Professional Development

About Our Professional Development Programs:

Thomas College offers an array of non-credit Professional Development courses and programs designed to offer participants relevant skills that they can quickly utilize in the workplace and increase employability.  Offered either in a strictly online format or in-person (temporarily not being offered due to COVID-19), these courses are designed to provide high-impact instruction and where indicated, eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Online

With a catalog exceeding 250+ courses, our online training partner has a course in just about any relevant business skill and training area.

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Courses that we typically run include the following:

Leadership Symposium

(6 weeks) – This intensive program is for managers, directors, and executives. The program focuses on the aspects of leadership through influence without authority, high-performance teams, strategic planning, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

Supervision I: Introduction to Supervision

(3 weeks) – 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

(3 weeks) -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.

Lean and Agile Process Improvement

(6 weeks) – Learn how to improve processes in your workplace using Lean/Agile management methods. These techniques have shown to deliver better results for all types of organizations throughout the world by saving time, money and increasing staff capabilities.

Effective Teamwork

(3 weeks) – Become the quintessential team player! Learn individual and team-building skills by completing interactive team challenges in this highly participatory and hands-on course.

Masterful Communications

(3 weeks) – Learn effective techniques for speaking with coworkers and customers, managing meetings, tactfully addressing issues in your workplace with management and writing short documents such as emails and status reports.

High-Performance Sales

(3 weeks) – Become skilled in listening to your customer, understanding their needs, and making a winning sales pitch using Empathy as the foundation for your sales program.

Technical Writing

(3 weeks) – Learn how to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, in both informational and instructional formats.

Specializations

Thomas College is known for offering high quality professional development in the key professional areas of business, innovation and information technology.  For learners who want to engage in more than just a course, but less than a full degree program, the College has created a number of opportunities to earn a Specialization in a specific field. 

Specializations combine a variety of courses from the College’s non-credit online and in-person course catalogs. Upon successful assessment of all required courses, participants will be awarded a specialization badge that memorializes their achievement.

Thomas College is currently offering the following Specializations:

Verify your Skills with Digital Badges

Participants who successfully complete a knowledge assessment with a score of 80% or higher will receive a digital badge through Credly. Digital Badges are modern, verifiable tools that prove earners have the skills taught in the programs we offer. To learn more visit thomas.edu/digital-badges/

Additionally, programs are separated into one of two categories: The Leadership Academy and The Skills Center.

Questions?

Contact Isaac Salisbury, Program Coordinator at haibicoor@thomas.edu or 207-859-1159.