Soft Skills Tutorials

With so many functional areas unique to the career education business, it may be difficult for many career schools and colleges to use their limited training budgets for generic soft skills training. However, competency in areas such as communication, leadership, management, career development, creativity and innovation is critical to the success of the individual and the school.

To make a contribution to the career college community, MaxKnowledge offers a large selection of free online tutorials covering basic soft skills areas. Of course, tutorials cannot be as effective as formal training. Our intention is simply to offer free learning opportunities to those who would not otherwise have adequate access to training in these important skill areas.

• Career Development

  • CA101 Personal Self-Assessment

  • CA102 Getting Along with Your Boss

  • CA103 Handling Stress & Preventing Burnout

• Communications Skills

  • CO101 Using Effective Communication Methods

  • CO102 Writing for Results

  • CO103 Making Powerful Presentations

  • CO104 Conducting Efficient Meetings

  • CO105 Providing Constructive Feedback

  • CO106 Communicating Beyond Words

  • CO107 Active Listening Techniques

  • CO108 Communicating with the Media - Interviews

  • CO109 Receiving and Responding to Feedback Constructively

• Creativity & Innovation

  • CI101 Problem Solving Techniques

  • CI102 Decision Making Techniques

  • CI103 Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

  • CI104 Fostering an Innovative Work Environment

• Supervisory Skills

  • SU101 Recognizing Different Management Styles

  • SU102 Supervising/Managing Different Employee Types

  • SU103 Identifying Basic Leadership Functions

  • SU104 Developing Basic Leadership Qualities & Skills

  • SU105 Role, Responsibility, Authority and Accountability

  • SU106 How To Delegate Effectively

• Training Management

  • TM101 The Case for Formal Training