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Introduction to Workforce Development
How much do you know about the field in which you work? If you are new to workforce development, this introductory workshop may be for you!! Attend this training to get an overview of the workforce development industry. This interactive session is especially designed for staff in their first year or two of working in … Continue reading Introduction to Workforce Development
The Essentials of Employer Relations
This workshop will help you take a business approach to working with employers: to create stronger relationships with employers and succeed at job matching that meet employer needs and enables your participants to succeed. Learn how to research new employers, create an effective pitch of your services, how to manage a bad placement with an … Continue reading The Essentials of Employer Relations
The Essentials of Employer Relations
This workshop will help you take a business approach to working with employers: to create stronger relationships with employers and succeed at job matching that meet employer needs and enables your participants to succeed. Learn how to research new employers, create an effective pitch of your services, how to manage a bad placement with an … Continue reading The Essentials of Employer Relations
Building Your Participantsâ Soft Skills
Learn how to strengthen the interpersonal skills of your program participants so that they succeed in your program and in the workplace. This interactive training is designed for case managers, job developers, employment specialists, instructors, and anyone working directly with program participants.
Essentials of Employer Relations
This workshop will help you take a business approach to working with employers: to create stronger relationships with employers and succeed at job matching that meet employer needs and enables your participants to succeed. Learn how to research new employers, create an effective pitch of your services, how to manage a bad placement with an … Continue reading Essentials of Employer Relations
Navigating the Evolving CORI System: Jobs, Housing and Education
This training will focus on the special challenges that workforce development staff face in approaching employers for jobs open to people with CORIs, coaching program graduates on issues related to CORI, and addressing current employer practices when ex-offenders apply for jobs. This event is offered in collaboration with Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., the … Continue reading Navigating the Evolving CORI System: Jobs, Housing and Education
Building Your Participants’ Soft Skills
Learn how to strengthen the interpersonal skills of your program participants so that they succeed in your program and in the workplace. This interactive training is designed for case managers, job developers, employment specialists, instructors, and anyone working directly with program participants.
Assessment Tools Training
This Assessment Tools training will focus on soft skills/job readiness assessment tools used in workforce programs for screening and evaluating participants. These skills are often difficult to assess. There will be discussion and activities on using tools that help to assess a participant's readiness to become employed and how to assess their "soft skills" (teamwork, … Continue reading Assessment Tools Training
Introduction to Workforce Development
Attend this half-day training for an overview of the policies, structures, programs, and organizations that make up Massachusetts' workforce development system. This interactive workshop is especially designed for staff in their first year or two of working in education, training, and employment programs- and staff with 10 years experience have found it very helpful as … Continue reading Introduction to Workforce Development