NEW courses! Effective January 2013, we have 12 new e-learning substitutions! Courses listed below with an asterisk (*) now have e-learning substitutions in 2013! We have added several new substitutions in the Communication and Leading at UT certifications. Be sure to check them out!
The courses on this chart are approved substitutions to some of our certification classes. Only the courses listed on this chart are accepted for course substitution.
View a PDF of all 300 e-learning courses available through SkillSoft
Class Title |
E-Learning Substitution |
Certification |
Hours |
Balancing Life and Career: What Gives* |
Optimizing Your Work/Life Balance: Maintaining Your Life Balance |
Communication |
1 |
Behavioral Interviewing |
Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Behavioral Interview Techniques |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Building a Team: Teambuilding at its Best |
Team Conflict: The Seeds of Dissent |
Leading at UT |
3.5 |
Building Conflict Management Skills |
Workplace Conflict: Recognizing and Responding to Conflict |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Business Communications for Every Day* |
Communicating with Professionalism and Etiquette |
Communication |
1 |
Business Etiquette: More Than Just Good Manners* |
Using Business Etiquette to Build Professional Relationships |
Communication |
1 |
Career Development for Your Staff |
Management Essentials: Developing Your Direct Reports |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Communicate Like You Mean It: Developing Assertiveness |
Interpersonal Communication: Communicating Assertively |
Communication |
1 |
Communicating with Credibility and Diplomacy* |
Strategies for Communicating with Tact and Diplomacy |
Communication |
1 |
Communication Skills for Supervisors |
Becoming a Manager: Leading and Communicating |
Introduction to Supervision |
4 |
Conquering Workplace Negativity |
Creating a Positive Attitude |
Introduction to Supervision |
2 |
Creating a Respectful Workplace |
Team and Customer Relationships |
Introduction to Supervision |
3 |
Customer Service Skills for Supervisors |
Leading a Customer-Focused Team |
Introduction to Supervision |
4 |
Dealing with Change |
Preparing for Organizational Change |
Introduction to Supervision |
1 |
Decision-Making Skills |
Decision Making: The Fundamentals |
Introduction to Supervision |
1 |
Delegation Skills |
Managing Delegation |
Introduction to Supervision |
3 |
Effective Presentation Skills |
Presenting Successfully |
Communication |
3 |
Delivering Effective Recognition* |
Reviewing and Rewarding Performance |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Email Etiquette: Strategies for Effective Communication* |
Optimizing E-mail at Work |
Communication |
2 |
Emotional Intelligence* |
What is Emotional Intelligence? |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Enhancing Customer Service with Technology |
Support Center Tools, Technologies, and Metrics |
Customer Service |
3 |
Ethical Challenges in the Workplace |
Understanding Organizational Ethics |
Leading at UT |
3 |
Every Customer is an Opportunity: Approaching Difficult Customers |
Conflict, Stress, and Time Management |
Customer Service |
3.5 |
Fostering Relationships: The Many Faces of Customer Service |
Customer Interactions |
Customer Service |
3.5 |
Fundamentals of Outstanding Customer Service |
Customer Service Fundamentals: Building Rapport in Customer Relationships |
Customer Service |
1 |
Giving & Receiving Feedback* |
Giving Feedback |
Communication |
1 |
Introduction to Supervision |
Taking on a Management Role |
Introduction to Supervision |
3.5 |
Keeping Good Customer Relations: The ROYAL Treatment |
The Customer Service Representative |
Customer Service |
3.5 |
Leading Change |
Managing Change: Dealing with Resistance to Change |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Listening Skills |
Listening Essentials: The Basics of Listening |
Introduction to Supervision |
1 |
Making Meetings Work |
Facilitating Meetings and Work Groups |
Communication |
4.5 |
Managing Across Generations |
Cross-Generational Workers in the 21st Century |
Introduction to Supervision |
5 |
Meeting People: A Guide to Effective Networking* |
Managing Your Career: Professional Networking Essentials |
Communication |
1 |
Mentoring for Managers* |
Essential Mentoring Techniques: Mentoring Fundamentals |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Motivation and Retention of Employees* |
Leadership Essentials: Motivating Employees |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Organizational Culture |
Organizational Behavior: Dynamics of a Positive Organizational Culture |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Preventing Sexual Harassment |
Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Project Management |
Project Management Fundamentals |
Leading at UT |
2.5 |
Projecting a Positive Image: Customer Service for the Frontline |
Professional Skills for Customer Service Agents |
Customer Service |
4.5 |
Punctuation Basics |
Business Writing: How to Write Clearly and Concisely |
Communication |
1 |
Rebounding from Challenging Customer Service Situations |
Managing Challenges in Customer Service |
Customer Service |
5 |
Recruitment Practices |
What to Consider when Hiring |
Leading at UT |
2 |
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Implementing Customer Feedback |
Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction |
Customer Service |
3 |
Setting Top Quality Customer Service Standards |
Customer Service Processes and Procedures |
Customer Service |
3 |
Succession Planning* |
Initiating Succession Planning |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Supervising a Diverse Work Environment |
Management Essentials: Managing a Diverse Team |
Leading at UT |
1 |
Time Management |
Time Management: Planning and Prioritizing Your Time |
Introduction to Supervision |
1 |
UT Search Procedures |
Affirmative Action and the EEO |
Leading at UT |
2.5 |
Working Effectively With Difficult People |
Working with Difficult People: Identifying Difficult People |
Communication |
1 |
Writing Effectively |
Business Grammar Basics (This e-learning substitution consists of six, 1-hour courses):
1. Business Grammar: Parts of Speech
|
Communication |
6 |
Your Forgotten Customers: Internal Customer Service |
Excellence in Internal Customer Service |
Customer Service |
5 |
To enroll in one of these classes for certification, please check out the instructions for registering and enrolling in e-learning courses.
For help with technical issues, please call the SkillSoft Customer Support team at 1-866-754-5435.
For help help with registration, course substitutions, or general questions, call or email Johanna Owenby at (865) 974-4430.
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