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Excel at Lunch: Getting Started with Spreadsheets

$49

with Elaine Moore

Calendar Next available session starts Jul 8, 2025 at 12 pm

Join us mid-day for a quick and practical overview of Microsoft Excel!

Designed for beginners or anyone needing a quick refresher, this 1-hour lunchtime session will guide you through the basics of creating spreadsheets and introduce a few essential keyboard commands to boost your efficiency.

Whether you prefer to watch or follow along, you'll pick up helpful tips to get started with confidence. Stick around after the session for a brief Q&A—perfect for getting your questions answered in real-time.

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at 508-375-5017 or ebrown@capecod.edu. 

Core Confidence: Essential Skills for Today's Manager

$349

with Angela Ackerman

Calendar Next available session starts Jul 9, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Jul 11, 2025

Whether you're stepping into management for the first time or looking to refresh your approach, this training equips you with the essential tools to lead effectively in today’s dynamic workplace. Through a blend of foundational learning and practical application, you'll gain the confidence to:

  • Motivate and engage employees
  • Delegate with clarity and accountability
  • Solve problems and resolve conflict proactively
  • Boost individual and team performance

The program closes with actionable strategies for sustaining best practices long after the training ends—ensuring your leadership continues to grow with you.

Questions? 
Contact Elaine Brown at 508-375-5017, or ebrown@capecod.edu.

Microsoft Mash Basics: Getting Started with Word, Excel & PowerPoint (Thu 7/10, Thu 7/17, Wed 7/23)

$219

with Elaine Moore

Calendar Next available session starts Jul 10, 2025 at 3 pm, runs for 3 weeks

New to Microsoft Office or need a refresher?

Microsoft Mash Basics is a beginner-friendly course designed to walk you through the essential functions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You’ll learn how to navigate each program, perform common tasks, and build a solid foundation that helps you work more confidently and efficiently. Whether you're starting from scratch or brushing up on basic skills, this course will give you the tools you need to succeed. This virtual class meets on Thursday 7/10, Thursday 7/17, and Wednesday, 7/23 from 3-5pm. 

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown, Program Coordinator, at 508-375-5017 or ebrown@capecod.edu. 

The Advanced Manager

$349

with Angela Ackerman

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 6, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 4 weeks

Elevate Your Leadership for Greater Impact!

Take your leadership to the next level with The Advanced Manager, a high-impact course designed for managers ready to tackle complex workplace challenges and drive strategic results. Building on the foundation of the Essentials course, this program expands your leadership toolkit to help you lead people and projects with confidence, empathy, and clarity.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Coach individuals effectively and build high-performing teams
  • Strengthen organizational competencies by applying emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ)
  • Address difficult employees and sensitive situations with professionalism
  • Engage and motivate both in-person and remote staff
  • Use strategic thinking to align leadership with organizational goals

This course combines leadership theory with practical application through a variety of engaging methods:

  • Instructor-led presentations
  • Individual and group exercises
  • Peer discussion and real-world case studies
  • Hands-on projects
  • Self-assessments and guided reflection

Designed for experienced managers looking to grow, this course offers tools you can immediately apply to lead with purpose and precision.

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown at 508-375-5017 or ebrown@capecod.edu

Reclaim Your Time!

$69

with Elise Tofias Phillips

Calendar Next available session starts Aug 12, 2025 at 12 pm

Reclaim Your Time! Are you constantly trying to get things done? Are you struggling to accomplish all the things that need to happen? Are you looking for more balance in your life, while getting to do the things you enjoy?

Did you know most people do not use a time management system? Are you looking for a time management system that is results - oriented and supports you to become more organized, efficient, effective?

Join us for this time management course where you will learn a system that really works: from identifying and eliminating time wasters, determining priorities, creating lists that really work, prioritizing, breaking up and managing large and small projects, tips for digital and paper planning, and developing daily habits that will support your needs to accomplish what is most important to you professionally and personally.

This course will support the balance in your life that you have been craving.

Goal: To learn a result-oriented time management system that will support getting more accomplished for a more balanced life.

Participants will learn to:

  • Develop positive time management strategies and systems that really work
  • Identify and eliminate time wasters· Understand priorities
  • Set daily goals
  • Prioritize what needs to be accomplished
  • Calendar
  • Develop to do lists
  • Develop daily habits to support managing personal and professional time
  • Plan time digitally and on paper

Class Format
This course is offered live via Zoom. 

Questions?
Contact Elaine Brown at 508-375-5017 or ebrown@capecod.edu. 

 





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