Training Resources

Free HR Webinars

http://www.dovetailsoftware.com/hr-webinars

http://www.humanresourcewebinars.com/

http://www.ere.net/webinars/

http://www.hr.com/

http://i-sight.com/webinars/

http://www.hrci.org/Page.aspx?id=6442451037&terms=recertification

http://www.payscale.com/hr/resources/hr-webinars

http://www.ekoatwork.com/webinars.html

http://imperativeinfo.com/human-resources-webinars?goback=%2Egmp_704817%2Egde_704817_member_146721971

http://www.ascentis.com/support/webinar-registration.asp

http://learn.linkedin.com/jobseeker/

http://learn.linkedin.com/training/

http://www.webex.com/webinars/

http://www.blogging4jobs.com/webinars/

http://www.mercer.com/webcasts?siteLanguage=100


In-Classroom Training

Workforce Solutions HRCI Training (free!) http://www.wrksolutions.com/employer/training_development_for_hr_professionals.html

SCORE
http://www.scorehouston.org/workshops/

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
http://astdhouston.org/en/cev/mon/index.asp?date=8/31/2012

Houston Compensation & Benefits
http://houstoncandb.org/en/cev/mon/index.asp?date=8/31/2012

Leisure Learning Unlimited
http://www.llu.com/sdc/sgroups.html (do a date range search...there are 100 classes!)

Free and affordable business courses at University of Houston Small Business
http://www.sbdc.uh.edu/sbdc/Calendar.asp

Free workshops at Leisure Learning Center
http://www.scorehouston.org/workshops/

See the training options and training financial aid offered by The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and visit Workforce Solutions- http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/training-education.html

The Houston Public Library hosts training for MicroSoft programs, English, Laughter Yoga, etc. http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/computer-classes

SER Jobs for Progress offers Green training, job seeker training, and other vocational training. http://www.serhouston.org/events-by-type

Job Training Institute conducts free technical, business, legal, and medical training at 3 locations in Houston. These trainings are periodic and financially sponsored by TWC/Workforce Solutions. You will need to go to one of their offices first, get an application, and then go to Workforce Solutions. http://www.jobtraininginstitute.org/

Massive Open Online Courses or "MOOC"  http://top5onlinecolleges.org/mooc/

MeetUp - Perform a search, there are several groups.
• Learn Conversational Spanish
• ToastMasters
• Business

EventBrite, Zvents, Craiglist – Do searches for free events, register, and add to your calendar.

Free Online Training

Get free online courses from the world’s leading publishers. This collection of courses includes over 300 free courses in Computers, IT Literacy, Languages, Health & Safety, Liberal Arts, and Sciences. All these courses are interactive; they contain audio, video, Adobe Flash, online quizzes, assessments, and SCORM compliant content. After successfully completing these courses, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion. http://alison.com/course/

Want to learn how to take great photos or build a basic web page? You can download free classes from the Hewlett Packard Learning Center.

New Horizons offers webinars http://www.newhorizons.com/Webinar.aspx

Check out these Verizon Small Business Webinars. http://business.verizon.net/SMBPortalWeb/vanity.url?orig_url=/SMBPortalWeb/webinar

Participate in Harvard Business Review webinars. http://blogs.hbr.org/events/
View free business webinars on WebEx. http://www.webex.com/webinars/listing/topic/Business

Dale Carnegie has free e-book and training offerings. http://www.dalecarnegie.com/ and http://www.dalecarnegie.com/conflict-resolution-business-coaching/

Visit the MIT OpenCourse web site to download free college-level lectures and classes. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/

Here are extensive lists of free education and training- http://education-portal.com/article_directory/Free_Online_Courses_and_Education.html

Do a search on YouTube for webinars.

E-Marketing and Social Media
http://www.constantcontact.com/local/texas/index.jsp
http://www.hubspot.com/marketing-webinars/
http://www.smallbusinesscentr.com/small-business-webinars/

ELearning Glossary and Other Training Resources
http://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-resources/elearning-glossary.php

Biz Launch provides free business webinars of small business topics including; marketing, sales, finance, social media, human resource management and social media.
http://www.bizlaunch.com/seminars.php

New Horizons
http://register.nhcomputerlearning.com/Events/

ASTD
http://webcasts.astd.org/events