Program Overview
The Accelerated Supervision certificates are offered at two levels to provide a range of leadership development training.
Accelerated Supervision Level I
This comprehensive 40-hour course offers an overview of basic supervisory skills
and is designed for:
- Current supervisors with one to three years of experience
- Newly promoted supervisors
- Emerging managers
- Supervisors aspiring to new leadership roles
Topics include:
- Human resource basics for supervisors
- Supervisory communication
- Tools for team development
- Coaching for performance
- Problem solving and decision making
- Leadership, motivation and power
- Managing change
- Supervisory communication
- Managing conflict
Accelerated Supervision Level II
This course covers advanced supervisory issues for deeper leadership training.
Students consider difficult work challenges through in-depth discussion. Contemporary
HR topics such as cultural competency, and creativity and innovation, are brought to
the classroom to build your supervisory skill-set. Level II is designed for:
- Current supervisors with at least three to seven years of experience
- Students who have already completed Accelerated Supervision Level I
Topics include:
- Motivating employees
- Critical thinking & problem solving
- Building collaborative teams
- Advanced coaching
- Cultural competency
- Creativity & innovation
The Professional Development Center’s instructors are industry experts who share a passion for teaching and collaborative learning. Classes are designed to provide real-world and highly applicable instruction.



