People skills are the new soft skills. Considered among the toughest to learn and maintain, they are the foundation for success as an individual or as a company even in today’s technologically advanced world.  Leading companies are investing in this critical training for their employees as competitive advantage. The San Jacinto College Continuing and Professional Development division offers training in People Skills, Management, and Supervision, and others. Additionally, the Business and Professions at San Jacinto College has training and exam prep for many of the leading industry certifications in project management, Lean Six Sigma, human resources and more.

“Many managers get stuck in an engineering or quality methodology to problems, and as good as those are, they may have trouble applying critical thinking to solve them,” said John Suarez, director of Business and Professions with Continuing and Professional Development at San Jacinto College. “Risk Management skills are equally high on the list. We excel in those areas of training as well as many others.”

San Jacinto College Business and Professions offers courses in categories that are meant to increase employees’ credentials in human resources, accounting and payroll, quality and Lean Six Sigma, management and leadership and project management. The College is a bronze sponsor of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Houston chapter. PMI is the leading nonprofit professional membership association for the project management profession offering certifications that recognize knowledge and competency, including the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification. These certifications are held by more than 650,000 practitioners and growing worldwide.

The PMP certification is one of the most sought after industry certifications globally and is rated as one of the hardest exams to pass. San Jacinto College students hold a pass rate over 90 percent. Another popular program is the Quality/Lean Six Sigma program. Conducted as part of earning certifications students have to complete real industry projects at area companies. In the past 3-4 years the student’s documented projects have save companies in excess of $10 million dollars noted Suarez.

The following are courses offered throughout the year in San Jacinto College Business and Professions.

Quality / Lean Six Sigma 

• Understanding and Implementing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Online Lean Essentials
• Root Cause Analysis
• Basic Root Cause and Data Analysis Methodology Tools
• Global Certified ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015, & OHSAS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor Training
• Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) Review
• ASQ Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence CMQ/QE
• ASQ Basics of Quality
• ASQ Process Analyst Certification Exam Review
• ASQ Quality Improvement Certification Exam Review
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (Instructor Led)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Instructor Led)

Project Management

• Project Management Fast Track Certificate Program
• Online Project Management Certificate Program
• CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Exam Prep
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Exam Prep
• Certified Scrum Master Workshop

Human Resources

• Train the Trainer
• SHRM Essentials of Human Resource Management
• PHR/SPHR Exam Prep
• Human Resource Certificate Program (Instructor Led)
• Human Resource Certificate Program (Online)

Accounting and Payroll

• Accounting for Business
• Accounting Specialist Certificate Program
• Payroll Specialist Certificate Program
• APA Fundamental Payroll Exam Prep
• APA Certified Payroll Professional Exam Prep
  

New courses in development

Management and Leadership Series

• Bookkeeping and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
• Budgets and Financial Reports – Creating & Reading
• Business Ethics
• Business & Technical Writing
• Change Management
• Coaching & Mentoring for Managers & Supervisors
• Communication Strategies for Teams
• Conducting Employee Reviews for Managers & Supervisors
• Conflict Resolution
• Contract Management Basics for Non-Legal Managers
• Creative Problem Solving
• Crisis Management
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Methodologies
• Developing New Managers
• Knowledge Management
• Leadership & Influence
• Leveraging Generation Gaps
• Logistics Management
• Manager Management
• Managing Performance
• Managing Productive Meetings
• Managing Workplace Anxiety
• Measuring Results from Training
• The Middle Manager
• Millennials on Board
• Presentation Skills
• Risk Assessment & Management
• Safety in the Workplace for Non-Safety Supervisors & Managers
• Step Up Supervisor
• Stress Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Team Building
• 10 Soft Skills that You Need to Know

Project Management Toolkit for Non-Project Managers

• Developing & Managing Budgets
• Developing & Managing Scope
• Developing & Managing Schedules & Time
• Identifying & Managing Stakeholders
• Managing Group Communications
• Identifying, Planning, & Responding to Risk
• Project Tool Box
• Quality Management Tool Box

Workplace Series

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Language & Cultural Training for ExPats
• Workplace Ethics
• Workplace Law – Contracts
• Workplace Law – HR

For a complete list of courses offered throughout the year, visit www.sanjac.edu/cpd.