Master Remote Work Professional

There is a distinction between the Professional Course and the Leader Course - the Professional Course is for those gaining skills in remote work. The Leader Course is for Employers considering remote work transition or hiring remote workers. There is nothing barring you from taking the Professional Course if you are a Leader (it can help you brush up on old skills, or gain new ones)!

The program includes four live, interactive workshops, hosted via video call using free Zoom conferencing software. You can attend the workshops from any location with Internet access. Workshops provide an opportunity for you to discuss career goals and review content from the modules in a virtual environment that mimics a real distributed team. Participation in all four workshops is mandatory for this course. You can choose either of two available times for each workshop - 2pm or 7pm CST.

You will be assigned to a Program Coordinator when you sign up. The Program Coordinators will help guide you through the Canvas course, share hosting responsibilities for the workshops, and provide mentoring and resources to help you successfully prepare for remote work and freelancing.

The coordinators will also assign you to a cohort group of other students who are taking the course. You will practice using collaborative tools like Slack with others in your cohort group to practice and develop effective remote work communication skills.

Throughout the course, the assignments and modules will you create applicable resources and complete tasks to prepare for a virtual career, such as:

• Designing a work portfolio
• Creating a career development plan
• Coordinating a meeting
• Preparing an agenda and meeting report
• Making a project and workflow plan
• Using a problem-solving checklist

There will also be periodic online assessments that are taken in Canvas. The online assessments can be repeated if you need to improve a score on a particular assessment. To successfully complete the course and earn the certificate, you will need to do all of the following:

1. Complete all of the modules, including any assignments contained within each module.
2. Pass each assessment with a minimum score of 80 percent.
3. Attend four interactive workshops.