Professional development refers to vocational education with specific reference to continuing education of the person undertaking it in the area of employment, it may also provide opportunities for other career paths.
Vocational education has been related to specific skills, usually tied to immediency of getting or retaining employment. Professional development has been as moving beyond that.
Generic professional development may be oriented to generic life skills or general personal coaching. Professional Development also involves development of process skills, sometimes referred to as leadership skills, as well as task skills. Some examples for process skills are 'effectiveness skills', 'team functioning skills', and 'systems thinking skills'. Some of the task skills are mentioned below.
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Associates, Inc. - New York company offering corporate training and executive coaching, communication skills, building teams, public speaking, persuasive writing, and consulting services.
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Human Resource Solutions - Consultation, training, programs policies custom designed to reduce your liability exposure. Provides inspections and audits in safety, environmental, health, human resources and quality control.
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Solutions - Helps maximize the most valuable asset - people. Offers seminars and workshops that help employees become more motivated.
1st OSHA Safety Training - OSHA Safety Training Regulatory Compliance Products for Manufacturing, Construction General Industry.
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OSHA health and safety training resources including safety videos, safety
posters, safety software, books, manuals, CFRs, lockout/tagout equipment,
signs, and more. ]
AI and OHS Consultants - Australian company providing a comprehensive occupational health and safety service to business and Government.
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American Society for Training and Development - San Francisco chapter of ASTD. Contains membership and training related information and links.
American Training Resources - Employee training videos with topics that include harassment, workplace violence, safety, and EAP training.
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Astec - Canadian supplier of safety equipment and safety training.
Bankers Advisory - Massachusetts company specializing in Human Resources Education and Development for the mortgage banking community.
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Beyond Compliance Inc. - Canadian-based Application Service Provider (ASP) and consulting company that provides field-tested compliance management solutions to companies and organizations in regulated industries.
BRight Training and Safety Wear - Offers health and safety training courses customized for illiteracy and language barriers on such topics as forklifts, whmis, low-lift trucks, propane, overhead cranes, lock-out/tag-out.
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Broad Horizons Coaching Plus - Small US company specialising in training coaching skills.
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Cal Safety Compliance Corporation - An international social compliance monitoring company. Background, services and programs.
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CareerTrack - Information seminars and tape training as well as useful resources.
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provides continuous online learning for career success. We deliver thousands
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Catalyst - Covers aspects of the UK and European Health and Safety (HSE) arena. Provides consultants, advice, information, and industry view points.
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Catalyst Consulting Group - Boston-based company which provides training and organizational development consulting.
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CBC Forklift Assessments - Secialise in onsite forklift assessments and safety awareness training courses.
Character Training International - Provide business ethics training either on-site or in train the trainer mode.
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CMG - California-based compliance management group.
Coastal Training Technologies Corp - Creates training materials including safety videos, CD-ROMS, interactive safety training programs, handbooks, toolkits, and posters.
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Communicard - Spanish-English translation quick communication cards. No need to speak because the pictures do the talking.
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Creative Management Consultants - Florida-based business consulting and training firm specialising in the staffing services industry.
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Cynthia David and Associates - Training brokers who provide referrals for training and consulting vendors for management training, sales training, customer service, telesales techniques, telephone etiquette, sexual harassment, organizational development, and related fields.
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Dale Carnegie Training - Offers training of managers, salespeople, service providers, and presenters
Drive and Survive - Provides corporate events and specialist driver training courses for car, van, trucks and motorcyclists, to enable them to be safer, more responsible road-users
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Emergency Film Group - Firm makes individualized and responsive training videos on hazardous materials issues
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Employers Publications - Resources, information and products regarding sexual harassment.
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Fair Measures Corporation - Attorney consultants offering management law training programs, policies, and checklists to help both employers and employees avoid litigation.
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Forklift Safety Training Services - US based company offering forklift operator training including OSHA regulations.
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Free Training - Offers free safety training that is OSHA compliant and documentable.
FUNsulting - Virginia based company that uses humor to help individuals and organizations balance serious issues with a light touch.
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Global Training and Consulting for Corporations - Training, consulting, and web-based and printed tools for enhancing global business interactions.
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Grey Cell Training Limited - Offers developmental training for management and staff.
Meta Description: [ Training for Probation, Prison and Court Service Professionals ]
Insource Safety Associates - Specializing in OSHA and workplace training.
International Training Consultants, Inc. - Provides training solutions in the areas of leadership development, employee development, assessments, diversity, and harassment.
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Ives Training - Ives Training specializes in train the trainer programs for forklift
training, mobile crane certification and aerial lift training.
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John Sleigh - Trainer who lives in Sydney, Australia, and offers his services as a speaker, trainer, training designer, facilitator, coach, and consultant.
