Business Skills / Competence

A Topic in Organinzational Leadership

Business skills or competencies are abilities assist individual in accomplishing necessary workplace tasks.

Business skills include:

  • Supervisory skills,
  • Time Management and Delegation Skills,
  • Effective Communication and Negotiation Skills,
  • Financial Management,
  • Problem solving,
  • Collaboration,
  • Project Management
Recommended Courses

These courses are ones recommended by B.C. Corrections to fulfill the competencies for the topic of Business Skills / Competence.

PCMP 110: Procurement Foundations
This Public Service Agency course highlights the roles, accountabilities, key principles and seven phases of the life cycle of the procurement and contract management process (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: Independent learning, online module; Next offered: ongoing).
Project Management 200: Practical Project Management
This 2 day course includes a project simulation that provides a solid understanding of project management principles and strategies to enhance success with any type of project. (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: ongoing).
Project Management 101: Project Foundations
This Public Service Agency course introduces you to foundational concepts found in project management and how they are used within the context of the BC Public Service. (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: Independent learning, online module; Next offered: ongoing).
Managing in the BC Public Service
This Public Service Agency course focuses on the broad range of knowledge and skills that all excluded managers are expected to have to work effectively in government (From: Public Service Agency; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: TBA).
Defensible Investigations
In this workshop, Marli Rusen will introduce leaders to her MIRROR Method - a practical and legally defensible framework to follow to ensure that they conduct - and are seen to conduct - fair and objective workplace reviews (From: Marli Rusen; Mode: In-person, scheduled course; Next offered: TBA).
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Communication Skills
This self-paced course will provide learners with knowledge of interpersonal skills and how to apply different forms and techniques of communication.
Project Management Open Textbook
This open textbook for Project Management is available from BC Campus. It covers the basics of project management including the process of initiation, planning, execution, control and close out that all projects share.
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