Expert Professional Development For Achievers

  • Human resources and talent acquisition specialists – Save time. We collaborate with you to provide training relevant to your organization’s need.
  • Owners – Spend and invest money wisely on training. Develop and retain talented employees, prepare them for advancement, and increase productivity.
  • Managers and leaders – Build skill sets for yourself and team members that can strengthen performance.

A to Z Grant Writing

A to Z Grant Writing

Get the hands-on experience and knowledge needed to successfully begin the grant writing process for projects in need of funding.

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A to Z Grant Writing II

A to Z Grant Writing II – Beyond the Basics

Refine your grant writing expertise as you learn how to research funding sources, create a fundraising plan, and write winning grant proposals to obtain funding.

Open Enrollment

This online training course will prepare you for the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam. Start anytime. Register through UMKC TalentLink.

Become a Certified HR Professional

This online training course will prepare you for the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification exam. Start anytime.

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This Full Stack Developer online course will prepare you for your first job in the web development field. Start anytime. Register through UMKC TalentLink.

Become A Full Stack Software Developer

This Full Stack Developer online training course will prepare you for your first job in the web development field. Start anytime.

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Payroll Manager

Become A Payroll Manager

Train online to become a payroll manager, prepare to take the Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) exam, and receive management training.

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Certified Life Coach

Certified Professional Life Coach (Exam Included)

This certification course teaches the critical skills needed to establish a successful business as a certified life coach.

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UMKC TalentLink offers courses to prepare for CompTIA certification

CompTIA™ Security+ Certification Training (Voucher Included)

The Security+ training course will assist you in preparing for the CompTIA Security+ certification SY0-601 exam through comprehensive material that covers the key objectives and fundamentals to perform core security functions.

Open Enrollment

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Discover Sign Language

Discover Sign Language will teach you how to sign basic phrases and complete sentences, incorporate facial expressions, learn lip reading, and more.

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Master Public Speaking course available through UMKC TalentLink

Master Public Speaking

Become an effective public speaker by overcoming barriers and fear. Discover how to talk confidently and persuasively to both large and small groups on the job or in any social setting.

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KC Imagine 2024 Conference panel discussion moderated by UMKC TalentLink Executive Director Jake Akehurst

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Mental Health Support Professional
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UMKC TalentLink facilitator Jeremy Gray led an Emerging Leader training workshop for our friends at Wayside Waifs.

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UMKC TalentLink facilitator Jeremy Gray led an Emerging Leader training workshop for our friends at Wayside Waifs.

Krista Shelton

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Jonathan Jones is a a certified Gallup CliftonStrengths® Assessment coach for UMKC TalentLink.

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Terry Trafton

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UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts offer a certified training program to become a Mental Health Professional.

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Our Mental Health Support Specialist and Professional certified training programs prepare you for an in-demand role in the mental healthcare field.

UMKC TalentLink Executive Director Jake Akehurst and WorkForge CEO Nathan Walts presented veteran Brenten Taylor with a certificate of completion at the recent Greater Kansas City Veterans Career Fair.

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UMKC TalentLink Executive Director Jake Akehurst and WorkForge CEO Nathan Walts presented veteran Brenten Taylor with a certificate of completion at the recent Greater Kansas City Veterans Career Fair.

Molly Weaver discusses skills-based hiring

Skills-based Hiring Makes Sense Now for Employers and Job Seekers 

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Warren Wandling leads Leawood Leadership program

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Molly Weaver discusses skills-based hiring

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Master Public Speaking course available through UMKC TalentLink

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Learn how to develop and master the skills to become an effective and confident public speaker in this online course.

Skills-First Training and Hiring Gains Traction Heading Into 2024 

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Happy Holidays!

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The online Sterile Processing program prepares you to gain industry certification and for work at a healthcare employer.

