Site area | For Individual Users | For Managers & Owners | Premium Subscribers (for more information on premium subscription call 877-745-2745) |
Green Industry University | - Get free training on business basics, including management, leadership, finance and communication skills, based on content from leading university professors.
- Take courses that give you knowledge and demonstrate your desire to grow in your job. Some courses may be applied to industry designations, giving you distinction among your peers.
| - Sixty percent of employees leave their jobs due to lack of training. Take advantage of these management, leadership, finance and communication courses that are provided at no charge to you through the generous sponsorship of your industry leaders. You and your employees can benefit from these practical and interesting courses.
- Use a new Course of the Month each month for training.
| Premium subscribers get unlimited, anytime access to our growing extended library of courses, which include: - Green industry-specific courses on management and technical topics
- Expanded management & leadership courses
- Workplace compliance courses to help you stay in compliance with federal and state laws.
- Learning Management System lets you assign and monitor your employees’ courses and their progress.
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Course of the Month | Each month find a new industry-specific course for free for 30 days. Take advantage of these timely hot topics –many of which will apply toward industry certification. | You and your staff can use each new course for free for one month. Industry-specific courses let you give employees new training topics for personal and company growth. | Premium subscribers continue to access each Course of the Month after the first month, where it joins the existing library available for premium subscribers only. |
Compete & Win | Each month offers a new game patterned after television game shows. Test your knowledge while you compete for prizes from our sponsors. Check your progress against others in the industry each Tuesday. | Motivate your employees and teams to try each month’s game and compete for prizes. A recent survey showed that 89% of participants found the game increased their knowledge. | Premium subscribers get game analytics – a report that shows how your employees do on the game and what questions they’re missing. Use this information for your own follow-up training. |
Skills Assessments | Do you have what it takes to be a good leader, sales person or manager? Take these assessments confidentially and see how you compare with others in the industry, to see how to broaden your experiences. | Does a job applicant or current employee have the skills you need? Minimize the guesswork by using these assessments, at no charge, brought to you by industry leading sponsors | Premium subscribers can attach these assessments to job searches. Resumes will be delivered with assessment transcripts and industry rankings. |
Share & Compare
(Coming in 2006) | N/A | How does your company stack up to others in the industry? Join the survey and access confidential operating data of same-size, noncompeting firms. Weekly updates help you develop a quick snapshot of your organization’s strengths and weaknesses. | Premium subscribers take this data one step further by participating in quarterly conference calls with your “Power Group.” A facilitator takes those non-competing companies to explore best practices and specific strategic solutions. Call 800/745-7219 for more information. |
Community Center
(Coming in 2006) | Find solutions to your questions by signing up for a discussion group in your interest areas. We’ll email your group seeking answers. This segment includes other industry community links and functions. | Share best practices, questions and solutions through your own interest groups. Use this section to link to other industry groups, schedule equipment and product test drives, and get alerts for key industry events on your calendar. | Link to key industry events, discussion forums, sponsor test drive scheduling and more at this section. |
Jobs, Apply and Post | Post your resume or job opening for Hub users and connect with the best people and companies. | Post your resume or job opening for Hub users and connect with the best people and companies. | Premium Subscribers can post job openings, then use the Skills Assessment tests to match applicants’ skills to your job needs. |
Online Store | Buy PLANET and other industry related merchandise here. | Buy PLANET and other industry related merchandise here. | Buy PLANET and other industry related merchandise here. |
