Did you know that every 30 seconds a teen is injured on the job and that every 5 days a teen dies from workplace accidents? This recorded Learning E-vent provides an overview of potential risks and liabilities your organization could face regarding youth summer jobs and how to reduce those risks and keep youth safe. Click here to access this course. This is a free recorded Learning E-vent and does not need to be assigned to you by your training manager.

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This creative partnership between NAWDP and Dynamic Works reflects the commitment of NAWDP, as the national professional organization representing the field of workforce development professionals, to expand both membership benefits and cost effective professional development training. NAWDP recognizes the Dynamic Works online training as meeting the academic standards for the ten (10) competencies of its nationally recognized certification, the Certified Workforce Development Professional, and the specialty endorsement areas for Business and Employer Services, Job Seeker Services and Management Services.

We look forward to this effort with NAWDP to promote its nationally recognized certifications and to the expansion of the highest quality of trained workforce practitioners.

Click here to learn more about NAWDP: http://www.nawdp.org

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The Internet has taken over the recruiting landscape and everyone is required to submit a resume online. While that brings greater efficiency to the process for employers, it can be awfully maddening for job seekers. Consider the following 10 tips before pressing "submit". Click here for top ten

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House and Senate negotiators are expected to quickly convene a conference committee to begin resolving differences between the House and Senate versions.  For Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs, the Senate is proposing $3.15 billion and the House is recommending $3.95 billion.

Once completed, the conference committee agreement will be submitted to each respective chamber for a final vote. After the House and Senate pass the conference committee legislation, it will be presented to President Obama for his review and signature. President Obama's goal is to have the legislation signed into law by President's Day, which is Monday, February 16, 2009.

Program Grants	House Version	Senate Version
WIA Adult	$500 million	$500 million
WIA Dislocated Worker	$1 billion	$1 billion
WIA Youth	$1.2 billion	$1.2 billion
National Emergency	$500 million	$200 million
Competitive Grants for High Growth Industries	$750 million	$250 million

Dynamic Works Institute is pleased to announce a three year agreement with Missouri’s Department of Economic Development, Division of Workforce Development (DWD) for the skills growth and professional certification of their workforce staff.  This creative partnership reflects the state’s commitment to further elevate the knowledge and skills of its workforce professionals.  Additionally, this partnership reflects the growing interest by states and regions to follow the encouragement from the USDOL to use technology-based training as ”a powerful tool to expand the geographical reach of training”.

This agreement is similar to other statewide partnerships that Dynamic Works holds with Florida and Virginia.  It provides DWD’s staff of 600 unlimited access to the national training and certification programs of Dynamic Works.  The online certification programs are competency based, nationally recognized and fulfill the education requirements for the credentials of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP).  DWD staff will have the ability to create ongoing individual training plans that fit into a lifelong learning philosophy. 

Dynamic Works looks forward to working with the Missouri workforce professionals in this exciting initiative launched at their fall - 08 conference.  The commitment to training subscription purchases by states and regions is an economical and effective means to support our industry's high performance and reflects the growing recognition of the value of trained and certified workforce professional staff.

For more details on this exciting training partnership, please click Missouri DWD Newsletter link

Investing in the development of your WIB members through Dynamic Works’ WIB Members in Action – Making an Impact on the Community training just gained advantages and new options. The online training, developed in partnership with the National Association of Workforce Boards, has always been appropriate as stand alone training and it is now the perfect platform to launch blended instruction. To enrich comprehension and retention of concepts, advanced and strategic gains, the portfolio now includes;

WIB Training Facilitator’s Guide – For Boards that want the advantage of facilitated support, want to keep coaching in –house, and want to customize training delivery to the time period, topic focus, and advanced development they design, each WIB Member training subscription now includes this 62 page Facilitator’s Guide with;

• Scripts delivered for each of the six online training modules
• Power point slides offered for high interest modules
• Discussion points and case studies to assist a full training facilitation
• Guidance to make the most of your WIB Member Training
• Availability with no additional purchase fee

• Sessions that may be customized to meet the time frames of member schedules and needs
• Availability of two blended formats: On-site at your board meetings, retreats, or special training events OR online: through web-based workshops with board members interacting with the facilitator
• Sessions that build on information received from online modules
• Return on investment through facilitated sessions that add the advantage of coaching, providing additional resources and discussions from other respected board training sources
• Customized price differential to meet your budget and training needs

Dynamic Works Institute is pleased to announce its collaboration with the North Carolina Workforce Development Training Center to provide national training and certification programs to the state’s workforce professionals and partners. Dynamic Works online training and certification solutions are competency based, nationally recognized and fulfill the education requirements of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) workforce credentials.

With the training offered online, the certifications are less expensive than traditional training programs that may require travel, lodging, or time away from the office. This partnership reflects the growing interest by states and regions to follow the US Department of Labor’s (US DOL) encouragement to use technology-based learning (TBL) as “a powerful tool to expand the geographical reach of training”.

This creative partnership between the NC Workforce Development Training Center and Dynamic Works reflects the commitment of the Training Center to the development of its NC workforce professionals and the system’s growing training needs and skill demands in an environment of shrinking funds.

The Learning E-vents launched by Dynamic Works last fall are quickly establishing a niche for meeting customer needs. The technology - based learning environment supports capacity building, is facilitated and interactive, provides access to subject matter experts, and with recorded versions available after the event, support different learning styles as participants may review and repeat material. Additionally, these events have spawned Communities of Practice as participants reach out to exchange best practices and build skills and systems beyond initial platforms

Since the launch of our first event, the e-Conference on Customer Service, participation has grown 527% with over 900 participants to date. The most recent learning e-vent earned an overall approval rating of 89%. And, it is always best to hear what some of our satisfied participants are saying:

• Excellent way to present a class and save travel funds!
  I enjoyed it very much.
  Loved it.
• Outstanding workshop with excellent ideas! Thank you.
• This is the first e-vent I have attended and I would like to participate in more of them in the future
• It is nice to have this type of training; it was very convenient and conducive to my work schedule!

Dynamic Works Institute is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Garden State Employment and Training Association (GSETA) to provide national training and certification programs to workforce professionals and partners across the state of New Jersey. GSETA is a statewide professional organization with members comprised of Directors or Administrators of local Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop Career Center Operators and designated Employment and Training Agencies.

This partnership will be launched at GSETA’s annual conference in June and is similar to other Dynamic Works statewide partnerships. It allows the Association to offer New Jersey workforce professionals a significant discount on all Dynamic Works nationally recognized training and certification products along with other professional resources of Dynamic Works.