Leadership and Communication Courses – Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education

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Get the Training You Need to Become a Leader in Your Workplace and Communicate with Savvy and Style

From management skills and problem solving to project management and grant writing, our leadership and communication training courses will help you refine and develop your professional skills so you are well-positioned for career success. Customized staff training is also available for your team!

Take the first step toward earning a project management or human resources credential with our certification preparation programs.

Our courses are taught by dynamic instructors who provide interactive instruction for a fun and engaging learning experience.

Online and classroom-based training options are available to meet a variety of learning styles and schedules.

Need training for your team? Our Employee Training and Development Unit offers dozens of customizable courses to meet your needs.

Please check back often for the latest course offerings, and join our email list to receive course announcements!

Have questions or need more information? Contact us at ocpe@njaes.rutgers.edu.

Featured Certification Preparation Programs

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Project Management Certification Exam Preparation 35-Hour Course

Expand your project management expertise and prepare to apply for Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification by taking this 5-day course.
*PMP and PMI are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certification Exam Preparation Course

Prepare to earn a globally-recognized HR credential from SHRM by taking this certification exam prep course offered by Rutgers, one of SHRM’s Top 10 Education Partners.

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Advancing Disability Inclusion Awareness

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Analytical and Intuitive Problem Solving

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Best Practices for Documenting Grant Impact and Success

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Better Business Management Skills for the Landscape Professional

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Building Resilience: Techniques for Overcoming Adversity

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Channeling Anxiety into Action

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Communicating in a Diverse Environment

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Communicating Scope of Work Changes and Budgeting with Grant Funding

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Conducting a Human Capital Audit

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Customer Service Skills for Utility Operations

Next Offering: May 21 & 22, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Location: Online

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Delegation and Prioritization: Letting Go/Building Leaders

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Effective Emergency/Crisis Communications

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Next Offering: April 3 & 4, 2025; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

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Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries in Personal and Professional Relationships

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Expanding Your Supervisory Tool Kit

Next Offering: December 10 & 17, 2024; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EST

Also Offered On: June 18 & 25, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Online

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Getting Your Point Across: Communication Skills for Challenging Situations

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How to Beat Your Competition Ethically

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Improving Your Grant Writing Skills

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Next Offering: June 11 & 12, 2025; 8:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Location: Online

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Improving Your Time Management Skills

Next Offering: February 4, 2025; 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

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Introduction to Project Management

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Next Offering: March 5 & 12, 2025; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET

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Introduction to RFPs: The Do's and Don'ts

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Landscape Project Management

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Leveraging Assertiveness: Getting What You Want without Jeopardizing Relationships

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Making the Most Out of the Internet and Your Website

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Next Offering: January 13, 2025; 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Rutgers New Brunswick Campus

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Management and Supervision: An Introduction

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Management Skills for Supervisors

Next Offering: March 5, 2025; 8:30 am - 3:30 pm EDT; March 6, 2025; 8:00 am - 2:45 pm EDT

Location: Online

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Managing Up, Down, and Sideways

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Networking: From Chore to Choice

Next Offering: November 7, 2024; 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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Organizational Accountability

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Park Management and Liability Issues

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Project Management Certification Exam Preparation 35-Hour Course

Next Offering: April 3 – May 8, 2025 (Thursdays); 9:00am – 5:00pm EDT

Location: Online

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Project Management in a Nutshell

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Recognizing and Managing Burnout

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RFPs and Proposal Writing from Start to Finish

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Rising to the Occasion - Allyship

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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Certification Exam Preparation Course

Next Offering: February 4, 2024 - May 6, 2025; 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (This class consists of twelve (12) sessions that will meet for three (3) hours on Tuesday evenings)

Location: Online

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