Course description
Course Overview: This 12-hour online course is instructor-led and structured to provide a balanced mix of individual practice and group discussion. You will be part of a small cohort of 6-8 students, allowing for personalized attention and an engaging learning environment.
Welcome to the Mastering Time Management & Prioritization course, designed to empower you with the essential skills to maximize productivity, reduce stress, and achieve greater work-life balance.
In a fast-paced business environment, mastering time management and prioritization is key to both individual and organizational success. Effective management of your time and tasks allows you to focus on what matters most, meet deadlines, and maintain high performance, all while minimizing burnout.
This course is built around practical strategies and role-playing exercises to help you enhance your time management abilities. Throughout the modules, you’ll interact with scenarios set in our fictional company, On Time Co., where you’ll face common workplace challenges such as managing competing deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and handling distractions. These immersive, hands-on experiences will give you the opportunity to apply time management tools in real-world situations, ensuring that the lessons are not just theoretical but actionable.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to create effective schedules, prioritize with confidence, and navigate the daily demands of your role with greater ease and efficiency. Whether you’re looking to better manage your workload, improve team collaboration, or simply gain control of your time, this course will provide the strategies and insights you need.
Let’s embark on the journey to mastering your time and achieving your goals more effectively!
What to Expect:
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Interactive Learning: The course is built around real-world scenarios that you will tackle individually. These scenarios are designed to reflect common conflict situations in a business setting, allowing you to apply conflict resolution strategies in a practical context.
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Group Discussions: After each scenario, we will reconvene as a class to discuss your experiences, insights, and solutions. The instructor will guide these discussions, highlighting key learning points and offering expert feedback to deepen your understanding.
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Instructor Emphasis: The instructor will emphasize critical learning points after each scenario, ensuring that you grasp the essential concepts and techniques for resolving conflicts effectively.
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Performance Test: At the conclusion of the course, you will undergo a performance test where you will be presented with a series of scenarios to resolve. Your performance will be scored, and you will receive a grade based on your ability to apply the skills learned during the course.
Course Overview:
This course is designed to help participants develop effective time management skills and prioritize tasks efficiently. Through interactive role-playing scenarios within the fictional company "On Time Co.," participants will engage with realistic workplace situations and characters to practice key techniques.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop strategies to manage time efficiently in the workplace.
- Learn prioritization methods for handling tasks with different levels of urgency.
- Understand the impact of effective time management on productivity and stress reduction.
- Use tools and techniques to plan and organize workloads effectively.
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Who should attend?
Target Audience: Commercial business clients, including managers, team leaders, and HR professionals.
Training content
Module 1: Introduction to Time Management at On Time Co.
- Topics Covered:
- The importance of time management in business settings.
- Overview of the key principles: planning, prioritizing, and delegating.
- Common challenges at On Time Co. related to time management.
- Scenario:
The manager at On Time Co. assigns multiple projects to the team. The participant must decide how to organize and approach the tasks efficiently, avoiding common pitfalls like procrastination.
Module 2: Prioritization Techniques
- Topics Covered:
- The Eisenhower Matrix: Urgent vs. Important tasks.
- ABCDE prioritization method.
- Dealing with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Scenario:
Participants take on the role of a project coordinator at On Time Co., receiving requests from different departments. They must use prioritization techniques to determine which tasks to handle first while maintaining communication with stakeholders.
Module 3: Time Blocking and Scheduling
- Topics Covered:
- Time-blocking techniques to improve focus and productivity.
- Using calendars and scheduling tools effectively.
- How to handle unexpected interruptions and re-adjust schedules.
- Scenario:
A day in the life of an On Time Co. employee, managing time blocks for meetings, deep work, and unexpected interruptions. The participant must maintain productivity despite distractions and shifting priorities.
Module 4: Delegating and Managing Workloads
- Topics Covered:
- The art of delegation and trusting team members.
- Identifying tasks that can be delegated.
- Monitoring progress and ensuring accountability without micromanaging.
- Scenario:
Participants role-play as a department manager who needs to delegate responsibilities to team members. They must choose which tasks to delegate, communicate effectively, and ensure follow-up on progress.
Module 5: Overcoming Time Management Challenges
- Topics Covered:
- Dealing with procrastination and perfectionism.
- Strategies for managing burnout and work-life balance.
- Case studies of successful time management at On Time Co.
- Scenario:
Participants are assigned a tight deadline for an important project at On Time Co. They need to manage procrastination, overcome distractions, and balance personal well-being while meeting the deadline.
Module 6: Review and Real-World Application
- Topics Covered:
- Recap of key tools and techniques.
- Personalized time management plans.
- Applying time management lessons to real-world scenarios beyond On Time Co.
- Scenario:
Participants will assess their own real-life workloads and develop a personalized time management and prioritization strategy. They will present this plan as if they are discussing it with their manager at On Time Co.
Final Assessment:
- Capstone Scenario:
Participants will be presented with a comprehensive scenario at On Time Co. involving multiple projects, conflicting priorities, team management challenges, and tight deadlines. Their task is to use the time management tools learned throughout the course to develop a plan to handle the situation effectively.
Course Resources:
- Time Management Templates (e.g., calendars, to-do lists, prioritization grids).
- Access to time-tracking and scheduling tools.
- Interactive workbooks and checklists for self-assessment and improvement.
Conclusion
- Performance Test: Participants will engage in a final scenario that incorporates elements from all modules, allowing them to demonstrate their mastery of customer service principles.
This outline balances theory with practical, immersive learning through role-playing, making it highly interactive and relevant for real-world application.
Certification: Participants who successfully complete the course and final project will receive a certificate inMastering Time Management & Prioritization.
Note: The Course outline may be subject to change.
Course delivery details
The course will be delivered by an experienced instructor, using an Online Learning Management System (LMS) with GPT-powered role-playing scenarios.
Costs
$599 CAD
Certification / Credits
The learner will receive a "BEVA Learning Institute Certificate of Achievement" for completing the course recognized by Government and Industry.
Contact this provider
BEVA Global Management Inc. / BEVA Learning Institute
BEVA Learning Institute is the training department for BEVA Global Management Inc. a.k.a BEVA® a Canadian owned company with more than 25 years of experience through acquisitions. BEVA Learning Institute currently offers more than seven hundred (700) professional courses in...