Available courses

Communication Strategies

Communication Strategies program contains seven courses which include:

  • Building Your Presentation,
  • Conquering the Challenges of Public Speaking,
  • Keeping Business Calls Professional,
  • Planning an Effective Presentation,
  • Polishing Your Feedback Skills,
  • The Art and Science of Communication,
  • Writing and Preparing an Effective Speech.

Doing Business Professionally

Doing Business Professionally program contains six courses which include:

  • Building Rapport with Your Boss,
  • Building Your Professional Network,
  • Cultivating Relationships with Your Peers,
  • Forging Ahead with Perseverance and Resilience,
  • Reaching Goals Using Perseverance and Resilience,
  • The Building Blocks of Building Trust.

Polishing Your Professional Edge

This course will open at skillsonlinens. You will need to register for an account before you are able to access this training. Please see your facilitator with any questions. 

Polishing Your Professional Edge program contains four courses which include: Becoming an Accountable Professional, Becoming More Professional through Business Etiquette, Becoming Your Own Best Boss, and Developing a Personal Accountability Framework.

John Howard Legacy

This e-learning module explores John Howard's 18th-century prison reform work and connects it to the modern principles of restorative justice. It highlights how Howard's firsthand experiences led him to advocate for humane and rehabilitative treatment of prisoners. The module then shows how the John Howard Society of Nova Scotia (JHSNS) continues this legacy today, using a human-centered approach to help individuals through various programs focused on reintegration, housing, and life skills. Essentially, it links historical advocacy for penal reform with contemporary efforts to repair harm and support individuals in the justice system.

Empowering Connections

This course provides a foundational understanding of Peer Support, emphasizing its core principles and how shared lived experiences empower individuals on their recovery journeys. It equips participants with the essential insights to grasp this unique, transformative approach to support.

WHMIS

This course will open at skillsonlinens. You will need to register for an account before you are able to access this training. Please see your facilitator with any questions. 

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) provides health and safety information on hazardous products intended for use, handling, or storage in Canadian workplaces. This online course is intended for any employee who uses, handles, or stores hazardous materials.

Google Apps Fundamentals

This course will open at skillsonlinens. You will need to register for an account before you are able to access this training. Please see your facilitator with any questions. 

Google Apps Fundamentals program contains seven courses which include: Google Docs: Getting Started, Google Drive: Getting Started, Google Drive: Organizing Documents, Google Drive: Working More Efficiently, Google Forms: Creating Forms, Google Forms: Sharing & Completing Forms, and Google Team Drives: Organizing Documents.

Unconscious Bias

This course will open at skillsonlinens. You will need to register for an account before you are able to access this training. Please see your facilitator with any questions. 

Unconscious Bias program contains three courses which include:

Working with Difficult People (Skillsonlinens)

This course will open at skillsonlinens. You will need to register for an account before you are able to access this training. Please see your facilitator with any questions. 

Working with Difficult People program contains five courses which include: 

  • Difficult People: Can't Change Them, so Change Yourself,
  • Difficult People: Strategies to Keep Everyone Working Together,
  • Difficult People: Why They Act That Way and How to Deal with Them,
  • Listening Even When it's Difficult to Listen,
  • The Essentials for Anger Management.

Harm Reduction for the Homelessness Sector