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Work Wellness Institute Membership!

Advance your Career & Improve your Workplace

Membership Includes:
  • 350+ Lectures on Demand
  • 18 self-paced e-Courses
  • Accreditation opportunities
  • Certifications for Members Only;
    • Leadership Certification
    • Inclusivity Recruitment & Retention Certification
    • Work Wellness Ambassador Certification

Learn More about our Membership Program

Course Description

As technology continues to advance and employers recognize the value of expanding their hiring pools, the need for organizations to create supportive virtual work environments is increasing. 

Throughout this course, you’ll come to understand more fully what it means to be a remote worker and what it means to hire and work with remote workers. This applies to employees who have found themselves leaving the office to work from home for any number of reasons as well. 


Audience 


This program is designed for leaders or managers that want to take a proactive approach in creating supportive remote work environments within their organization.



What You'll Learn:

  • Broaden understanding of the dynamic of remote work
  • Thoughts on how to hire and work with remote workers
  • Advantages and challenges to consider for remote work
  • Ideas for how to manage remote work
  • Communication style options
  • Broadening understanding and ways to utilize accommodation and support systems
  • Productivity tips for remote work


Course structure

Information in this course is presented through a series of animations explaining key information, opportunities to test your knowledge and reflect on your learning and action steps to implement your learning in your organization.

This course is intended to take approximately 1.5 hours to complete. It is separated into modules and your progress is automatically saved, so feel free to complete at your own pace.


Members

If you have been provided with a Record ID through your organization, please update your profile before enrolling in a course. In order for your certificate to be issued, your profile needs to be up-to-date prior to your enrollment. 

If you are having any issues, please contact [email protected]

Work Wellness Institute

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview: Creating a Supportive Work Environment for Employees who Work From Home and Remote Workers

    • Introduction

    • Pre-Survey

    • Introduction Activity

    • Quick Check

  • 2

    Module 1: Understanding Remote Work

    • Module 1: Introduction

    • Advantages & Challenges of Remote Work

    • Quick Check

    • Quick Check

  • 3

    Module 2: Supporting Remote Work

    • Module 2: Introduction

    • Quick Check

    • Quick Check

    • Technology and Equipment Assessment for Working Remotely

    • Quick Check

    • Productivity Supports for Your Employees

  • 4

    Module 3: Going Forward

    • Module 3: Introduction

    • Quick Check

    • Hiring Remote Workers with Disabilities

    • Quick Check

    • Transitioning Employees with Disabilities From Working In-Office to Working From Home

    • Quick Check

  • 5

    Course Summary

    • Course Summary

    • Evaluation Survey

    • Acknowledgements

    • Course References