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USF CTPE transforms leadership training for U.S. Special Operations Command

The Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education offers a myriad of special programs and tailored corporate training to meet the unique needs of organizations. Recently, CTPE provided a custom leadership workshop for the Materiel Readiness Division of the U.S. Special Operations Command-Central.

May 14, 2024Process Improvement

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USF Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education Offering Basic Economic Development Course This Fall

This fall, USF’s Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education will host the 48th annual Basic Economic Development Course.

April 30, 2024Leadership and Management

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Level Up Your Legal Career with USF’s Paralegal Specialty Certificates

Responding to student demand for advanced legal education, the University of South Florida’s Paralegal Specialty Certificates provide aspiring paralegals – as well as those already in the industry – an avenue to gain expertise in areas such as bankruptcy, immigration, elder law, and more.

April 29, 2024Paralegal

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Corporate Training and Professional Education Instructor Jay Powers Gives Insightful Presentation on Leadership and Success

The event GROW Pasco 2024 was the backdrop for retired Colonel and University of South Florida instructor Jay Powers, wherein he guided entrepreneurs and leaders toward success earlier this month using the expertise he developed as a U.S. Army Green Beret and leader within the Joint Special Operations Community.

March 28, 2024Leadership and Management

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7 Ways to Pave Your Human Resources Career Path

To reach the types of human resources roles you want, it helps to evaluate alternate routes and professional skills that will get you there. And don’t forget to consider some valuable shortcuts – such as certifications and industry connections.

February 6, 2024Human Resources

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A Reminder to Be Thankful - Even in 2020!

Spring brought the ongoing pandemic along with many life-altering modifications. Then, summer saw social divisions resurface and escalate. And fall culminated in a contentious election season. Despite its challenging nature, however, 2020 has reminded me of the blessings I’m thankful for.

January 1, 2024Director's Corner, Leadership and Management

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Resilience in 2021, Resilience Always

Life, whether in the personal or professional arena, requires resilience—and always will. It’s just that 2020 made it crystal clear. We were suddenly prone to drastic conditions beyond our control. What we could control, however, was our response.

January 1, 2024Director's Corner, Leadership and Management

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7 Current Project Management Trends to Keep You Ahead

Project managers tend to be highly organized, structured thinkers, which is another way of saying that project management is not a field known for its creativity and flexibility. However, the worldwide upheaval of the last two years has influenced the best project managers to embrace change in technology, strategy, tools, relationships, and processes, transforming the set-in-its-ways PM domain.

August 1, 2023Project Management

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8 Ways to Reduce Stress at Work

Your feelings are valid, and it’s understandable if emotional distress has been interfering with your ability to concentrate at your job. That’s why we reached out to the Crisis Center, as well as the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, for these eight ways to reduce stress at work.

July 18, 2023Professional Development

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Trades and Apprenticeships as Proven Career Pathways

The notion that traditional higher education is the only way to fulfillment is untrue. I’ll finish up the series by presenting a case for trades and their corresponding apprenticeship models.

June 27, 2023Professional Development

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How to Create an Employee Wellness Program That Actually Works

If you already have a wellness program that isn’t working, keep reading to find out how to do it better. Let’s get started with how to make an employee wellness program that actually works.

June 20, 2023Human Resources

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Paralegal Skills for Students Pursuing a Legal Career

In many ways, paralegals are the backbone of law offices. They provide crucial support to lawyers through a variety of duties. From interviewing clients to drafting legal documents, paralegals require many soft and hard skills to be successful.

May 16, 2023Legal, Paralegal

About Corporate Training and Professional Education

USF Corporate Training and Professional Education empowers people to craft their future without limits through engaging professional growth learning and certification programs. Its programs focus on an array of topics – human resources, project management, paralegal, process improvement, leadership skills, technology, and much more.