Online Webinar – Recorded October 7th 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Have you wondered how to set yourself up for success in your online events?

Join Cindy Huggett as she shares a behind-the-scenes look at her proven process to get ready for her engaging online workshops.

In this interactive session, Cindy will explore steps you should take before every virtual event.

Whether you partner with co-facilitators, producers, or fly solo, you’ll discover what belongs on your preparation checklist and actions you can take to be ready. From practical preparation tips to equipment recommendations, you’ll walk away with ideas you can immediately use.

Join this session to:

• Prepare yourself for virtual delivery
• Discover simple yet powerful steps you can take to minimize tech issues
• Partner with producers and co-facilitators in advance for a seamless session

Presenter: Cindy Huggett (LinkedIn profile) is the author of Virtual Training Basics, and coauthor of two ASTD Press Infolines, Simple, Effective Online Training (Infoline) (Infoline ASTD) and Designing for the Virtual Classroom (Infoline ASTD). Cindy was one of the first training professionals to earn the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) designation. She serves on the national ASTD Board of Directors, and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Lights, Camera, Action:
Behind The Scenes Of Successful Virtual Events

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Live Webinar – February 1st, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

This is a three-part course on Practical Scrum with Microsoft Project

In this webinar, we will learn the followings:

• Scrum fundamentals
• Scrum framework
• Scrum Roles
• Scrum and MS Project
  • Ways to use
  • Key Views to know
  • Key Tables/filters to know

Learning Objectives:

1. What are scrum fundamentals?
2. What is the Scrum Framework
3. What are Scrum Roles
4. How to use MS Project with Scrum

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

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Practical Scrum With MS Project (1 of 3)

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Online Webinar  – Recorded Oct 26, 2022
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Join CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger, as he outlines the key skills that business require as they strive to differentiate themselves from competition and move forward with confidence. James will also discuss the unique learning tactics that organizations worldwide are bringing to bear as they empower the workers today.

James will discuss insights he has gathered from hiring managers and workforce developers around the world. He will discuss how leading organizations have turned to upskilling existing employees in creative ways, and are now reaching out to the non-traditional workforce.

Today’s businesses are doing more than claiming to be “tech companies.” Increasingly, they have focused on becoming centers of continual learning and education as they realize they need to build talented workers, rather than simply buy them in troubled workforce marketplace. As businesses differentiate themselves, they are learning how to better map employee talents to emerging technology, thereby creating truly creative knowledge workers.

Attendees  will learn: 

• Unique top technical and non-technical skills required in tech workers today. And trust us – we’re going way beyond “durable skills are good” kinds of conversations
• How apprenticeship and mentoring models have morphed today
• The tactics that learning managers around the world have adopted – and discarded – as they educate the diverse workforce

Presenter: James Stanger PhD (LinkedIn profile) is CompTIA’s Chief Technology Evangelist, and a recognized authority in security, education, Information Technology, analytics, and open source. He consults regularly with organizations such as the University of Cambridge, West Point, AstraZeneca, Target, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation, DBS Bank, NIST, Northrop Grumman, and Dell.

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Training The Tech Workforce In 2023 & Beyond:
Investing In Relevance

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Live Webinar – January 31st, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

In this webinar, Matt Bradley, Senior Learning & Development Advisor at OpenSesame, will take a deeper look at how Learning & Development is an investment for success in 2023 and not just another line item.

We will dive into research from Lighthouse’s most recent research & advisory report, 3 Learning Trends for 2023, and discuss how investments in learning and development can lead to greater employee satisfaction and success.

What Brad will discuss:

• How L&D can respond to the current talent shortage
• As people leave/transition jobs they leave behind a potential skill gap that will likely need to be addressed
• How to support managers to provide a better employee experience
• Dive into components shaping company culture in 2023 – like DEI, Mental Health, and Employee Belonging

Presenter: Matt Bradley (LinkedIn profile) has been coaching and advising on talent development for over seven years and has revolutionized training and materials for customers, to help drive results. The L&D environment is rapidly changing and requires a skilled eye to anticipate evolving markets. Matt’s coaching expertise includes work-from-home onboarding, the COVID-19 pandemic, and social justice.

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Utilizing L&D As A Key Investment In 2023

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Live Webinar – January 25th, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

This webinar will teach the fundamentals of building a positive workplace culture through the building blocks of coaching.

They are as follows:

• A – Awareness.
  • No training or coaching initiative will be successful without people becoming self aware from both a leadership and individual contributor perspective. During this webinar we will teach how to establish self-awareness within your organization
• B – Building.
  • The building of a coaching program follow some very simple steps that include training, coaching development, and measurement
• C – Coaching.
  • It is vital every leader is thoroughly trained in the field of coaching as well as attending practice sessions that facilitate the skill that lead to greater talent development and retention
• D – Determine.
  • It is vital that organizations determine what is working and what is not working from a progress perspective

Presenter: Tim Hagen (LinkedIn profile) Progress Coaching, has been helping organizations implement highly effective coaching for 20+ years.  Tim is the author of “Quit Managing and Start Coaching” and “Coaching…Corporate America’s #1 Weapon ” and the creator of  the Progress Coaching Training Methods.   A pioneer in the coaching movement, Tim continues to innovate and build solutions that drive and retain top talent.

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The ABCD Building Blocks Of A Workplace Learning Culture

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Live Webinar – January 24th, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Judith (Judy) Hale, President, Hale Associates  Mike Christian, (LinkedIn profile) Founder and CEO, From the Future  and Rose Baker, PhD., PMP (LinkedIn profile) Associate Professor, University of North Texas; will share their insights and best practices when it comes to using virtual reality (VR) to reach new underserved audiences.

The shortage in skilled workers requires those of us who are training professionals to rethink how we design and deliver our programs.

The possibilities are endless. 6.5 million have cognitive challenges – Down’s Syndrome or are on the Autism spectrum. 1 in 3 have an arrest record (not conviction) that disrupted their education. The opportunity to learn the trades is not available to many.

Join us as Judy, Mike, and Rose both describe the need for new approaches and offer innovative yet reasonable solutions.

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Using Virtual Reality (VR) To Teach Underserved Audiences

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