Alameda County Training & Education Center

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Training and educational opportunities for Alameda County employees and organizations in the East Bay

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Upcoming classes

Welcome to the Public Sector – October 29 (Half-Day)

This training will help you explore differences within the public sector and their effects within your management role.

Welcome to the Public Sector – October 29 (Half-Day)

Being new to government as a supervisor is a considerable endeavor. Government organizations are different from organizations in the private and non-profit sectors from their very design. They have different goals, hiring processes, performance management practices, systems of accountability, and relationships to community. This training will help you explore these and other differences as they affect your management role, offer tips and strategies for dealing with these differences, and promote your leadership strengths in order to navigate Alameda County successfully as a supervisor.

8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Monday, October 29
County: No Fee | Public/ Non Profit: $125 | Private: $150

Microsoft Excel 2013 Fundamentals – November 1

Build a strong foundation with the Microsoft Excel's formulas and functions and other functionality.

Microsoft Excel 2013 Fundamentals – November 1

In this course, you will gain a foundational understanding of the functionality in Excel 2013. You will use formulas and functions to perform calculations in your worksheets, and you will modify worksheets by manipulating cells and data, by searching for and replacing data, and by checking for spelling errors. You will format worksheets and prepare them for printing. You will also begin working with larger workbooks that contain multiple worksheets. Finally, you will customize how Excel behaves to more closely meet your needs.

9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday, November 1
County: $175 | Public/ Non Profit: $200 | Private: $225

Project Management Boot Camp – November 14, 15 & 16

Learn the fundamental concepts of project planning and management while learning to use Microsoft Project to track the activities of projects.

Project Management Boot Camp – November 14, 15 & 16 (Three-Day Program)

he Project Management Boot Camp is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of project planning and management while learning to use Microsoft Project to track the activities of projects. You will identify the features and attributes of a project, determine the actions involved in scope planning and understand the components of time management. Students will engage in activities to plan and focus on a project, defining outcomes of the project. Throughout the class, students will learn how to use Microsoft Project to create and manage tasks, work with the critical path, use baselines, track progress and evaluate data. Focusing on the generally accepted practices of project management recognized by the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI), this course offers you a standards-based approach to successful project management across application areas and industries.
Prerequisites: Students do not have to have project management background but exposure to MS Excel or other Windows-based software is very important.

9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, November 14, 15, & 16
County: $900 | Public/ Non Profit: $1035 | Private: $1195

7 Habits of Highly Effective People – December 4 & 11 (Two-Day Course)

This training helps your organization achieve sustained, superior results by focusing on improving the effectiveness of individuals and leaders.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People – December 4 & 11 (Two-Day Course)

Individual strengths and personal effort drive effective organizations. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People training helps your organization achieve sustained, superior results by focusing on improving the effectiveness of individuals and leaders. Participants gain hands-on experience, applying timeless principles that yield greater productivity, improved communication, strengthened relationships, increased influence, and laser-like focus on critical priorities. Participants learn how to: take initiative, balance key priorities, improve interpersonal communication, leverage creative collaboration, and apply principles for achieving a balanced life. Participants are eligible in receiving 14 hours of IACET CEU credit or 17 NASBA CPE credits upon completing this course.

8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday, December 4 & 11
County: $350 | Public/ Non Profit: $385| Private: $420