SkillSoft Supports 'Ban Bullying at Work Day' by Offering Training to All Via 3 Online Courses
Tuesday, 7th November 2006 is 'ban bullying at work day', organised by the Andrea Adams Trust; the charity that focuses on tackling bullying in the workplace. In support, online learning provider, SkillSoft, is making three full courses available to all via the demonstration area of its website.
(PRWEB) November 3, 2006
Tuesday, 7th November 2006 is 'ban bullying at work day', organised by the Andrea Adams Trust; the charity that focuses on tackling bullying in the workplace. In support, online learning provider, SkillSoft, is making three full courses available to all via the demonstration area of its website.
The courses, entitled: Difficult People in the Workplace'; 'Harassment at Work' and Working with Aggressive People' are designed to help address the growing issue of workplace bullying.
Because of the web-based nature of the course delivery, managers and employees can access the courses at any time through the SkillSoft website. Each one is completely unabridged, typically containing three to four hours of instruction if completed in one session, although users generally select to dip in and out to find the information they need.
Kevin Young, Managing Director of SkillSoft, EMEA, said:
"According to a recent TUC survey, workplace bullying contributes to the loss of 18 million working days per annum, with victims of workplace bullying taking an average of seven more days off each year than those who are not bullied.
"Clearly, bullying is affecting productivity as well as impacting negatively on the lives of thousands of employees.
"We hope that by offering access to these courses, those employees who are victims of workplace bullying might learn a few strategies to help them."
The SkillSoft courses dealing with bullying in the workplace can be accessed via the following url: www. skillsoft. com/EMEA/bullying. asp (http://www. skillsoft. com/EMEA/bullying. asp) (Full course details and further information below in notes to editors).
Notes to editors
The courses tackling bullying at work are listed below. NB: these courses are FULL UNABRIDGED COURSES accessible via the demonstration area of the EMEA section of SkillSoft's website.
1. Harassment at Work – duration approximately 4.5 hours
This course tackles the issue of bullying and harassment in the workplace. From jokes to violence, you will explore the range of behaviour that can be described as harassment, and understand the nature of the problem. You will explore the way that harassment is now defined, and the forms of harassment that are most common, and identify ways of dealing with and preventing harassment, including understanding the legislation. Nobody quite knows the extent of harassment in the workplace, but figures which suggest that 73 per cent of workers have experienced bullying, and 45 per cent have experienced sexual harassment, show how big the problem is. Is it happening in your workplace now? Do you want to know how to stop it?
2. Working with Aggressive People – duration approximately 3 hours
Aggressive people are arguably the most difficult type of people to work with. Hostile-aggressives openly antagonise people; passive-aggressives work behind the scenes with hidden agendas. This course details the characteristics of the six most common types of aggressive people and provides effective ways you can cope with their behaviours.
3. Difficult People in the Workplace – duration approximately 3.5 hours
If you have to deal with difficult people at work on a regular basis this course will guide you in your journey to coping effectively with them. You'll learn step-by-step methods and processes to help you identify difficult people and learn how to deal and communicate with them.
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