Essential Skills: Professional Mindsets, Time Management & Problem Solving Certificate
The Essential Skills: Professional Mindsets, Time Management & Problem Solving Certificate will introduce learners to fundamental skills through frameworks, real world case studies, and hands-on activities. Students will learn practical, applied strategies for growing a professional mindset, setting goals for growth, prioritizing responsibilities and managing time, and solving workplace problems. The skills students learn in this course will help them to improve their performance in their current role and prepare them for future career growth.
Why Essential Skills: Professional Mindsets, Time Management & Problem Solving?
Companies across all industries need professionals with essential skills to enhance their operational effectiveness.
Individuals in any role have the potential to impact their teams and projects positively through effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
Today’s workplace demands a blend of interpersonal skills for collaboration and practical skills for managing tasks and solving problems efficiently.
Course 1:
Professional Mindsets
Course 2:
Time Management & Prioritization
Course 3:
Decision Making & Problem Solving
Course 1: Professional Mindsets
This course is structured to foster a growth mindset and guide learners in setting and achieving career objectives. It begins by challenging career misconceptions and emphasizing emotional intelligence. Next, learners establish SMART career goals, employing the GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) model for development, and techniques for career planning and motivation. The course is interspersed with interactive content, video lessons, and a practical project, designed to apply theoretical insights into real-world application.
Learning Outcomes:
- Foster a growth mindset for personal and career development.
- Apply emotional intelligence in professional settings.
- Set and achieve SMART goals using the GROW model.
Course 2: Time Management & Prioritization
This course is designed to enhance students’ ability to manage their time effectively and prioritize tasks strategically. Incorporating various learning activities such as videos, interactive exercises, and case studies, the course covers key topics like identifying time management challenges, adopting awareness and arrangement strategies, and adapting to changing priorities. Students will learn to apply these strategies in real-world scenarios, improve their attention to detail, and undertake a final project that involves a self-assessment of their time management skills, culminating in personalized feedback for comprehensive skill development.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and overcome time management challenges.
- Prioritize tasks effectively to meet goals.
- Implement strategies for improving attention to detail.
Course 3: Decision Making & Problem Solving
This course equips students with the skills and frameworks to effectively problem solve and make well-informed, confident decisions. Through AI experiences, video lectures, readings, interactive exercises, peer interactions, and case studies, students will learn how to think strategically and incorporate frameworks into data-driven decision making. Students will also develop their problem-solving skills by practicing the 4-step problem-solving process, where they will learn techniques for understanding the root cause of problems, brainstorming, evaluating/selecting solutions, and reflecting/gathering feedback on their decisions.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and apply the 4-step problem-solving process.
- Generate and evaluate solutions using decision-making frameworks.
- Reflect on decision outcomes and incorporate feedback for improvement.
Course 1:
Professional Mindsets
This course is structured to foster a growth mindset and guide learners in setting and achieving career objectives. It begins by challenging career misconceptions and emphasizing emotional intelligence. Next, learners establish SMART career goals, employing the GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) model for development, and techniques for career planning and motivation. The course is interspersed with interactive content, video lessons, and a practical project, designed to apply theoretical insights into real-world application.
Learning Outcomes:
- Foster a growth mindset for personal and career development.
- Apply emotional intelligence in professional settings.
- Set and achieve SMART goals using the GROW model.
Course 2:
Time Management & Prioritization
This course is designed to enhance students’ ability to manage their time effectively and prioritize tasks strategically. Incorporating various learning activities such as videos, interactive exercises, and case studies, the course covers key topics like identifying time management challenges, adopting awareness and arrangement strategies, and adapting to changing priorities. Students will learn to apply these strategies in real-world scenarios, improve their attention to detail, and undertake a final project that involves a self-assessment of their time management skills, culminating in personalized feedback for comprehensive skill development.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and overcome time management challenges.
- Prioritize tasks effectively to meet goals.
- Implement strategies for improving attention to detail.
Course 3:
Decision Making & Problem Solving
This course equips students with the skills and frameworks to effectively problem solve and make well-informed, confident decisions. Through AI experiences, video lectures, readings, interactive exercises, peer interactions, and case studies, students will learn how to think strategically and incorporate frameworks into data-driven decision making. Students will also develop their problem-solving skills by practicing the 4-step problem-solving process, where they will learn techniques for understanding the root cause of problems, brainstorming, evaluating/selecting solutions, and reflecting/gathering feedback on their decisions.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and apply the 4-step problem-solving process.
- Generate and evaluate solutions using decision-making frameworks.
- Reflect on decision outcomes and incorporate feedback for improvement.
After completing this program, you’ll be ready to:
- Apply emotional intelligence and self-care strategies for better workplace well-being.
- Set and achieve SMART goals using the GROW model for career development.
- Optimize time management and prioritization to enhance productivity.
- Reflect on outcomes and adapt strategies based on feedback for continuous improvement.
- Utilize structured frameworks for effective problem-solving
- No required times to log in. Complete lessons at times during the week that work for you. Keep up with deadlines to stay on track and complete in 7 months.
- Complete practical projects in an online platform and get individualized support and feedback from instructors.
- Work on projects using built-in tools on the learning platform. No extra downloads needed.
FAQs
What is the schedule?
There are three required courses which will be open for 12 weeks with a 1-week grading period after each. You should expect to spend approximately 5 hours per week completing your coursework. The program is flexibly-paced, meaning you can move as quickly or slowly as you’d like through each course, as long as you complete all sections and projects during the 12-week course period. We provide a suggested course schedule to help pace yourself through each course. Students who follow this schedule are more likely to earn the certificate and get more out of the course by spreading out their workload, and our instructors provide weekly nudges to keep you on track. As long as you submit all projects by the course end date, you can progress through the course at whatever pace works best for you! For example, you might do all your work over the weekend or space it out throughout the week.
Can I work full-time while enrolled in this program?
What prerequisites do I need?
Students must have a high school degree prior to taking this program. No prior experience is required.
What is Pathstream?
Pathstream is a provider of digital skills training based in Silicon Valley. We partner with leading tech companies and universities to develop programs that prepare people for in-demand jobs.