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Hazardous Waste Management and Shipping for Environmental Professionals ...ous wastes, how to manage waste correctly on site, how to properly select, label and mark waste containers, how to prepare shipments for transport to treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and how to properly keep records for compliance and enforcement. This course can be completed as quickly as you care to, depending on how much time you can devote to it.Note that we have set a 90 day more...

C Programming - Part 3 This course is the third in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. This course begins to introduce some more advanced topics. Students will learn about some of the more...

Understanding Budgeting and Finance: Preparing your Budget MAXIM TRAINING Planning and submitting a budget for the first time can be a daunting task. Many of us approach our first budget with little or no formal training. It can be a nightmare! Effective budgeting is crucial to both you and your department. And because it's important, it's vital you budget properly. Too many managers make half-hearted attempts and then wonder why ACTUAL spend is nothing more...

Managing People : Planning a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course looks at how to make the most of every business meeting through planning and preparation. It will help you decide whether more...

Managing People : Leading a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course shows you how to make the most of every business meeting. It will help you become a dynamic and effective leader whose more...

Managing People : Following up a Meeting Meetings are opportunities: to share information, exchange ideas and contribute to decisions. They're excellent vehicles for building teams, gaining commitment and encouraging participation but only when they're properly planned and executed by everyone involved. This course will help you make the most of every business meeting. It will show you how to successfully follow up on your meetings so more...

Grammar Skills: The Parts of Speech In Grammar Skills: The Parts of Speech, participants learn about grammatical organization and become proficient at identifying and properly using the eight parts of speech: nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. more...

Grammar Skills: Punctuation, Mechanics and Word Usage In Grammar Skills: Punctuation, Mechanics, and Word Usage, participants learn proper word choice and usage, review rules for punctuation and mechanics, and receive guidance on spotting confusing homonyms and overcoming common spelling challenges and errors. more...

Business Writing: The Fundamentals In Business Writing: The Fundamentals, participants learn how to use writing to effectively communicate information. They learn how to use the writing process to construct a well-defined idea and focus on a specific audience. They also learn the proper format for various written pieces, such as business letters, e-mail messages, and memos. more...

Gaining Access to Key Personnel at Your Target Accounts In this course, you'll learn about the second major component of the territorial account sales approach: communication. You'll start by learning about coaching relationships. A vital part of your sales effectiveness depends on finding a key contact in each target account that can become your internal coach for the sales process. Then, you'll learn about gaining access to the right level at your more...

Interacting with the Customer ...sses needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support a customer, how to overcome communication problems, and how to use active listening. This course helps to prepare learners interested in the Help Desk Institute's (HDI) Customer Support Specialist (CSS) certification, which is targeted at individuals wishing to qualify to work in a customer support center or help desk more...

Customer Service Procedures ...sses needed to provide effective customer service: how to properly support a customer, how to provide accurate documentation, and how to handle difficult customers. This course helps to prepare learners interested in the HDI Customer Support Specialist (CSS) Certification, which is targeted to individuals wishing to qualify to work in a customer support center/help desk environment. Individuals more...

Project Human Resources Management Simulation ...sful projects require more than well-balanced budgets and properly deployed resources. They require skilled and motivated people. As project manager, it's your responsibility to identify and fulfill your project's staffing needs. The degree of your success will depend upon your understanding and implementation of the tools and techniques for project human resources management. The Project Human more...

Managing a Project The factors of a successful project almost always end up depending on how much money and time is needed to create a product worthy of the customer. This course will help you manage the constraints of time, money, and schedules, and how they relate to the overall quality of your project and product. This course is targeted toward a diverse range of managers and staff members who wish to acquire the more...

Troubleshooting and Closing the Project ...such as formulas and graphs, allow the project manager to properly define the health or status of the project. This course outlines how to conduct effective meetings and presents some troubleshooting tools that can be used during the project life cycle. It also presents the information required to close the project, which is the last stage in project management. This path is targeted toward a more...

Monitoring Controlling and Closing Programs ...ure adequate resources are in place, and that changes are properly managed. Closing a program is a time for celebration. However, to be successful and ensure program benefits are achieved, monitoring, controlling, and closing processes must be followed. Such activities require a great effort on the part of the program team and all others involved. This course is designed to help program more...

Program Planning ...is considered one of the most important phases; without a properly defined plan your projects have a much greater chance of not succeeding. This assumption can also be made for program management; however, with program management, an entire program can fail, which could include several projects. The cost and loss of benefits that are associated with a failed program could be devastating to your more...

