implementing neurodiversity training programmes and other interventions to raise awareness and provide support. No matter how large or small your company is, your workforce can benefit greatly from understanding and supporting neurodiversity.

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Building Relationships and Mental Health

Building Relationships with Colleagues

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 10 minutes

Description: This training course provides a simple and practical guide you can use to start building trusting and collaborative relationships in the workplace. Collaborative relationships are critical to an organization’s success as they provide opportunities for colleagues to discover each other’s strengths and share resources effectively. You’ll gain a better sense of their talents and skillsets by getting to know your colleagues; and in the future you’ll know who to turn to for support. This type of collaboration might also provide opportunities for you to support others to ensure a project’s success. By the end of this course, you'll know the specific steps you need to take to start building great relationships with your colleagues. Completion of this course qualifies as 1 hour of Professional Development Units for certification with the Project Management Institute.

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Kindness: The Key to Building Positive and Lasting Relationships

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 20 minutes

Description: In this, you'll learn the keys to practice kindness in your everyday life, thus strengthening your emotional well-being. To improve your personal and professional relationships, so that you conduct them with respect, empathy and collaboration.

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Building Customer Relationships: Managing Customer Expectations

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 10 minutes

Description: This video will show you how easy it is to manage your customers’ various expectations. As it turns out, a little communication goes a long way. We’ll discuss how to personalize your interactions, anticipate potential problems, and provide realistic timelines. We’ll also talk about what to do with the tiny minority of customers whose demands are either impossible or obnoxious. That part’s fun, trust us.

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Mental Health at Work

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 3 min

Description: In this course, 'Mental Health at Work', you will explore what we mean when we say 'mental health' in the workplace, and how it interacts with people in work-specific environments. Starting with the importance of mental health, we will walk you through the often-unnoticed benefits that come with good mental health. Following that, we will cover three simple ways that both employers and employees can positively influence their own mental health, as well as the mental health of the people around them.

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Mental Health: Navigating Your Own Mental Health

Course Date: On Demand

Course Duration: 7 min

Description: In this course, Mental Health: Navigating Your Own Mental Health, you will receive a number of tips to help you identify, understand, and seek help for mental distress. We discuss the various symptoms and causes of mental illness, how to identify patterns in your own symptoms, and when and how to seek professional support. We understand that reaching out for help can be difficult, so we'll also touch on the best ways to contact a healthcare professional, and what to do before your first appointment. This course features a short video presentation, plus a downloadable student workbook for reference and a quick exam to test your retention of the material.

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