Learning to Use WordPress for Your Business

Been wondering about how to get started with, and make the most of, WordPress for your business blog or company website? Everyone keeps talking about WordPress because it’s the #1 Free Online Blogging and Website Software. This full day workshop will save you the time it takes to familiarize—and master— WordPress whether you’re a business blogger or using it for your business website. We’ll be in a computer lab so you can try it out, ask questions and discover how this innovative Web 2.0 software can boost your business (and save you money) online. Date: March 6, 2014 Fee: $349 + HST (includes lunch and parking) Click the link below for additional information: Learning to Use WordPress To register, contact Madeleine Fraser 613-969-1913 ext. 2294 mfraser@loyalistc.on.ca

Improve Your Website Content Today

How can you better manage your website information to keep clients engaged, and to reassure prospects? Here’s a full-day workshop to help you transform your website into a powerful sales tool. You’ll have the whole day to learn and apply 5 strategies to make your website content compelling to prospects. Understand how people read online, discover how to share your expertise, and get feedback on your writing all under the guidance of an e-literacy expert, website copywriter and trained facilitator. Date: October 9, 2013 Fee: $349.00 + HST – Includes materials, parking, lunch and refreshments CLICK HERE for additional information. To register, contact Madeleine Fraser 613-969-1913 ext. 2294 mfraser@loyalistc.on.ca

Ontario Health and Safety Basic Certification – Level 1

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requires employers to ensure at least one certified member represents management and one certified member represents workers on the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). Level 1 training provides participants with an overall knowl­edge of health and safety that is applicable to all workplaces. Level 2, which is workplace specific hazard training, requires employers to complete a workplace hazard assess­ment to determine significant hazards. The next step is for employers to provide the hazard specific training. Dates: Level 1 – October 15-17, 2013 (Level 2 will be offered at a later date) Fee: $459 + HST CLICK HERE for additional information. To register, contact Madeleine Fraser 613-969-1913 ext. 2294 mfraser@loyalistc.on.ca

3A’s of Leadership and Authority – Level 2

Now that you have had the opportunity to put the 3A’s into practice with individuals, this seminar will provide you with more refined criteria to coach individuals and teams as well as to contribute to leading organizational change. The concepts will allow team participants to choose the focus, the level of their actions with individuals or teams as well as to discern how to direct that action; towards individuals, teams, departments or whole organizations. The learning tools include Climat-e, the electronic simulation experienced in the first level, but with higher complexity. The simulation involves participants in coaching a whole team towards higher performance. Prerequisite: Must have taken 3A’s Level 1 Date: November 27, 2013 Fee: $529 + HST – Includes materials, parking and lunch CLICK HERE for additional information. To register, contact Madeleine Fraser: 613-969-1913 ext. 2294 mfraser@loyalistc.on.ca

3A’s of Leadership and Authority – Level 1

How does a supervisor or manager lead individuals, teams and departments towards higher involvement and higher quality? This question is raised by many who realize that theory cannot replace practical skills when it comes to lead­ing people. The focus of this training is to go past theory and into practice. Participants will gain new insights on the use and misuse of authority and discover and apply practical ways to use organizational authority to lead individuals and teams to a new level of contribution. Dates: June 4 & 5, 2014 Fee: $899 + HST – Includes course materials, parking and lunch Click the link below for additional information: <a href="http://www.loyalisttraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/3AsLevel1.pdf”>3A’s of Leadership and Authority – Level 1 To register, contact Madeleine Fraser: 613-969-1913 ext. 2294 mfraser@loyalistc.on.ca

Sales Performance

April 17-18, 2013 – $899 + HST (includes lunch, parking and personal DYNAMIX® profile) The world of selling has changed dramatically in the last few years. The best organizations have responded to this by helping their salespeople develop skills that position them for success in our competitive and commoditized world. The top sales performers in most organizations are usually responsible for most of the sales results. Organizations need to develop these top performers and help their other people to become top performers. CLICK HERE for additional information. To register, contact Brenda Blaind 613-969-1913 ext. 2143 bblaind@loyalistc.on.ca