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Transitional Life Skills

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Program Overview

Program OverviewConsistent

Online courseware provides the same information and consistent educational experiences to each and every learner.

FlexibleBecause courses are available 24/7, learners and administrators can log in whenever it is convenient for them.

MeasurableReporting features are available to track progress, training outcomes, and completion data on every learner.

Smart Horizons’ web-based training programs allow administrators and learners to access courses and records from any computer with an internet connection, at any time. Individuals in our online program are given permissions-based logins and a dedicated database account number within our learning management system (LMS). All of the training records are retained indefinitely on a secure (128-bit SSL encrypted access), redundant server system. All course interactions by participants are recorded by the LMS, and learning records are automatically updated by the system. This information is available to participants and authorized administrators via learner grade books, certificates of completion, and manager consoles.

Program Overview

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The Smart Horizons Transitional Life Skills Program provides an organized, consistent, and verifiable method of preparing adults to meet the challenges of life’s transitions. The comprehensive program includes professional and life skills courses. The program was designed to provide critical skills for unemployed or dislocated workers who desire to succeed in a work environment.

The program lessons are divided into two catalogs with subjects ranging from resume writing and interview preparation, to personal financial management, time management, and work etiquette. The program is fully customizable, allowing users to purchase the entire program or only those lessons that fit their needs. The program subscription includes access for one year, and completion records will be maintained in a secure database by Smart Horizons. An administrator-only account can be included at no charge for organizations to access training records for their participants. This data includes course completions with score, date, and time of successful completion. Training coordinators or program administrators can track student achievement on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis and export customized reports.

The Transitional Life Skills program is an interactive, multimedia, web-based training program. Lessons are presented in a variety of formats including interactive courseware and video.

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The Life Skills catalog is designed to provide engaging life skills training for adults in transition. The lessons are presented in a variety of formats including interactive courseware and videos. A variety of skills sets are covered including basic personal financial management, finding housing, budgeting, obtaining personal documents, and obtaining credit. This category covers basic skill sets that individuals will need to transition to self-sufficiency. Lesson topics include:

Catalog Overview

Life Skills

Life Skills• Budgeting and Saving: Confronting Debt• Budgeting and Saving: Eliminating Debt• Finding Financial Assistance• Price and Value Estimation• Rent-to-own Pros and Cons• Electronic Banking• Financial Institutions and Services• Money Orders• Taxes• Paying Bills• Methods of Transportation• Finding a Place to Live• Obtaining Personal Documents• Employee Deductions, Benefits, and Rights• Secrets: Landing and Keeping a Job

Personal Finance• Banking and Financial Services• Car Buying• Consumer Awareness• Developing a Spending Plan• Meeting Your Insurance Needs• The Essentials of Credit

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Professional SkillsThe Professional Skills catalog is designed to teach job preparation techniques, such as communication, time management skills, conflict resolution, and work etiquette. This catalog also includes lessons on writing an effective resume, obtaining an invitation to an interview, and following up after the interview.

Communicating Dealing with Difficult People:

• Consideration• Attitude• Trust• Communication• Responsibility• Power

Time ManagementTime Management forMaximum Productivity:

• Taming Time• Prioritizing and Procrastinating• Establishing Goals• Managing Time Together• Controlling Time Leaks

Time Management Fundamentals:• Evaluating and Improving Time• Organizing Tasks and

Creating Uninterrupted Time• Managing Meetings• Managing Workload• Managing Time with Co-Workers

Employment SkillsResume Writing:

• Choosing a Resume Format• Starting Out with a Bang• Packing a Powerful Resume• Circulating Your Resume

Interview Skills: • Getting the Interview• Preparing Yourself• Making an Entrance• Listening and Answering• Taking the Reins• Asking Questions• Opening Interviews• Tough Interviews• Following Through

Professionalism• Conflict Resolution for Adults• Cross-Cultural Communication• Sexual Harassment Awareness• Stress Management• Tolerance

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Subscription-Based Internet Portal

Product Features

NexPort Campus is a secure, hosted learning and knowledge management system. NexPort Campus also supports interactive engagement within learning communities through the use of videos, organization-wide calendar, shared documents, organization-wide webpages and threaded discussions. Additional system features include data interoperability with external systems, secure digital libraries with subscriber-only access and an integrated Student Information System (SIS).

• Individual Annual Subscription-based access within organizational hierarchies

• Automated reporting, instructor comment and assignment inputs, and calendar based tasking

• Contains a common organizational library with additional libraries in organizational sub-portals

• Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE) utilizing Integrated online meetings and classes with NexMeeting

• Student tracking and certification through an integrated Student Information System (SIS)

• Allows mirroring organizational hierarchy within the learning management system

• Discussion board with threaded discussion capability

• Document storage • Permissions and roles for users • Tests and surveys • Activity logs • Training plans for organizations and sub-

organizations • Enrollment, subscription and training plan

analytics • Web, PDF and quick reference card help

documentation

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Product Support

NexPort includes integrated help desk functions that allow customer support staff to manage all types of student and user inquiries (e.g., technical assistance and academic support). Each inquiry receives a dedicated support ticket that documents the problem and provides responses until the problem is solved. This integrated function also allows help desk staff to escalate support tickets to NexPort Solutions where our technical staff can assist in resolving the problem. If customers require assistance with help desk operations, NexPort Solutions can also provide help desk staff.

For more information, please contact us at 855-777-8032 or via email at ils.info@smarthorizons.org

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For more information, please contact us at 855-777-8032 or via email at ils.info@smarthorizons.org

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