Workplace Training

Is your business realizing its potential?

Customize Your Class
Child Care Provider Certificate Program
Fast Track Administrative Assistant
ESOL Instructor Training
Spoken Language Interpreter Program

Workplace Training collaborates with organizations to maintain their competitive edge with customized training programs that are responsive to the specific challenges and needs of the business and its people.

While organizational performance depends on both the professional skills and the personal attitude of your staff, training is an influential tool that can improve both performance and morale. Enhancing the capabilities of your employees is a retention strategy that improves productivity and the bottom line.

Customize Your Class

Select modules from existing courses and training programs, or ask us to tailor a learning program to meet a specific objective. Either way, our professional instructors deliver affordable solutions at a time and location convenient for your business.

Communication

Business Writing – Improve confidence and communicate more clearly, concisely, and courteously.
English for the Workplace – Increase effective workplace communication, worker skills, and productivity. Employees benefit by receiving greater understanding of workplace policies and procedures, improved job literacy, and increased participation.
Spanish for the Workplace – Our business-specific Spanish classes provide staff with the tools to communicate more productively with Spanish-speaking employees and customers. Workplace Spanish® programs are a non-academic approach to learning bite-size terms and phrases that can be implemented immediately.
Customer Service – Explore practical techniques for positive problem-solving, communicating effectively with all cultures, building rapport with customers, and projecting a professional image.
Presentation Training – Help your staff build confidence and skills, manage nerves, and create logical, convincing presentations for both large and small groups.

Organizational and Personal Development

Time Management – Minimize time-wasting activities by providing staff members with tools to plan, organize, and set priorities for their workday.
Stress Reduction – Learn and use a variety of stress reduction techniques to overcome stress-related challenges at work and at home.
Conflict Resolution – Training staff to deal with difficult people will help them manage conflict and build better relationships.
Team Building – Introduce the skills and behaviors of a successful team to your staff and teach them strategies to use these skills in the workplace.

Information Technology

From beginner to advanced, select the computer course that matches the competency level of your employees. Choose from standard off-the-shelf books or ask us to create a class targeted to your specific technology need.

Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Keyboarding, Web Development

Relaxation and Rewards

Recognition and incentives provide you with a way to acknowledge hard work and to show you appreciate your employees. Let us design a relaxation or wellness program to recognize your staff. Options include the gamut of courses offered at Adult and Community Education. Browse the catalog and consider cooking classes, floral design, genealogy, fine crafts, needlework, nutrition and health topics, and woodworking.

Skill Development

Development of on-the-job skills and trades certifications are an excellent way to retain valued employees by providing upward mobility in the company. ACE is a leading provider of trades and apprenticeship-related instruction in northern Virginia. We can provide on site skill development or continuing education classes to meet trades license renewal requirements.

Trade and Industry

All Apprenticeship and Trade and Industry classes can be customized and presented on site to meet your needs. We have provided continuing education programs for electricians, plumbers, and gas fitters at convenient times and locations.

Child Care Provider Certificate Program

Envision a better future for children and a brighter one for you. Prepare to work in day-care centers, preschools, corporate day-care centers, and home-based centers. Learn about child growth, development, and behavior; age-appropriate activities; nutrition; nurturing; socialization; and more. Certificates will be presented to participants who meet all course objectives including observation of a child-care center and a portfolio of class activities. 26 sessions @ 2 hours each.

52 hours | $699 Tuition
$45 text | Essentials for Child Development Associates, 2nd ed.

GB08099 - register online

Section 1220 6:30 pm
Bryant Ctr M W, April 30-August 6
Rm 122 Team of instructors

Section 1221 1:30 pm
Plum Center Tu Th, May 8-August 9
Rm 102B Team of instructors

Plum Center, Room 104
6815 Edsall Road
Springfield, VA 22151

Fast Track Administrative Assistant

Acquire communication and technology skills to enter an administrative assistant role with confidence! While executives may guide the ship, administrative assistants are responsible for keeping it afloat. This fast-paced certificate program will prepare you to provide support services in the 21st century office environment.

Learn or update keyboarding, business writing and grammar, Microsoft Office, and communication skills.
Receive practical tips on workplace etiquette, business protocols, and customer service to make your entry or re-entry into the workplace a successful one.

Certificates are presented to participants who meet all course objectives including a portfolio of sample documents in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Class meets daily for 18 consecutive business days. 18 sessions @ 6 hours each.

108 hours | $1,062 Tuition
$167 text | Better Business Writing - 5th Edition ($15); Gregg Reference Manual Basic Worksheets ($20); Gregg Reference Manual, 10th Ed. ($64); MS Office 2007: MS Office 2007 Premium Video Edition ($68)

GB07963 - register online

Section 1220 9:00 am
Plum Center M Tu W Th F, June 4-June 27
Rm 140 Team of instructors

Plum Center, Room 140
6815 Edsall Road
Springfield, VA 22151

ESOL Instructor Training

Learn to teach English to adult non-native speakers in this highly interactive course. Practice classroom activities, observe classrooms, discuss observations, and develop lesson plans for an ESOL class.

Course topics include: adult learning theory, assessments, cross-cultural training, integrating technology, lesson pacing and planning, pronunciation, reading, text use and supplements, and using the REEP curriculum.

Requirements: college degree with some teaching/tutoring experience preferred, excellent oral and written English communication skills. CEUs are offered. Enrollment is limited; early registration is recommended.

Send a short résumé to workplacetraining@fcps.edu highlighting your educational and professional background and a paragraph stating why you are interested in this class. Upon receipt of this information, you will receive additional steps on how to register. 20 sessions @ 2.5 hours each.

50 hours | $479 Tuition

M W, March 26-June 11, 2012
6:30 - 9 p.m.

Plum Center, Room 122
6815 Edsall Road
Springfield, VA 22151

Spoken Language Interpreter Program

The aim of this program is to prepare bilingual students to become qualified consecutive interpreters in community and government settings by focusing on interpretation techniques, not foreign language instruction. At the completion of this program you are considered a qualified interpreter and are a candidate to obtain the certification as an interpreter. Study the interpreter codes, receive the tools to be an interpreter, and follow the guidelines to choose a career in the field of interpretation. No previous interpretation experience is necessary. Details.

Satisfied Customers

Catholic University
Fairfax County Government
Loudoun County Public Schools
MVM Inc.
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Strategic Investment Group
Wesley Housing Development Corporation
Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Fairfax County Park Authority
Goodwin House
Navy Federal Credit Union
Nordstrom
Anning-Johnson Industries
De La Rue Security Printing
Becker Electric |
Fairfax Water
Grace Ministries
EE Reed
Department of Defense
K. Hovnanian Homes
Pulte Homes
Macerich Property Management
Sprint/Nextel