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Essential Skills for Managers

This course exposes and trains course participants to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage others successfully.

The focus of this program is to provide a foundational base of skills for all managers using research-based best practices. This course exposes and trains course participants to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to manage others successfully.

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  1. Utilize tools and skills to effectively manage teams.

  2. Develop trusting and respectful relationships with their staff.

  3. identify ways to decrease the escalation of problems or issues.

  4. Create high performance teams.

  5. Understand their strengths and how to use them with their teams.

  6. Know the benefits of using a strength-based approach.

  7. Diagnose situations and identify appropriate leadership styles and strategies.

Upcoming Classes

Class Location

Class Dates
Time
Location
Cost
  • Aug 13, 2025 – Oct 15, 2025 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesdays
Richmond
$750

Richmond Campus, McDaniel Hall
2357 Chester Blvd.
Richmond, IN 47374

In Person, Instructor-Led
Contact: Eddie Wigginton, 765-966-2656 ext. 4106, ewigginton@ivytech.edu

  • Sep 22, 2025 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Kokomo
$199

  To register: Click on the "register" button. On the following page click on the “New to skills training" link. If you already have login credentials they will not work on this page. If you have any questions about the course or issues with registration, please contact Charles Williams. cwilliams1190@ivytech.edu or 765-252-5590.

Logansport Campus,
1 Ivy Tech Drive, Logansport
Logansport , IN

In Person, Instructor-Led
Contact: Charles Williams, 765-252-5590, cwilliams1190@ivytech.edu

  • Dec 18, 2025 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Kokomo
$199

Ivy Tech Kokomo
1815 E Morgan St
Kokomo, IN 46902

In Person, Instructor-Led
Contact: Charles Williams, cwilliams1190@ivytech.edu

  • Dec 18, 2025 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Kokomo
$199

Click on the "REGISTER" button, then you must click on the "new to skills training" link to register. If you have any questions or challenges please contact kokomo-careerlink@invytech.edu

Kokomo Campus
1815 E Morgan St
Kokomo, IN 46902

In Person, Instructor-Led
Contact: Ivy+ Career Link-Kokomo, kokomo-careeerlink@ivytech.edu

Costs may vary by location given differences in the cost of supplies and class provider.