Why Training As A Sterile Processing Technician Is Popular

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Three Key Insights From the Kansas Manufacturing Summit 

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Healthcare and IT Training for MYCAA Military Spouses

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Leadership Leawood Program Application Deadline

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UMKC TalentLink and WorkForge offer skills training to help address the growing need among Kansas manufacturers for qualified workers.

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UMKC TalentLink and WorkForge Partner to Expand Manufacturing Training in Greater Kansas City

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MedCerts dental assistant training program available through UMKC TalentLink

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Invest in Durable Skills To Build a Better Workforce with training from UMKC TalentLink

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Grant writing is not only a learnable skill for beginners, but also a skill that can be developed for better results. UMKC TalentLink offers four courses to learn and improve grant writing skills.

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Takeaways from the AI & THE FUTURE OF WORK Symposium for Business Leaders.

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Become A Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Completing the Pharmaceutical Technician Specialist training program available from UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts will prepare you to work in a pharmaceutical workplace.

Upskilling Benefits Both Healthcare Employees and Employers  

Upskilling is a way to invest in healthcare employees at the early stage of their professional path and retain high performers.  

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Become A Surgical Technologist

Completing the Surgical Technologist training program available from UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts will prepare you to work alongside the healthcare team throughout a surgical operation.

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MedCerts

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UMKC TalentLink shares four takeaways about artificial intelligence from the AI Tools For Entrepreneurs Workshop.

AI And You, UMKC TalentLink's artificial intelligence blog and newsletter

Make Artificial Intelligence Work For You 

UMKC TalentLink introduces AI + You, a new blog post series and newsletter covering artificial intelligence (AI) as a practical guide.

Annie Alexander of CiBR Solutions leads the course Improving Practice Management for UMKC TalentLink.

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Medical Coding and Billing Professional certification available from MedCerts and UMKC TalentLink.

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EAG Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Randolph

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Durable Skills In Demand

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UMKC Business Communication professor Erin Blocher

Workplace Insights: Improve Multigenerational Workforce Communication

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Christel Gollnick leads a presentation at the Bridging Generations in the Workplace conference.

Workplace Insights: Navigating Intergenerational Workforce Differences 

Roots & Rounds founder Christel Gollnick discusses intergenerational differences at the Bridging Generations in the Workplace Conference.

Become an Allied Healthcare Professional with MedCerts training available through UMKC TalentLink.

Become An Allied Healthcare Professional

The Allied Healthcare Professional online program, available through UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts, prepares graduates for in-demand jobs and careers.

Panelists discussed Certifications for Digital Media at the 2023 KC Imagine Conference: Creating the Future of Digital Media in KC.

KC Imagine Panel Discusses Merits of Certification For Digital Media Careers  

Panelists discussed Certifications for Digital Media at the 2023 KC Imagine Conference: Creating the Future of Digital Media in KC.

UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts work with hospitals to address staffing shortages and build talent pipelines.

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UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts work with hospitals to build talent pipelines in response to staffing shortages.

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UMKC TalentLink Community Launch

Photo Gallery From UMKC TalentLink’s Community Launch

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Jennifer Schnack of T-Mobile delivers remarks on workforce development at UMKC TalentLink's Community Launch.

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Jennifer Schnack, Vice President of Employee Talent, Development & Experience at T-Mobile emphasized the importance of talent development and training to optimize workforces at TalentLink’s Community Launch event.

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How to Set the Table and Close the Deal Through Sales Enablement

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UMKC TalentLink announces partnership with South Kansas City Workforce Development Center

UMKC TalentLink Announces Partnership With South Kansas City Workforce Development Center

UMKC TalentLink and the South Kansas City Workforce Development Center agreed to partner recently to provide employee training programs. TalentLink will also host office hours each month at the WDC.

Warren Wandling leads the course Essential Skills for First Time Supervisors.

Five Questions With Warren Wandling About Essential Skills for First Time Supervisors

Instructor Warren Wandling discusses some supervisory skills taught in his certificate program, Essential Skills for First Time Supervisors.