Talent Development Courses
Recruit, develop, and retain a highly skilled workforce with Mid-State's talent development courses. Options include online or online live courses as well as free, self-paced instruction.
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Current Offerings
SHRM Prep Course
Increase your chances of passing your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification exam by attending our upcoming prep course. An expert, SHRM-certified instructor will be on hand to answer your questions, guide you through interactive discussions, review sample test questions, and provide exclusive test-taking tips.
Thursday, September 12 - Instructor Meet and Greet - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, September 19 - December 12
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. • Online Live
Class # 64939 • Cost: $1,350
Soft Skills for the Modern Workplace
The world of business is constantly changing. In this course, students will explore the evolving nature of the modern business enterprise and discuss influences and trends related to competition, globalization, quality, and advanced technology. Employees will recognize the value of personal accountability, flexibility, and innovation in the business workplace and develop foundational skills in productivity, problem solving, team effectiveness, and adaptability. The class meets for three hours once a week for 10 weeks for a total of 30 hours.
Thursdays, September 19 – November 21
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. • Online Live
Class #: 65022 • Course Fee: $395
Instructor: Rich Gaertner
Supervisory Training
As most organizations grow, they reward their talent with promotions to supervisory positions. However, without providing interpersonal supervisory skills, the organization may be doing a disservice to their employee. This course is designed to assist new, experienced, and aspiring front-line supervisors and managers with the interpersonal skills necessary to lead their teams. Emphasis will be on real-world scenarios and provide practice of skills in the classroom.
Tuesdays, September 24 – November 12
8:00 – 11:00 a.m. • Online Live
Class #: 65023 • Course Fee: $425
Instructor: Rich Gaertner
Microsoft Excel Series
This series will introduce you to Microsoft Office Excel and teach you its intermediate and advanced features. Whether you're new to Excel or need a refresher, this series will help you master this longstanding spreadsheet software. This series includes the following classes: Intro to Excel, Excel Fundamentals, Advanced Skills in Excel. Courses are also available individually.
Tuesdays, October 15 – November 19
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65506 (In person)
Class #: 65507 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $165 • Instructor: Tara Schneider
Intro to Excel
This course will provide the basic knowledge necessary to work within a spreadsheet and perform basic editing. Learners will go through an overview of the processes to create a spreadsheet and learn how to enter data, format cells, and create simple formulas.
Tuesdays, October 15 and October 22
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65513 (In person)
Class #: 65514 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $65 • Instructor: Tara Schneider
Excel Fundamentals
This course will go beyond the basics of Excel into basic analytical skills. Learners will demonstrate their ability to perform a number of hands-on, project-based Excel intermediate level activities including but not limited to working with analytical charts and graphs, creating logical formulas, and cleaning and managing data for use in filtering and sorting.
Tuesdays, October 29 & November 5
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65510 (In person)
Class #: 65511 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $65 • Instructor: Tara Schneider
Advanced Skills in Excel
This course will cover the analytical functions of Excel for experienced users. Learners will learn how to develop and analyze pivot tables, charts, and graphs, use conditional formatting and index match formulas, and record a macro and advanced functions on databases.
Tuesdays, November 12 & November 19
10:00 a.m. – Noon
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65515 (In person)
Class #: 65516 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $65 • Instructor: Tara Schneider
Emotional Intelligence & Conflict
Emotional intelligence describes the ability to understand one's own feelings, and that of groups, and how these emotions can influence motivation and behavior. The concepts of emotional intelligence were first introduced by Wayne Payne in 1985. As a result of the growing acknowledgement by professionals of the importance and relevance of emotions to work outcomes, the research on the topic continued to gain momentum.
Course Objectives:
- Understand and become aware of one’s own emotions and understanding the emotions of others.
- What is your EQ?
- Leader Consistency: how you come-in for the day and conduct yourself sets the tone.
- Provide strategies on dealing with your emotions in difficult environments.
- Examine different methods to de-escalate stressful situations when emotions are running high.
- Understanding how emotion plays into decision making.
- Understand the various forms of conflict resolution.
- Determining if and when all parties are ready to resolve the conflict.
