Employee Training

Employee Training

ASE offers instructor-led courses allowing your employees to develop their skills.  Training includes supervisory, leadership, HR, and other career development courses.

Employee Training 

ASE offers more than 75 unique employee training and development courses and nine certification programs. ASE is a pre-approved HRCI provider, a SHRM recertification provider, an IACET Authorized Provider, and a Michigan Proprietary School. Our classes are offered both in-person and virtually. Our in-person courses are offered in Muskegon, Novi, and Troy.

ASE IS AN ELIGIBLE GOING PRO TALENT FUND PROVIDER

ASE is an eligible private training provider that offers training in the areas of leadership and management that meet Going PRO funding requirements. Visit our dedicated Going Pro web page for more information.

Featured Courses

Leadership & Management Courses

Principles and Practices of Supervision I

This course provides the foundational skills for supervisors, either new or experienced.  This nuts-and-bolts class looks at popular managerial models and provides practical tools and knowledge to help supervisors conquer the ten most critical tasks of a supervisor. This is a multi-session course over several weeks.

Principles and Practices of Supervision II 

This class is the sequel to Principles and Practices of Supervision I.  This class builds on the nuts and bolts learning in Principles I and takes a look at the strategic and leadership aspect of the supervisor role.  In this class, supervisors look at ways they can influence their teams for better performance and some things that might hinder their success.  This class provides supervisors an opportunity to gain insight into how they supervise. This is a multi-session course over several weeks.

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Soft Skills Courses

Communicate Confidently

This course will explore how to improve listening skills, stay in the moment, and deliver clear messages with confidence while maintaining support and respect and rapport.

Prevention & Resolution Skills

This course is designed to increase the participants' ability to recognize, utilize or resolve conflict. Participants will learn what causes conflict, approaches to dealing with conflict, resolution choices and proven options for successfully preventing or resolving conflict.

Time and Priority Management

This course will teach effective prioritization skills and methods to manage situations that impact time and productivity. Individuals will learn how to prioritize, effectively delegate, say “no”, and beat procrastination. Participants will develop a daily action plan that encourages self-discipline and sustained improvements to assure they are scheduling their time effectively.

Win Win Communications

Participants will strengthen communication skills by identifying techniques that help them communicate with greater impact and clarity. This course will provide opportunities to identify the purposes of communication and what can impede or enhance one’s message.

Working Under Pressure

This course will teach the participant how to maintain self-discipline and control in order to avoid overreacting emotionally, which often leads to damaged relationships. Learning to manage behavior is one of the most important skills one can develop to improve performance and relationships.

Featured Digital Training Courses

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Courses & Certification

AI Governance & Ethical Deployment

Participants will understand the importance of AI governance, including ethical considerations, data privacy, and regulatory frameworks. They will learn methodologies for assessing and mitigating risks associated with AI deployment and explore practical frameworks for implementing AI governance policies. Additionally, they will engage with case studies and discussions on ethical dilemmas in AI applications.

AI in HR - Recruitment, Engagement, and Cultural Impact 

Participants will develop a thorough understanding of AI concepts and technologies, explore the historical evolution of AI, and investigate its current applications in the business landscape. They will also gain insights into assessing organizational readiness for AI integration and examine real-world case studies that highlight AI’s transformative effects on business operations.

Generative AI, Prompting, and Business Applications

Discover the potential of generative AI models in content creation and data synthesis while understanding the art and science behind crafting effective prompts to maximize their capabilities. Explore how generative AI can drive innovation across various business functions, with real-life examples demonstrating its application in marketing, product development, and customer service.

Introduction to AI in Business

Participants will gain an overview of AI concepts and technologies, understand the historical evolution of AI and its current applications in business, and learn to assess organizational readiness for AI integration. Additionally, they will explore real-world case studies that demonstrate AI’s impact on business operations.

Operationalizing AI in Business

Participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of AI concepts and technologies, delve into the historical evolution of AI, and examine its current applications in the business world. They will also learn to evaluate organizational readiness for AI integration and analyze real-world case studies showcasing AI’s transformative impact on business operations.

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Microsoft Courses

Microsoft Excel Simplified

Learn how to setup an Excel worksheet, create formulas to perform calculations, and enhance the appearance of the worksheet using various formatting techniques. Students will also learn how to use some of Excel’s most common functions such as Average, Count, Counta, Max and Min, and Sum.

Microsoft Excel Simplified II - Data Management, Data Visualization and Really Cool Functions

This class goes beyond the basic excel tasks such as building a worksheet, setting up formulas, and formatting. If you are interested in learning how to visualize the data in your worksheets with charts, find better ways to manage and summarize data in your worksheets, or you’re curious to learn more about LOOKUP and IF functions, then this course is for you. Most content for this course is compatible with the latest version of Excel (Office 2019/2021/365. There may be some functions that aren’t available in older versions (2016).

Microsoft Outlook Simplified

Participants will learn how to use Outlook to manage email communications, including composing, reading, and responding to emails; schedule appointments and meetings; manage contact information; schedule tasks and create notes; customize message response options; create signatures, and organize mail.

Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables

Learn how to create Pivot Tables using a large data set, apply filters in a Pivot Table, use field and report filters on a Pivot Table, create calculated fields in a Pivot Table, create logical tests using basic IF functions, evaluate when to use the AND & OR functions with IF functions, and create nested IF statements.

Microsoft PowerPoint Simplified

Learn how to create and format an engaging and well laid out PowerPoint presentation using various techniques. Participants will create a PowerPoint presentation from beginning to end, including applying designs, inserting graphics, adding animations, and inserting videos and sound.

Microsoft Word Simplified

Learn how to create a Microsoft Word document, edit a document, apply character and paragraph level formatting, use and customize pre-built styles and design themes, insert page numbers and repeating text, insert and format images, and create columns and tabular columns.

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With nearly 100 unique courses, we can provide all your talent development training from supervisory to HR to personal development and beyond. View our current course catalog to view all upcoming courses.

 

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