09/09/2026
Build your skills. Strengthen your business.
Fall Workplace Education is here, with four practical, hands-on programs designed to help local business owners, managers and teams build skills they can put to work right away.
And thanks to Nova Scotia’s Workplace Education Initiative, there is no cost to participate.
💬 COMMUNICATIONS FOR SUPERVISORS
Being good at your job doesn’t automatically teach you how to lead people.
Learn how to communicate clearly, give effective feedback, navigate conflict, build trust, set healthy boundaries and handle the difficult conversations supervisors can’t avoid.
This 40-hour program with Rick McMullen is ideal for new supervisors, emerging leaders and experienced managers who have never had formal leadership training, including navigating that sometimes tricky move from “Buddy to Boss.”
Starts September 24
Thursdays | 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Valley Business Hub, 448 Main Street, Kentville | 40 hours
🖥️ CONTENT MARKETING WITH AI
Turn AI into your personal marketing assistant.
Go beyond asking ChatGPT to write the occasional caption. Learn how to use AI to generate ideas, better understand your audience, strengthen your messaging, create better content and streamline some of the marketing work that keeps landing on your plate.
You’ll get 30 hours of practical training with Georges Hanna, plus individual 1:1 time to apply what you’re learning directly to your own business.
Starts September 16
Wednesdays | 1:00–4:30 p.m.
Virtual | 30 hours + individual 1:1 support
📈 QUICKBOOKS
Take the mystery out of your books.
Build the skills to confidently handle the day-to-day financial side of your business, including invoicing and payments, expenses and bills, bank feeds and reconciliations, HST/GST, financial reporting and Nova Scotia payroll.
This is 40 hours of practical QuickBooks training with Chris Lewis, designed to help you understand not just where to click, but what’s actually happening in your books.
Starts September 17
Thursdays | 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Virtual | 40 hours
👥 HR RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
You started a business. Then suddenly you became HR.
Hiring, onboarding, policies, performance management, compensation, conflict, difficult conversations and keeping good people are all part of running a team.
Over 40 hours with Rick McMullen, you’ll build practical HR skills and tools designed for the realities of small business, whether you’re hiring your first employee or already managing a growing team.
Starts September 24
Thursdays | 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Valley Business Hub, 448 Main Street, Kentville | 40 hours
REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/fUJ1gMZt4tnQ8Wbi9
⭐⭐This training is not hosted or scheduled by Glooscap Ventures. We're just sharing these great, free training opportunities! ⭐⭐
Workplace Education Initiative (WEI) (PDF) offers flexible, fully funded and customized training developed in partnership with local businesses and organizations to build the skills teams need to adapt, grow and succeed. Programs are offered online or in person and are designed around real workplace...