- Discussion, Humility is the New Smart, by Hess & Ludwig
Thursday, September 12
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class # 65679 (In person)
Class # 65680 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $40 • Instructor: Ted Melby
Website For Small Business
Having a web presence is essential for any small business in the modern economy. This course is designed to help you develop, understand, and optimize your website. Whether you are starting from scratch or just looking to update or add features to an existing website, this course is for you. Students will start by learning some of the strategies of successful web design and will end with an opportunity for some time for hands-on work with web programming. Students will also explore website monetization and transaction management so you can start selling online. No prior programming experience necessary! This course will benefit students from all experience levels.
Thursdays, September 12 and 19
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65045 (In Person)
Class #: 65046 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $80 • Instructor: Brent Presley
Leadership Influence Training Series
In the Leadership Development Training Series, learners will apply the skills and tools necessary to fulfill a leadership role in the workplace. Each learner will evaluate leadership skills and demonstrate leadership effectiveness to meet organizational requirements.
Participants will learn and practice concepts on leadership and influence, change management, goal setting and getting things done, and supervising others to develop their existing skills and respond to situations proactively and effectively in the workplace.
This training course is designed to assist your organization in helping develop current team members, emerging leaders, and/or current leaders. Invest in your team by providing this training. It is one way to enhance talent retention through increased job satisfaction and improved job performance.
Thursdays, October 3 – November 14
(Every Other Thursday)
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Adams Campus
Class #: 65021 • Course Fee: $49.85
Instructor: Ted Melby
OSHA 10 – Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program for General Industry provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces in general industry. The program also provides information regarding workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and how to file a complaint. This class is an orientation to occupational safety and health and is intended to provide workers with awareness of common job-related safety and health hazards. Topics include safety data sheets, the OSHA Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, walking and working surfaces, exit routes, emergency action plans, fire prevention plans, electrical, personal protective equipment and hazard communication. Topics may also include hazardous materials, material handling, machine guarding, basic industrial hygiene, blood-borne pathogens, ergonomics, safety and health programs and fall protection. The course is taught by an OSHA-authorized instructor. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive an OSHA course completion card.
Tuesday, October 15
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Wisconsin Rapids Campus
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Wednesday, October 16
7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. • Wisconsin Rapids Campus
Class #: 65020 • Course Fee: $185
Instructor: Ted Carew
OSHA 30 – Construction
This course is a safety training program designed for those working within the construction industry and covers OSHA 30 for construction topics. This course provides essential information to help individuals monitor workplace safety and implement OSHA health and safety regulations. Participants receive an OSHA 30-Hour Construction course completion card in the mail after 1-2 weeks of completing the course.
Tuesday, October 15 – Wednesday, November 6
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Wisconsin Rapids Campus
Class #: 65019 • Course Fee: $495
Instructor: Ted Carew
Mental Health First Aid Certification
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help. The opportunity to practice—through role plays, scenarios, and activities—makes it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation. Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency–the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better and use their strengths to stay well.
Wednesday, November 6
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • Marshfield Campus
Class #: 65424 • Course Fee: $95
Instructor: Brian Sadler and Michelle Stromme
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Wherever two or more people come together, there is the possibility of conflict. This course will give participants a six-step process they can use to modify and resolve conflicts of any size. Participants will also learn crucial conflict resolution skills, including dealing with anger and using the Agreement Frame.
Course Objectives:
- Critical Thinking Defined.
- Blooms Taxonomy; Low Level & High-Level Thinking.
- Identify and explain problem solving opportunity in-terms of current situation, and desired, future state.
- Separation of symptoms from the causes of problems.
- Root cause analysis.
- Tools to select the best solution to problems.
- Discuss organizational and personal barriers to critical thinking and differentiate facts and assumptions.
Thursday, November 7
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Stevens Point Campus -OR- Online Live
Class #: 65681 (In Person)
Class #: 65682 (Online Live)
Course Fee: $40 • Instructor: Ted Melby
Additional Options
Looking for something else?
- Take a look at our continuing education offerings for a variety of professional upskilling options.
- Check out additional online classes through our partnership with ed2go.
- Explore Mid-State’s customized workforce training.
