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Setting Goals Training
This bitesize (10-minute) Setting Goals Training course has been designed to help the learner understand the importance of setting goals in a professional environment, as well as covering best practices for setting goals. Setting goals not only motivates us as human beings but can also improve our mental health and our level of personal and professional success.
4.6/5 based on 131 course reviews
Learning outcomes
- Understand the importance of setting goals
- Gain an introduction to SMART goals, Anti-Goals, and the WOOP method
- Learn how and when to review goals
Covered in this course
Course contents
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
- 1 Setting Goals
- 2 Goal Setting in Action
SECTION 1
In our first section, users will learn about what goals are and why they’re important. They will also learn about a few tried and tested techniques for setting goals, including; SMART goals, the WOOP method and Anti-Goals.
SECTION 2
In this final section, users will have a go at setting one or two of their own goals, they might be big, small, personal or professional. And, by the end of this course, they'll have planned to improve something they do or achieve something new.
About this course
Goals are absolutely crucial for individuals who want to challenge themselves to complete specific tasks in order to help them achieve something. Without goals, you can end up feeling unmotivated, and that you have little to no control over your life.
Goals help you measure how effectively your time is being spent and help keep you motivated as you measure your progress towards them.
It's also crucial that any goals you set yourself should be 'SMART'. This means they should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.
Simply setting a goal such as “Have a good job” isn’t a 'SMART' goal, whereas “Become a member of the senior management team by December next year” would be more applicable.
To some, this may all sound a bit daunting. However, you need to know where you want to be in the long run before you can work out what you need to do in the short term to get there.
This course, which is suitable for all levels of employees, covers the importance of setting SMART goals, the best way to set goals, and how/when goals should be reviewed.
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Elena PitsiaeliThe importance of Setting Goals Training
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Setting Goals Training certificate
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At the end of this Setting Goals Training course, users will be given a printable certificate.
In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress is all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Setting Goals Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.
131 real user reviews
Good
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Seemed ok
Straight forward.
Good course
It’s important to keep, courses updated and to hold meetings regularly.
Really good
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Good training, good structure as well.
This course helps to understand the importance of setting goals in your life. I definitely recommend it, it is a "must to have" one.
Very helpful
Thank you
Helpful tips to achieveing Goals
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Very useful content
SMAR, WOOP and Anti-Goals are useful tools for me to set the goal and achieve it.
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