Are you...committed to helping hard-to-reach adults or teens prepare for the workplace? Looking for new ways to positively impact the lives of hard-to-reach or at-risk individuals? Here's a new opportunity to learn a fresh approach to teaching critical life skills, or what some call "soft skills."

Now, for the first time, a 16-hour Chancellor's Certificate program is being offered through the University of Missouri-St. Louis to train trainers of adults and/or teens. This certificate program will use a proven life skills curriculum called Tackling the Tough Skills™: A Curriculum Building Skills for Work and Life. The instructor of the program is the author of the Tackling the Tough Skills curriculum, Rosilee Trotta, LCSW, of University of Missouri Extension.

Trainer: Rosilee Trotta, LCSW,
urban youth & family specialist,
University of Missouri Extension

Who should attend?
• Educators
• Case managers
• Youth coordinators
• Adult basic education instructors
• Social workers
• Workforce development managers
• Prison and re-entry specialists
• Faith-based ministers and program leaders
• Vocational and life skills counselors
• Any individuals wanting to learn new life skills training techniques

Tackling the Tough Skills™ Chancellor's Certificate Program for Trainers

Sponsored by:
University of Missouri Extension
and University of Missouri-St. Louis;
College of Education
Division of Continuing Education
Community Partnership Project