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Self-employment

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of self-employment and entrepreneurship as a rewarding means of earning a living. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in self employment. This involves:

Exploring opportunities for “free lance” and “moonlighting”
Finding needs and filling them
Organizing entrepreneurial efforts
Allocating resources
Understanding the related body of knowledge
Using pertinent terms accurately in context
Appreciating entrepreneurial skills

Key Questions - Self-employment

What is Self-employment?
What are the rewards and risks of being Self-employed?
What terms are commonly used with Self-employment?
What are some examples of occupations in which technicians become self-employed?
What is moonlighting? Freelance? Small business? Franchise? Entrepreneurship?
What is stock in trade? Goods? Services?
What is an entrepreneur?
Why is entrepreneurship important?
What are personal characteristics of an entrepreneur?
What is risk and how is it managed?
What’s the difference between being an entrepreneur and being self-employed?
What is a franchise?
What’s a business plan?
How much does it cost? What is pricing?
What is involved in managing a small business?
How should being stiffed be managed?
When you’re self-employed, where and for whom do you work?
What does it mean to “feed the bulldog”?
How can you transition from an 8-to-5 job to being self-employed?
Where can you get help starting a business?
What is self-reliance?
What do we know for sure about being self-employed?
What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Self-employment?
What is your attitude toward Self-employment?
What have you learned?
How should you take satisfaction from your competence in Self-employment?
How can you continuously improve your competence in Self-employment?

This module on Self-employment is one of five topics in the Cluster of MANAGEMENT. The other topics are Supervising, Train the Trainer, Digital Processing, and Proposal Preparation. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown below. Currently, the price is only $350.

Supervising

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of supervision. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in supervising fellow employees. This involves:

Hiring
Training
Monitoring
Motivating
Evaluating
Understanding the related body of knowledge
Using pertinent terms accurately in context
Appreciating supervisory skills

Key Questions - Supervising

What is Supervising?
Why is it important to know how to supervise co-workers?
What terms are commonly used with Supervising?
What are examples of technical occupations that Supervise?
What is the goal of supervising?
How do most supervisors learn how to be a supervisor?
Why is successful hiring the first step in successful supervising?
What’s the difference between assigning and delegating work tasks? Compare and contrast.
What is organizational communication?
How is work measured?
What is delegation?
What are techniques for on-the-job employee training?
Are you an experienced supervisor? How good are your delegation skills?
What are techniques of employee motivation?
What is mentoring?
What is organizational burnout?
How can a supervisor protect a staff from job burnout?
How is a supervisor assessed?
What does it mean to not take your old job with you when promoted?
What do we know for sure about Supervising, and how do these tenets apply?
What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Supervising?
What is your attitude toward Supervising?
What have you learned?
How should you declare your competence in Supervising?
How can you continuously improve your competence in Supervising?

This module on Supervising is one of five topics in the Cluster of MANAGEMENT. The other topics are Self-employment, Train the Trainer, Digital Processing, and Proposal Preparation. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown below. Currently, the price is only $316, reduced from the usual $350.

Train the Trainer

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of training other workers. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in procedures and practices of delivering one-to-one and stand-up training for peers. This involves:

Planning modules
Stand-up training
Assessing learning
Understanding the related body of knowledge
Using the KASH acronym (Knowledge, Attitudes, Skills, and Habits)
Using pertinent terms accurately in context
Appreciating the skills of training

Key Questions - Train the Trainer

What is Train the Trainer?
Why is it important to know how to train others on the job?
What terms are commonly used with Train the Trainer?
What are examples of technical occupations that Train the Trainer?
What is a training plan?
What is the KASH Formula?
What are inductive and deductive approaches to training/learning?
What is the lecture/discussion approach? The “flipped” classroom approach?
What are the problem-solving, applied-research, and project-centered approaches to training?
What are measurable learning objectives?
What is the process of training?
What’s the difference between coaching and mentoring?
What do we know for sure about training, and how do these tenets apply?
What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Train the Trainer?
What is your attitude toward Train the Trainer?
What have you learned?
How should you declare your competence in training on the job?
How can you continuously improve your competence in training

This module on Train the Trainer is one of five topics in the Cluster of MANAGEMENT. The other topics are Self-employment, Supervising, Digital Processing, and Proposal Preparation. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown below. Currently, the price is only $247, reduced from the usual $350.

Proposal Writing

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of proposal writing. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in writing proposals for projects and grants for funding. This involves:

Seeking funding sources via requests for proposals, the Federal Register, and others.
Envisioning outcomes.
Creating consensus with clients on desired goals and objectives.
Sequencing/ scheduling plans to accomplish intended outcomes.
Succeeding as a fund seeker.
Communicating grants and proposals.
Understanding the related body of knowledge.
Using pertinent terms accurately in context.
Appreciating why grant/proposal writing is important, especially to self-employed technicians.

Key Questions - Proposal Preparation

What is Proposal Preparation? What is a proposal?
Why is it important to know how to prepare proposals?
What terms are commonly used with Proposal Preparation?
What are examples of technical occupations that prepare proposals?
What is grantsmanship? Succeeding as a fund seeker.
What is an RFP?
What are sources of project funding?
What are sources of grant money?
What is the Federal Register?
What is www.grants.gov?
What is The Foundation Center?
What are typical sections of a proposal?
What are hints for preparing successfully funded proposals?
What is indirect money?
What do we know for sure about Proposal Preparation, and how do these tenets apply?
What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Proposal Preparation?
What is your attitude toward Proposal Preparation?
What have you learned?
How should you declare your competence in Proposal Preparation?
How can you continuously expand your competence in Proposal Preparation?

This module on Proposal Preparation is one of five topics in the Cluster of MANAGEMENT. The other topics are Self-employment, Supervising ,Train the Trainer, and Digital Processing. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown below. Currently, the price is only $350.

Digital Processing

The purpose of this module is to introduce occupational competency in digital processing and computer software. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set on digital processing, electronic communications, internet usage, and computer basics. This involves:

Selecting and using different types of software, such as word processing, spread sheet, data base, and others.
Adapting software to specific business/industrial needs.
Exploring and coding additional applications of software to emerging uses.
Understanding the related body of knowledge.
Using pertinent terms accurately in context.
Appreciating the power of digital processing.

Key Questions - Digital Processing

What is Digital Processing?
Why is it important to know how to process things digitally?
What terms are commonly used with Digital Processing?
What are examples of technical occupations that process information digitally?
What is artificial intelligence? Machine learning?
What is computer logic?
What is an algorithm?
What is singularity?
Why is Bletchley Park important?
What is the Turing Test?
What’s the difference between AI and sci fi?
What is the future of digital processing?
What do we know for sure about Digital Processing, and how do these tenets apply?
What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Digital Processing?
What is your attitude toward Digital Processing?
What have you learned?
How should you declare your competence in Digital Processing?
How can you continuously expand your competence in Digital Processing?

This module on Digital Processing is one of five topics in the Cluster of MANAGEMENT. The other topics are Self-employment, Supervising ,Train the Trainer, and Proposal Preparation. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown below. Currently, the price is only $350.