Mind Tools Certified Effective Time Manager Course

The Mind Tools Certified Effective Time Manager course teaches you the skills you need to be highly productive – this will make you exceptionally effective in the workplace!

How the Course Works

The course comprises eight sessions which you can take at your own pace, whenever you want. Each session is delivered through two key resources:

1. An on-screen video presentation. If you're watching the presentation in a shared office, we recommend that you use headphones.
2. An editable PDF workbook. The session workbook contains all of the background reading and all of the worksheets used in the session. You can type your answers to the various exercises directly into the workbook, or you can print the document out and fill it in by hand.

For each session, start by watching the presentation. Then, go through the workbook, completing the various exercises it contains on the way.

Once you have completed all eight sessions, you need to submit key exercises to the required standard in order to receive your certificate and achieve an Effective Time Manager badge in the Club forum. You can find out more about how to do this in the Session 8 Workbook.

How to Take the Course

This course can be followed with tutor support or self-directed. Here's how each model works:

1. Tutor-Supported: Here you will be given approximately two weeks to complete each session, although you can work faster if you want. A Mind Tools trainer will help you keep pace, provide reminders and assistance, review session work, and send you a link for the next session in the series. This is a great option for those of you who want structure and support to complete the course in a timely manner – it IS a course on time management after all!
2. Self-Directed: Here you work on the course at your own pace. Some of you will sit through the course all in one go, others may develop their own timetable.  To start the course following the self-directed route, simply use the links below. You are welcome to request assistance via the course forum at any time)

However you take it, enjoy the Mind Tools Certified Effective Time Manager course! But remember, to access to this course you need to take out Premium membership of the Mind Tools Club. The course is not available to Standard members, or via any other route.