Professional Development

Augusta Program:

Lean Process Improvement

Wednesdays: March 11, 18, 25, April 8, 15, 22
Meeting Time: 2:15 – 5:15pm
Cost: $225
Room: Meeting Room 20
Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Pare

Learn how to improve processes in your work place and personal lives using the Lean/Agile management methods. These techniques have been shown to deliver better results for all types of organizations throughout the world by saving time, money and increasing staff capabilities.

Augusta Program:

Effective Teamwork

Thursdays: April 16, 23, May 7
Meeting Time: 1:30 – 4:30pm
Cost: $112
Room: Meeting Room 20
Instructor: Chris Toy, MAT

Become the quintessential team player! Learn individual and team building skills by completing interactive team challenges in this highly participatory and hands-on course. Learn how to contribute at a greater level to your work team, build better relationships and bring out the best in your teammates.

Online Program:

Masterful Communications

Weeks of: April 6-10, 13-17, 20-24 (Online)
Cost: $112
Instructor: Jessica Gilpatrick

This course is ideal for professionals interested in improving their written communication skills within the workplace. A variety of modes of writing will be covered with opportunity to practice and learn valuable editing and revising skills that will increase efficiency and accuracy, resulting in an overall more effective workplace. This interactive course will take place in an online classroom over a period of three weeks.

Leadership Symposium

Mondays: March 9, 16, 23, April 6, 13, 20 (Snow date April 27)
Meeting Time: 2:15 – 5:15pm
Cost: $225
Room: AD-123
Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Pare

A six-week intensive program for managers, directors and executives taught by a certified Leadership Challenge coach. The program focuses on the behavioral aspects of leadership through influence without authority, high-performance teams, strategic planning for change efforts, and conflict resolution skills.

Supervision I: Introduction to Supervision

Thursdays:  March 5, 12, 19, (snow date March 26) 
Meeting Time: 2:15 – 5:15pm
Cost: $112
Room: AL-229
Instructor: Dr. Rick Saucier

A high impact program for employees who are ready to advance to supervisory or management roles. Topics include stepping up, managing people, effective communications and delegation.

Supervision II: Intermediate Supervision

Thursdays:  Thursdays April 9, 16, 23 (Snow date April 30)
Meeting Time: 2:15 – 5:15 pm
Cost: $112
Room: AL-229
Instructor: Dr. Ryan Wheaton

Supervisors and managers will learn how to identify and manage their employee’s work personalities, deal with difficult employees, and effectively manage and resolve conflicts in the workplace.

Leading Change and Building Resiliency 

Date: March 17, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Room: Spann Commons Summit Room
Cost: $150 (includes lunch)
Instructor: Kay Whitmore

Change is a constant in our businesses. To remain competitive, organizations must manage multiple change initiatives and stay ahead of the competition by anticipating changes and changing faster and more efficiently.  This course is designed to make you and your organization more agile and resilient and capable of effectively managing the forces of change. 

Creating an Engaging and Sustainable Internship Program

Date: April 8, 9:00 – 3:00pm
Room: Spann Commons Summit Room
Cost: $150 (includes lunch)
Instructor: Nicole Lazure, Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG)

This interactive training will provide an overview of how to develop an effective internship program. Learn how to leverage staff resources by partnering with academic institutions, students and future professionals. It will include a combination of experiential co-creating exercises, lectured information and group discussion. Participants will be provided key resources related to Best Practices, legal considerations, and the nuts and bolts of designing an internship program that meets academic standards. Tips on how to recruit, effectively supervise, train and evaluate student interns in the context of their academic program needs will be covered. Participants will be ready to set up a win-win partnership allowing them to leverage resources while providing a meaningful learning opportunity.

Looking to take a for-credit course?

In addition to Professional Development, Thomas College part-time and accelerated graduate programs. Our programs are designed to be flexible and meet your busy lifestyle and will help you stand out in the workforce.

Leadership Academy

The Leadership Academy has been created to provide the right skills within the right context to assist individuals looking to take on leadership roles in supervisory, management, and executive positions within their organizations.

Skills Center

As professionals, we all need to advance our skill set from time to time to stay on top of our game. The following courses will help your employees learn or refine skills in these particular subject areas.