Effective Feedback for Employees and Colleagues Simulation ...or worse yet, give offense. On the other hand, when given properly, feedback is a powerful tool for improving performance and increasing productivity. In order to achieve such positive results and avoid negative reactions, individuals must be aware of how others receive and employ feedback and learn the process of providing effective critiques. The Effective Use of Feedback for Employees and more...

Optimizing Email at Work ... new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in order to take advantage of these opportunities. This course will tell you what makes e-mail unique and provide you with the skills to write, send, and receive business e-mail effectively. You will learn how to best use the features that are commonly included in e-mail programs in a way that improves your more...

Leadership Without Authority Lily Tomlin said, "I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." Tomlin could have been speaking on behalf of many employees in the corporate world who, despite having little authority, take it upon themselves to become leaders nonetheless. Becoming a leader, and getting results, without authority is especially important in today's corporate more...

Gaining Allies Creating Change If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Is this an effective strategy for gaining allies to create change? How about, "If you do it my way, you'll feel better about yourself"? Finding and winning partners for the purpose of creating change is not easy in the intensely competitive and harried environment of the corporate world. It's especially difficult when you lack authority. The people whose more...

Elements of a 360-degree Performance Review Are you familiar with the elements of the 360-degree performance review process? Are your participants familiar with them? Implementing a 360-degree performance review within your organization is a large undertaking; however, with proper preparation of your participants, the resulting feedback is far more likely to be accurate and useful. Failure to consider the crucial elements of the review more...

Delivering 360-Degree Performance Feedback Are you familiar with how to give 360-degree performance feedback? Do you know how to make 360-degree feedback meaningful? The effective delivery of 360-degree performance feedback can make or break your performance review program. You can ensure that performance feedback is effective when you, or your company, use good interviewing techniques, conduct an effective performance interview, and more...

The Personal Approach in Delegation ...sks only to later find out that the task wasn't completed properly or that it wouldn't be completed on time? Perhaps you need to reevaluate your delegation skills. This course will help you work more effectively with employees in a delegation situation. As you progress through "The Personal Approach in Delegation" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will discover several important more...

Accrual Accounting Procedures .... This course will explain the step-by-step procedures to properly record incomplete transactions at the end of an accounting period. The transactions typically involve expenses, revenue, and depreciation. Accrual accounting procedures will ensure that your financial information about the business's performance is accurate. After all, accurate financial information is the basis for making more...

Accounting for Partnerships Partnerships are voluntary organizations between two or more people that combine different resources in a business venture. These resources can be money, expertise, personal connections, or experience. Accounting procedures are established to ensure that each partner gets his/her share of the business income or loss. This course explores the accounting methods that pertain to partnerships and the more...

Accounting for Corporations Did you know that basic accounting transactions for corporations are different than other types of business organizations? Do you need to learn more about the basic accounting principles of corporations? This course is designed to teach you how to perform basic accounting procedures specifically for corporations. You will learn how to record the issuance of stock and record transactions in the more...

Organizational Goals and Objectives Before a Six Sigma project can be executed, organizational strategic planning goals and objectives must be defined. Determining selection of appropriate projects and choosing an effective improvement model are crucial tasks that help to ensure your company is pointed in the right direction. Performing risk analysis while avoiding pitfalls common to Six Sigma projects is also important to prevent more...

Quality Systems Models and Theories ...ys. A quality mission and plan that is well developed and properly implemented must be aligned to the corporate mission and vision statements and the strategic plan in order to be effective. As an organization evolves, its quality plan must be monitored and revised in order to reflect these changes. This course explores the quality mission, plan, and methodologies and discusses the importance more...

Lean Strategies You may have all the proper ingredients, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you can make the ultimate dish, especially if you are creating it for the first time. Adding the right amount of each ingredient in the proper sequence with specific techniques improves your chances for success. An understanding of lean manufacturing principles and techniques will give you the ingredients you need for more...

Trade Secrets ...yees, contractors, and other relevant individuals to sign properly drafted, binding nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). These agreements provide strong protection in most, though not all, circumstances. This two-hour course enables participants to understand the nature of trade secrets, and the legal implications of their use and misuse. SkillSoft's Legal Compliance courses are developed and more...

Web Graphics Concepts This WestNet e-Learning module introduces several Web design concepts. We will also look at the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it affects Web design. more...

Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes specific minimum requirements in relation to employees' wages, hours of work, overtime entitlements, and payroll records. The act was passed to set and enforce federal requirements on minimum wages and overtime. The FLSA became federal law in 1938 as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal--its primary aim was to respond to growing concerns about poor more...

