Human Resource Management - Performance Appraisals, Coaching, and Termination offered Online
Tough times call for great managers, are you prepared to be one? In this course learn about human resource topics including reward systems, performance management, and retention, from a strategic perspective. It will teach business managers how to retain good employees and coach for improved performance through the use of an employee performance management system. This course will discuss the importance of improving and correcting employee performance, as well as what to know when discipline and termination becomes necessary. This course is online beginning Monday, October 5 with instructor Lyndi Odegard. Registration form and more information are online.

Grant Writing Course offered Online
Increase your organization's effectiveness and competitiveness as a skilled grant writer! Learn each step of writing a winning grant proposal from the letter of intent to letters of support. Learn to write concise goals and needs statements, describe your organization and project or program, develop a budget, create an evaluation and project timeline, and collect supporting documents critical to the grant process. The course will take you through the Common Grant Application accepted by most foundations and giving organizations, and will give an overview of Federal grant formats. This course is offered online beginning Monday, October 5 with instructor Nate Dorr. Registration form and more information are online.

Traditional Skills Workshop - Natural Dyes
BSU's Office of Sustainability will host its monthly Traditional Skills workshop Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 pm in the Lower Hobson Union. The cost of the class is $7 and it's open all community members. Advance registration is suggested. Each course includes an explanation of techniques, hands-on activities, and by the workshop's conclusion all participants should have something to take home with them. Click here for a registration form. For information about November's workshop on Hide Tanning, click here.

Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) Fall Session Continues
ALL events at CRI continue in October with "Fetal Alcohol Exposure: Costs to Our Community," "Recent Archeological Investigations in the Bemidji Area," and "Coya Knutson: U.S. Congresswoman 1954 to 1958." These events are free and open to the public. For dates, times, and additional information, read the fall ALL newsletter and check out the complete ALL fall schedule online.

CRI Brown Bag Lunch Series - Green Marketing: What Does it Mean?
Pack a lunch, come on over to CRI, and improve your marketing savvy! On Wednesday, October 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Dr. David Smith, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Bemidji State University, will describe what green marketing is, how it works and some of the potential pitfalls businesses should avoid should they decide to make green part of their marketing strategy. This event is free and open to the public.

Commercial Vehicle Inspection Re-Certification
Attention Vehicle Inspectors: This mandatory course is designed to provide re-certification for commercial and/or self-truck inspectors already in Commercial Vehicle Inspection. Individuals whose certification has expired must complete this re-certification course to renew within six months of expiration date. Participants are required to bring their current certification number and business address with them to class. This course will take place on Friday, October 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Northwest Technical College. More information and a registration form are available online.

The Basics of a New Position: Job Analysis to Hiring offered Online
Your business depends on your staff for success. Learn skills and strategies to maximize the potential of every hire. Whether you need to create a new position or fill an existing one, this course will help you analyze your businesses needs and walk you through the entire process. Throughout the course you will develop a job description, improve your job application, create an ad posting the position, walk through the interview process-creating job appropriate interview questions and strategies to evaluate applications, and finally, you will learn about recruiting and hiring. This course is offered online beginning Monday, October 19 with instructor Lyndi Odegard. Registration form and more information are online.

Northern Minnesota Safety Council Presents Planning for Safety in Confined Spaces
At this presentation on Wednesday, October 21, industrial hygienist and Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry MNSTAR Coordinator Dave Ferkul will present on workplace safety issues pertaining to confined spaces. Topics included in this talk and powerpoint presentation will include an overview of entry requirements, common hazards/cited items, statistics, and case studies related to confined spaces. Workshop begins at 11:30 a.m. at CRI; lunch is provided. Registration is required, for registration form click here.

Steam Plant Engineering
Are you a Boiler Operator or looking to become one? This 36-hour course is designed to prepare boiler operators or those preparing for employment as boiler operators to take either the Minnesota Low Pressure (C Level) or Minnesota High Pressure (Levels A & B) Boiler Exam for the following classes: special engineer, 2nd class engineer, 1st class engineer, or chief engineer. The contents include the following: Low pressure - valves, steam traps, pumps, flame safeguards, burners, safety valves, boiler room safety, and hot water boilers. High pressure - condensers, steam engines, mathematical formulas, boiler room safety, and hot water boilers. This course will take place at Northwest Technical College and runs from  Wednesday, November 4 through December 5. For complete course information and registration form click here.

Natural Resources Consortium Presents New Developments in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS is nestling into every corner of our workplace, our travel, our homes, and our hobbies. No longer "A Specialist's Special Tool," Geographic Information Systems have truly engaged the masses. Come learn from the Minnesota DNR's Shelly Sentyrz how "painting the landscape" with laserbeams, forest management from a smartphone, and your Google Earth favorite places are all inextricably connected. This workshop will take place on Monday, November 16 at 3:00 p.m. at CRI.

Northern Minnesota Safety Council Presents Distracted Driving: Dangers and Implications
Distracted driving increases the risk for everyone on the road. On Wednesday, November 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Minnesota State Trooper Scott Mattfield will show a DVD and lead a discussion on the risks and realities of distracted driving. This presentation takes place at CRI, lunch will be provided, and registration is required. For registration form click here.

Many other opportunities are coming soon. Watch our calendar of offerings from Bemidji State University Center for Research and Innovation and Northwest Technical College Custom College for all new course info.