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Maryland Workforce Development Core Skills Certification
42 hours

   

If you are new to the workforce development field or have just begun your quest for workforce development industry credentials, this program is a great way to get started.

Establish a solid background in the federal, state, and local systems and enhance the helping skills so important to working successfully with your job-seeker customers. This program is the core foundation of training that all workforce development professionals should have to build upon.

Courses include:

- Maryland's Workforce Development System - an in-depth overview of the Workforce Development System in Maryland. Strengthen your knowledge of the System, the players, the structure, vocabulary, funding streams, the challenges and opportunities.

- Business and Employer Knowledge - Understand business and employer needs and the role of workforce development in economic development.

- Career Development - Learn the process by which individuals define their career goals and the kinds of information individuals need in order to make realistic career decisions.

- Collaboration/Problem Solving - The goal is for teams to be successful, work collaboratively and solve problems effectively.

- Communication - Develop good listening skills and the ability to write clearly; learn to speak to single individuals or large groups, in order to teach, inform, or persuade.

- Customer Service - Identify the principle customers of the workforce development system, their needs and expectations and what constitutes positive customer satisfaction.

- Diversity - Understand the special employment needs of diverse groups, and develop the ability to adapt materials and services to address these needs. History and Structure of the Workforce Development System - Learn the history and structure of the workforce development system and how it impacts the current system.

- In-depth Look at the Workforce Investment Act - A comprehensive look at Title I of the Workforce Investment Act.

- Labor Market Information - Discover the kinds of labor market information available and the uses of such information. Be able to access LMI using local, state and national electronic and non-electronic delivery systems.

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    Location: Online!
   
    Cost:   Standard rate: $375.00 Register Online
  NAWDP Member Rate: $375.00  
  MD WIA/DLLR rate: $375.00  
 

Clicking on "Register Online" will take you directly to the Dynamic Works Institute website to enroll. Purchase orders should be made out to: Dynamic Works Institute. Questions and/or registration inquiries should be made to: Mary Parker (Phone: 321-205-1578)

When accessing the list of courses within this certification program, you will find them in alphabetical order. It is intended that you complete the MARYLAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM as the first course of your training.

Tracks:
Career Development

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