Essential Skills: Goal Setting, Time Management & Communication

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Course Details

  • Course Code: CPD-1010_ESC0127
  • Location: University Park
  • Mode of Study: Online
  • Places Left: 20
  • Waitlist Places Left: 0
  • Fee: $1900
Essential Skills: Goal Setting, Time Management & Communication

Enhance your professional and personal skills in this 10-week online course that provides flexibility and a learn-by-doing approach.

Course Description
This online, non-credit course delivers essential and practical skills in goal setting and motivation, time management, and communication. Core concepts include professional communication (written, verbal, non-verbal, and listening), techniques to align motivation with short- and long-term goal setting, and time management strategies for prioritizing tasks and adapting to change. The course features three customizable skill development levels and a work-based learning approach that encourages you to apply new skills in real-time while reflecting on your growth—both professionally and personally. Learners have flexibility to customize their learning in a way that best fits their goals.

There are no required books! All course content will be provided to you in the course. Learners who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of completion and a Skills Achievement Record to document skill acquisition.

Course Delivery: Online
Cost: $1900

Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:
  • Set and pursue personal and professional goals using motivation-based techniques
  • Manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and adapt to change
  • Communicate clearly and confidently across written, verbal, and non-verbal formats
  • Build resilience through increased self-confidence and self-advocacy
Important Dates
  • Enrollment Deadline: December 14, 2026
  • Course Start and End Dates: January 4 – March 12, 2027
  • Last Day for Full Course Refund: January 11, 2027
  • Certificate of Completion Delivery: March 26, 2027
Course Completion
Certificate of Completion
Students who successfully complete the designated requirements of the Essential Skills program will be awarded a non-credit Certificate of Completion from the ³Ô¹Ï´ó±¾Óª.

Contact

Professional and Workforce Development 
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2197 S. University Blvd. 
Denver, CO 80210 
Phone: +1 303-871-4161 
CPD@du.edu

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