SAVE THE DATE! On November 13, 2012, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will host a statewide Housing Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester, bringing together stakeholders from all aspects of housing and community development to discuss challenges and new initiatives in our field.
Commonwealth Workforce Coalition (CWC) is pleased to invite you to attend this networking meeting. Hone your networking skills! Now more than ever, meeting your colleagues and keeping up-to-date with happenings in the field of workforce development is critical to your work. Download the flyer for more information.
Workshop Series for ABE and Workforce Development Professionals The goal of the trainings are to provide ABE/ESOL advisors and instructors, and career coaches, and counselors new skill and resources to support adult learners' career related goals and skills needed to successfully access post-secondary education and training. The workshops are designed to align with the goals … Continue reading Workshop Three: Developing Contextualized Curriculum: Integrating Literacy and Workforce Skills
Motivational Interviewing provides an alternative approach to confrontation as a means of promoting change. Motivational Interviewing integrates an empathic style of interviewing with behavioral strategies for helping clients make change. Participants will learn key principles, techniques and tools of motivational interviewing. They will also have the opportunity to practice these techniques with each other. It … Continue reading Community Health Education Center (CHEC) – Motivational Interviewing
Career Counselorsâ Consortium (CCC) Professional Development Seminar Salary Negotiation: How to Run a Workshop & Individual Client Coaching Friday, December 7, 2012, 1:30 pm â 5:00 pm Facilitator: Sabrina Woods (www.neu.edu) Download the flyer for more information.
This training will introduce you to several theoretical models of behavioral change and give you practice in working with them. We will use case examples and discussion to help you identify a clientâs stage of readiness for change. Download the flyer for more information.
This workshop will help you take a business approach to working with employers in order to create stronger relationships with employers and succeed at job matching that meets employersâ needs and enables your participants to succeed. Learn how to: Research new employers, Create an effective pitch of your services, Manage a bad placement with an … Continue reading The Essentials of Employer Relations
In this training you will: - Gain an understanding of the philosophy and principles of harm reduction - Learn common harm reduction concepts and skills - Explore attitudes and beliefs about harm reduction - Look at specific skills for making appropriate inquiries about a clientâs behavior - Discuss and practice how you can apply harm … Continue reading Community Health Education Center (CHEC) – Harm Reduction
Career Counselorsâ Consortium (CCC) Professional Development Seminar Todayâs Resumes: Best Practices & Current Trends to Create Distinctively Competitive Marketing Documents for Your Clients Friday, January 4, 2013, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Facilitator: Louise Kursmark (www.yourbestimpression.com) Download the flyer for more information.
Commonwealth Workforce Coalition (CWC), Skillworks and Boston PIC is pleased to invite you to attend this workshop on Coaching for College & Career. This workshop introduces strategies and tools used by career and academic coaches in the SkillWorks sector projects who work with job seekers and incumbent workers pursuing career advancement. Interactive and hands-on, this … Continue reading Coaching for College & Career
