Professional and Career Development   

Through this course, students will be introduced to basic GIS Concepts and gain hands-on experience utilizing Esri software. Exercises will cover software basics, as well as managing and visualizing spatial data using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online platforms.

Business Track Licensure

This course is designed to cover the advanced topics of auctioneering in an easy to understand format that meets the State of Tennessee educational licensing requirements. The Business License Track would allow for a higher level of entry into the profession that is equivalent to the higher level of responsibility granted to these licensees. This tract would combine the auctioneer license and the firm license.

This program requires completion of a mandatory auction and business education program available in the classroom or instructor lead using ZOOM. 

Required Topics:

• Asset specific instruction (livestock, autos, real estate, antiques, equipment, etc.)

• Auction processes: contract negotiating and writing, auction set-up, clerking cashiering, seller management, auction settlement and closing

• Advertising and promotion

• Technology in Auctioneering

• Live Auctions and Online Auctions

• Auction Math

• Escrow Accounting

• Sales Tax • Business Basics

• Bankruptcy

• Estates

• Personal Property & Appraisals {FB600914 / 1348 5941 }

Please visit the Auctioneering Commission website for any additional information: Tn.gov/commerce/regboards/auctioneers.html

The CS certification has been designed to help Supervisor's understand and work efficiently and effectively with people and processes in your organization.

The CS is the result of a comprehensive analysis of the management profession, which identified the knowledge, skills and abilities that are required for competent supervision.

CS Content Areas

• Planning and setting objectives
• Leading and motivating
• Organizing and controlling
• Quality control
• Problem solving and ethical decision making
• Managing groups and teams
• Staffing, training and appraising performance
• Managing diversity
• Customer service
• Communication
• Accounting and finance