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Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer - Company providing training solutions, including innovative books, journals, instruments, and hands-on tools, training and human resource professionals, consultants, other business professionals.
Learning in the Workplace - New approaches to combining learning and work for small and medium enterprises (SME), shown from ADAPT-projects.
Meta Description: [ Lernen am Arbeitsplatz - Neue Ansätze der Integration von Arbeiten und Lernen ]
LouElla Jackson - DiSC distributor (Carlson Learning) offering assessment tools that help develop emotional intelligence.
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Lynch Business Services - Specializing in worker's compensation, occupational safety risk management information, and guides for all employers of all sizes.
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Mastery Technologies - Company offering CD-ROM and on-line safety training resources.
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MC2 Pacific - Consultants specializing in strategic risk management, crisis and emergency management, and safety systems with a focus on the energy and utilities industries in Australia, Asia, and the Pacific.
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Mitchell Consulting - Company offering workshops to help businesses prevent lawsuits based on sexual harassment, sex discrimination, wrongful termination, race and age discrimination, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and disability discrimination
Meta Description: [ AB 1825 (AB1825) Workplace Sexual Harassment Training in English or Spanish by Attorney Specializing in California Mandatory Training & Education (for Northern and Southern California). Law Library includes current sexual harassment Federal cases and California and Federal statutes. ]
National Safety Compliance - Texas company providing OSHA safety videos and software.
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Nayda and Associates, Inc. - Specialize in maximizing human resource productivity through team building, personal development and conflict resolution.
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productivity through team building, personal development and conflict resolution.
Use our expertise for Performance Evaluations, Job Descriptions, Salary Surveys ]
North Coast Occupational Services - Safety training and management solutions for the 21st century. Offers OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses.
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Pocket Stress - David Brown, workplace psychologist and ergonomics consultant, explains his approach to resolving stress, trauma, and pain at work.
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Public Safety Specialists' Group - Helps public safety agencies improve performance of operations in administration, management, the services of police, corrections and fire personnel and delivery of those services.
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RHS Solutions - A risk management consulting firm dedicated to assisting companies with monitoring, measuring, and improving their risk. Offers health and safety management programs.
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Rocky Safety Consultancy - Specialising in workplace health and safety, risk management, safety policies/procedures, staff induction, and accident investigation.
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Rope Access - An overview of industrial rope access - the use of modern climbing and caving equipment and techniques for industrial settings.
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Safe Operation Services - Caters to businesses that need assistance in safety, but do not have a staff safety person.Provides either project services or ongoing scheduled assistance to its clients.
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Safety Documents - Texas-based company offering industry specific company safety manuals, safety training outlines, guides, and procedures.
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Safety Metrics, Inc. - Specializes in helping companies become more effective and profitable at managing safety, where accidents and injuries are dramatically reduced and eventually eliminated.
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Safety Source Productions - Company supplying safety training videos for forklifts, chemicals, HAZWOPER, loss control, and fire prevention.
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Safety Videos Direct - Offers videos and DVDs designed to assist in employee training to minimize injuries at the workplace.
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SEES Consultants - Consulting firm that specializes in protecting employee health and safety, as well as reducing employer costs through minimizing and eliminating employee injuries.
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Sundance Consulting - This site provides consulting help for human resources professionals, line managers, and independent consultants looking for strategies to manage transiton and transformation.
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Technical Training Tips - Suggestions, for designers and developers of technical training including tips for lecture, self-paced courses, computer based training, and structured OJT.
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The Center for Excellence - Information on training and development consortium of professionals plus training program previews.
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student leadership programs, leadership, management, and personal development training seminars, life coaching, and organizational developments. ]
The Cleaver Company - Provide systems and tools for organizational effectiveness.
Meta Description: [ Management Tools The Cleaver Company International makes
available to leaders for managing human capital in the workplace. ]
The MMS Institute, Inc. - Develops, produces and markets courses in personal growth, professional training and interpersonal relations.
Meta Description: [ Motivational Training and Corporate Training institute with 33 years of experience to create the perfect value addition for your organization. MMS also offers Life Coach Training program for individuals who want to become MMS Certified Coach. ]
The People Process - A training tool which assists with some basic psychological profiling.
Meta Description: [ A hands-on, interactive assessment and training tool that determines personality-type preferences utilizing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. ]
The Training Source - Committed to the utilization of funds from fee-based activities to provide training services to unemployed citizens and others who cannot afford to pay for training.
Training Solutions, Inc. - We help companies select, train, and retain their employees.
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tools and skills to help you select, train and retain the right employees. ]
Work Relationships, Inc. - California based company providing seminars and online programs to assist in avoidance of harassment and discrimination complaints.
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