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5 Steps to Rapid Employment
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Alaska DOL Customized Training
Dynamic Works welcomes the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development as a new customer! Susan Brenner, Training Specialist II with DOLWD – Employment & Training Tech Unit, has worked with Dynamic Works to develop a customized online training, the Alaska Workforce Services Professional – Basic, to be included in Alaska’s comprehensive training plan. Click the following link to read more: Alaska DOL Customized Training |
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Dynamic Works Announces a New Staff Member
Sharon Calvin Joins the DWI Team Sharon Calvin joined Dynamic Works in September as an instructional designer. She spent more than eleven years developing creative e-Learning and instructor-led training for various industries. Before changing her career to learning development, Sharon had extensive marketing, sales, and product management experience. She has a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in design from the University of Kansas, undergraduate and graduate hours in Psychology, and is a member of the American Society for Training & Development. |
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NAWDP Core Skills Reciprocity Agreement With Dynamic Works!
Dynamic Works' training meets requirements for CWDP Core Skills Certification The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) and Dynamic Works are excited to announce a reciprocity agreement regarding NAWDP’s Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) credential. Because Dynamic Works provides a curriculum directly aligned to the 10 NAWDP Core Skills competencies, NAWDP has recognized this Dynamic Works' training as fulfilling the competency requirements of their CWDP Core Skills certification. Click here to see how it works. |
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New Course on Youth Safety in the Workplace - It's Free!
Youth Summer Jobs: Managing Safety and Workers' Compensation Risks and Liabilities 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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An Introduction to Community Transportation Course
This is a free course! Dynamic Works recently published a new free course in collaboration with the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). This new course is free to all students and is designed to familiarize people with the wide range of transportation options that may be available to your customers in their community. Click here to access this course, log in, and then select the Course Materials link to take this course. |
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New Network for Center Managers Established
First Center Manager Networking E-vent Dynamic Works recently held its first Center Manager Networking E-vent to help create an online community for workforce development Center Managers. The new community provides a platform for workforce system updates, sharing best practices, asking questions of peers and sharing information and practices that will help managers perform at a higher level. This community provides you with access to a network of peers from across the country. The community also has access to Dynamic Works’ Best Practices Archive, which is a repository of best practices and other important documents collected from across the country. Additional networking events will be held each quarter and an online blog has been created that allows participants the ability to ask questions, post answers and support each other in this rapidly changing workforce environment. If you missed the E-vent, click here to watch a recorded version of this first network meeting. Click here to access the Best Practices Archive. Click here to access the Center Manager blog. If you would like to become a participant in this exciting new network, please provide your contact information to events@dynamicinstitute.com |
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US Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Package
Paves Way for Tough Conference Committee With House of Representatives As with Monday's critical vote to limit debate, three moderate Republican Senators (Senator Specter, Senator Collins, and Senator Snowe) voted with the Senate's 56 Democrats and 2 Independents to pass the legislation. 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.
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Tips to get a Job-Seeker's Resume Noticed
ABC News – Good Morning America Gone are the days of simply mailing your resume, receiving a call, shaking hands at the interview and agreeing on a start date for that new job. 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 Bonus: How to make a good first impression. Click here to start video |
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Dynamic Works Announces a New Training Partner
Welcome to the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Dynamic Works is pleased to announce a new training collaboration with the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) to extend training opportunities to its members. This partnership provides a 10% discount to all NAWDP members for the purchase of individual courses and a 20% discount for purchases of any certification packages. NAWDP members need only to enter the promotional code "NAWDP" when registering to receive the discount. 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 Click here for training selections: http://www.dynamicinstitute.com/Catalog/index.cfm |
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