The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals and Towson University’s Center for Professional Studies are teaming up to provide workforce agencies located in the Mid-Atlantic Region a brand new opportunity to enhance the skills of the next generation of workforce leaders. NAWDP and CPS are proud to announce the launch the Mid-Atlantic Leadership Academy for Workforce .
This year-long program will be a mix of in person and online learning events all focused on preparing the participants… Show more to more effectively lead their teams, agencies, and workforce industry in the future. The Academy is designed to assist emerging leaders from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia become ready for that next step in their workforce careers.
With the passage of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act with its focus on regional approaches to workforce development, the Mid-Atlantic Leadership Academy will give participants the perfect venue to build the networks that will be critical to making the concepts outlined in WIOA operational realities that benefit job seekers and the agencies that serve them.
Areas of concentration include:
WIOA and its regional approach
The process of visioning, goal setting and achievement Process and/or change management
Elements of collaboration and conflict resolution Effective allocation of resources, human and fiscal Making data driven decisions
Ethics
Advocacy/effective Legislative engagement
Effective Business engagement
And much more
Any professional development represents a long term investment in your staff, this is particularly true of leadership training. In an effort to provide immediate value, participants will identify a current issue effecting their organization and spend significant time working on a plan to improve their agencies’ position relative to that issue in a Capstone Project. This project allows participants to put their new or enhanced skills to work immediately with the help of NAWDP mentor with expertise in the identified Capstone area.
Make the investment in the future of the workforce by enhancing your leadership skills. Register today!
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