Productivity Essentials
Gain in-demand skills through a series of highly concentrated Productivity Essentials courses
You’ll learn:
- How to effectively organize your workday and your time
- How to set your priorities and optimize your interactions with co-workers, customers and management
- How to increase your personal and professional level of productivity
- Key tools, techniques and processes to manage projects, based on recognized standards of the Project Management Institute with the opportunity to apply techniques using case studies and exercises
- How to better identify and define your goals, avoid common barriers and design an action plan to ensure your success
- How to deliver powerful presentations
Explore course options below and register today!
Course Options
Students must register at least one week before the start date to allow time for an online assessment to be completed prior to the course start date.
ESS 813
Personal Leadership: Building From Our Strength
(Currently Not Available)
ESS 836
Snapshot to Project Management
(Currently Not Available)
ESS 837
Achieving Goals With SMARTS
(Currently Not Available)
ESS 877
Negotiation Skills
$468.00
ESS 908
Unconscious Bias: Moving from Bystander to Advocate
(Currently Not Available)
ESS 909
Developing Your Social Media Brand with Style and Confidence
(Currently Not Available)
ESS 912
Your Energy Currency: Enhancing and Improving Your Emotional Self-Awareness
(Currently Not Available)
Course Schedule
This schedule table displays courses planned to be offered this year and is a guide to planning your courses for the academic year. Please note: Spring term registration opens mid-March and Fall/Winter term registration opens mid-July.
For more information about our learning formats and to choose a format that works best for you, please visit our Learning Formats page.
| Course Name (Course Code) | Cost | Days | Fall 2023 | Winter 2024 | Spring/Summer 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of Active Listening (ESS 797) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Tue, Oct 31 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Wed, Jun 5 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Future-Focused: Navigating Complexity with Strategic Planning (ESS 804) | $468.00 | 1 | Tue & Wed, Nov 28 - Nov 29 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Tue & Wed, Jun 11 - Jun 12 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Cultivate Belonging with Personality Dimensions™ (ESS 807) | $520.00 | 1 | — | — | Mon & Tue, Jun 10 - Jun 11 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Navigating Change For Success (ESS 810) | $468.00 | 1 | — | — | Thu & Fri, Jun 6 - Jun 7 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Leading Change For Success (ESS 812) | $468.00 | 1 | Wed & Thu, Oct 25 - Oct 26 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Thu & Fri, May 30 - May 31 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Personal Leadership: Building From Our Strength (ESS 813) | $520.00 | 1 | Thu & Fri, Nov 16 - Nov 17 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Thu & Fri, Feb 8 - Feb 9 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — |
| Exploring Work-Life Harmony (ESS 816) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | — | Thu, Jun 13 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Strengthening Communications through Storytelling (ESS 817) | $468.00 | 1 | Thu & Fri, Dec 7 - Dec 8 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Mon & Tue, Jun 17 - Jun 18 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Emotional Intelligence at Work (ESS 835) | $520.00 | 1 | — | Thu, Jan 18 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, Jun 18 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Snapshot to Project Management (ESS 836) | $940.00 | 2 | Thu & Fri, Nov 23 - Dec 1 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | — |
| Achieving Goals With SMARTS (ESS 837) | - | - | Currently Not Available | ||
| Delivering Powerful Presentations (ESS 838) | $468.00 | 1 | — | — | Wed & Thu, May 22 - May 23 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Negotiation Skills (ESS 877) | $468.00 | 1 | Mon & Tue, Nov 27 - Nov 28 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Wed & Thu, May 22 - May 23 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Navigating Workplace Conflict: Building Stronger Teams through Resolution (ESS 899) | $468.00 | 1 | Wed & Thu, Nov 22 - Nov 23 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Mon & Tue, May 13 - May 14 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Managing in a Unionized Environment (ESS 903) | $520.00 | 1 | — | Wed & Thu, Apr 24 - Apr 25 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — |
| Influencing Others with Confidence and Success (ESS 904) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | Thu, Jan 25 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Wed, Jun 5 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Remote Work - Strategies for Efficiency (ESS 905) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | — | Tue, Jun 18 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| How to Pick Up the Pieces - Leadership, Motivation and Gratitude in Action (ESS 906) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Thu, Oct 12 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Wed, Apr 24 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Wed, Jun 12 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Effective Prioritization to Improve Decision Making, Manage Workload and Improve Well-being (ESS 907) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Tue, Oct 24 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Thu, Apr 11 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Thu, Jun 20 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Unconscious Bias: Moving from Bystander to Advocate (ESS 908) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | Tue, Mar 26 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — |
| Developing Your Social Media Brand with Style and Confidence (ESS 909) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Wed, Nov 1 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | — |
| Best Practices for Sustainable Living (ESS 910) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Thu, Nov 23 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — | Tue, Jun 18 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Your Energy Currency: Enhancing and Improving Your Emotional Self-Awareness (ESS 912) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Fri, Nov 3 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, Mar 19 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | — |
| Flexible Work as a Catalyst for Organizational Agility & Well-being (ESS 913) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | Thu, Feb 1 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Thu, May 9 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Tactical Humour: Leveraging the funny to build connections, camaraderie, and community (ESS 914) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Tue, Sep 19 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, Feb 27 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, May 14 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Scared Scriptless: Improv Bootcamp Presentation Skills Training (ESS 915) | $310.00 | 0.5 | — | Thu, Feb 29 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, May 28 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |
| Time Maximization: Unleashing Peak Productivity and Prof Efficiency through Effective Time Mgmt (ESS 916) | $310.00 | 0.5 | Thu, Oct 5 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Tue, Jan 16 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom | Wed, May 15 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Format: Virtual Classroom |