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Professional Development Workshops
ILSR Professional Development Workshops empower employees to achieve their personal
and professional goals while contributing to their organization’s success.
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The Institute for Labor Studies and Research (ILSR) offers professional development workshops to organizations that will help employees sharpen their professional skills and assist them in meeting workplace challenges. Workshop instructors are adjunct college professors or highly experienced professionals in their field. ILSR is happy to partner with organizations and individuals to schedule the course(s) that fit their specific workplace needs.
For organizations interesting in attending, we have a minimum class size of twelve (12) and a maximum of twenty (20). If the topic you are looking for is missing from the list below, the Institute for Labor Studies and Research can partner with you to design customized course curriculums to meet the needs of your organization.
Professional development workshops at ILSR provide:
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Class sizes with minimum of 12 students and maximum of 20
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Class lengths vary from 2 hours to 24 hours
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Flexibility to reduce or extend class length if needed
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Click on the Sign-Up! link below to complete an interest form and an ILSR coordinator will contact you shortly or contact Denise Cesino directly at: dcesino@riilsr.org or 401-463-9900, ext 7
Career Enhancement Workshops
(Virtual)
De-escalation, Conflict Resolution, Communications Workshops
(In Person)​
IN THEIR OWN WORDS...
“The insight into psychology was fascinating and I am noticing things about human behavior that I never observed before."
~ Organization Psychology: Human Behavior Student
“This workshop today actually helped with an issue I had this morning!"
~ Interpersonal De-Escalation Communication Skills Student
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“This is a workshop all employees should take. The material presented will provide others with the basic knowledge of ethics, values, and morals. It makes you look inward and think about why you make certain decisions"
~ Ethics in Motion Student
“This workshop provided insight on how to deal with different personality types in a professional environment, ways to minimize work-related conflicts, stressors, and find work-life balance.”
~ Organizational Psychology: Human Behavior Student
“Email etiquette and brevity are very important. I think everyone can benefit from learning and following the basic rules presented in this workshop. The biggest way this class helped me was I managed to spend only an hour on a 226 page document. "
~ Read Faster & Smarter: Ease Your Workload Student