Win2000 Netwk Infra Design Designing a WINS Dfs Strategy ... WINS. The WINS implementation design needs to be planned properly to ensure smooth functionality, availability, security, and performance of WINS. This course teaches you to plan a WINS network. It covers the ways of assessing the level of fault tolerance in a WINS network and explains the interoperability issues of WINS with other Windows 2000 services, such as DNS and DHCP. Further, this more...

The Linux Operating System This course covers the origin and history of the Linux operating system and its relation with other Unix family systems. It examines various ""distributions"" of Linux , its value as a reliable business solution, and its various components, and it addresses issues surrounding its use, administration, and development. The course highlights those aspects that make Linux an innovative operating more...

Managing IP Traffic on Cisco Networks To describe and configure efficient network traffic restrictions and security using properly implemented access list management and address translation Network administrators responsible for implementing and managing small and medium-sized business networks; network technicians who install network devices in small business environments; Cisco channel resellers who are new to Cisco products and more...

IATA 5 Limitations and Shipment Review This course explains that the Department of Transportation (DOT) governs all modes of transportation in the U.S., including air transportation. The DOT has a set of regulations pertaining to the shipment of hazardous materials (dangerous goods) known as the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). This training course may be used to meet the requirements for general awareness/familiarization more...

Used Oil Management ...properly dispose of used oil is a serious, but little recognized, environmental problem. This one-hour course reviews the various regulatory requirements associated with used oil management primarily from a generator's perspective. The goal of this training is to provide you with an overview of the used oil management programs and explain the different regulatory scenarios that apply to used more...

Hazardous Waste Generator Awareness This one-hour course provides basic information on hazardous waste determination and characterization. In addition, this course describes the three types of Generator Status (Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator, Small Quantity Generator, and Large Quantity Generator) along with applicable requirements. Generators must manage their hazardous waste per the RCRA regulations. Thus, more...

Regulatory Compliance Series - Demand Deposits and Reserve Requirements (Regulations Q and D) ...mand deposits. Regulation D?s provisions require banks to properly categorize certain time deposits and retain certain reserve funds. Compliance operations and audit professionals will learn from this up-to-date course how to satisfy the requirements of Regulations Q and D when time deposits become demand deposits and the corresponding change in reserve requirements the advertising requirements more...

Oracle Database 10g - Administration Workshop I Part 1 Learners will gain a conceptual understanding of the Oracle database architecture and how its components work and interact with one another. Learners will be taught to create an operational database and properly manage the various structures in an effective and efficient manner including performance monitoring database security user management and backup/recovery techniques.  more...

Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Part 4 This is the last course of a four-part series that prepares learners for the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks Exam (BSCI 642-801). This course teaches the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and about manipulating routing updates. With multiple connections the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an alternative to using default routes to control path selections. Configuring and troubleshooting BGP can more...

DTD's for XML DTD's for XML is an in-depth look into the heart of XML document validation. As students progress through the 6 lessons they will acquire the knowledge necessary to validate XML documents. Students will also understand elements and content models. This course also defines attributes and entities and how to properly make use of them to their fullest extent. DTD's for XML will also examine how DTD's more...

C Programming - Part 3 This course is the third in a four-part series that will give students the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to be able to write syntactically correct C code, using the facilities of a standard ANSI C library, to create basic applications. This series is not environment or vendor-specific. This course begins to introduce some more advanced topics. Students will learn about some of the more...

Novell GroupWise 5.5 Administration Part 1 - System Fundamentals The GroupWise System Administration curriculum is designed to teach students the fundamentals of administering a GroupWise system. As the first in the 3-part series this course will give students a solid foundation in GroupWise 5.5 fundamentals. Students will be given a thorough overview of the GroupWise client and the fundamental components of the GroupWise system. Students will also be taught more...

Interpersonal Communication: Telephone Skills Interpersonal Communication: Telephone Skills will help you develop the skills needed to project a positive image on the telephone properly address callers and establish good rapport. You will be provided with opportunities to incorporate positive personal attributes into telephone interactions employ strategies to control a conversation and effectively handle situations with difficult callers.  more...

Facilitation: The Effective Facilitator In Facilitation: The Effective Facilitator participants will learn the characteristics and responsibilities of facilitators in team meeting situations. In addition they will learn the verbal and nonverbal strategies a facilitator can use to ensure full participation among team members and how to properly ask questions offer feedback and record information.  more...