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NVTI Training Solutions provides a multitude of adult professional skill development courses that are tailored to meet the needs of employment and transition service personnel. All courses can be delivered in your state, as part of conferences, meetings or they can be conducted as stand-alone offerings.

For more information including course availability, please contact Joe Lasky or Bret Anderson, 303-315-2200.


Staff Development

Emotional Intelligence at Work


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants. 
Course Length:  1 day.

Description: Unlike IQ, Emotional Intelligence can be improved. Research has shown that successful people and successful teams have common traits. Learn what those traits are and improve these skills. Participants will gain a better understanding of their own strengths and weaknesses as it relates to Emotional Intelligence and how to improve them. Just as with individual success, a high functioning team requires high Emotional Intelligence.

Optional add-on standardized testing with individual report and 30 minute coaching feedback session at $500 per person.

Secrets to Stress Management


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  1 day.

Description: This workshop presents a comprehensive and novel approach to stress management by focusing on what works.  Participants will feel more empowered in dealing with stress and create a personalized plan for a more balanced life.

Objectives:

  • Learn to recognize your personal stress response
  • Un-learn the common myths about stress that keep people from achieving a balanced life
  • Practice practical tools and stress management interventions
  • Create an action plan for stress management
  • Make stress management a habit

True Colors


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length: 6 hours.

NVTI Trainers have now been certified to offer the True Colors International Training Workshop. Would you like your employees/team members to have more self-confidence and respect for one another, work as a connected team, and provide better customer service?

True Colors is the originator of using colors to represent the four personality styles, and has remained the preeminent source for workshops and certifications in the True Colors methodology across the world for over 30 years. True Colors is easy to understand, remember and apply. With the colors of Blue, Gold, Green and Orange - True Colors distills the elaborate concepts of personality theory into a user-friendly, practical tool used to foster healthy productive personal and professional relationships.

Objectives: Participants will learn to bridge the gaps in communication, leading to respect and compassion for themselves and others as well as recognition and encouragement of potential in themselves and others.

Key Benefits include:

  • Understanding and appreciating characteristics of self and others 
  • Recognizing the values, joys and strengths of ourselves and others
  • Reducing potential conflict and frustration  
  • Building and promoting self-esteem, respect and confidence  
  • Deepening relationships and creating a more harmonious environment  
  • Enhancing communication skills 
  • Working better together

Dimensions of Diversity
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

This interactive workshop is designed to give participants an understanding of how working relationships and customer service are improved with greater knowledge of diversity and sensitivity issues.

Funtastic Facilitation 2.0 – Taking it to the Next Level


Tuition Price: $17,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  3 and ˝ days.

Whether you conduct training, do presentations or facilitate meetings in your career, this training will improve your performance/results. Participants explore interactive learning methods and practice incorporating engaging activities into any type of group environment. This “train-the-facilitator” course is designed to provide an opportunity to practice new skills and techniques in a classroom environment. This session can be tailored to beginning presenters, or for seasoned facilitators who want to captivate audience attention. No matter your proficiency level at the beginning of the session, you will pick up new ideas and skills to “take it to the next level.”

Personal Financial Management
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  1 day.

Description:  With national consumer debt topping 2.65 trillion over the last decade and the personal saving ratio dropping below 1 percent nationally, focusing on personal financial management and planning has never been more relevant.  The goal of this workshop is to provide the tools and knowledge to help develop realistic financial plans.  Providing this intensive service retention approach will enhance an applicant’s ability to find the occupation that fits not only his/her work preferences but also their financial needs.  The following are the objectives for the workshop:

  • Understanding your Cash Flow Statement and the Essential Financial life ratios

  • Managing your Credit – Understanding your credit report

  • Managing your Debt – responding to information on your credit report

This course will require attendees to complete a personal spending plan worksheet prior to attending so they can work with realistic financial data.  Also, each participant will need to bring a working calculator.

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant. Class size capped at 50.

The Impact of Generational Differences in the Workplace
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

Description:  The goal of the Generational Differences in the Workplace seminar is to highlight the workplace value perspectives of the four generations in the workplace today:  The Silent Generation – those born before 1946, The Baby Boomer Generation –born 1946-1963, Generation X, those born between 1964-1984 and Generation Y (Millennial)1985, present. 

Additionally, this seminar will discuss the origin of the consumer and the gospel of consumption and how this has led to the entrenchment of instant gratification behavior and communication technology; methods for leaders to preserve the assets each generation brings to the workforce.

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant.  No cap on size.


Case Management/Special Populations

Advanced Case Management (ACM)
 

Tuition Price: $8,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  1 and 1/2 days.

Description:  Focuses on a review of the case management process, then concentration on assessment and documentation. 

Alternative Job Placement Strategies and Disability Awareness
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

Description:  The course focuses on the needs and concerns of individuals with a disability (concentrating on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Amputations, and Deafness) transitioning from the military and alternative strategies for helping these and other populations get employment. The class is given examples of job proposals, and how to approach employers as business people who are always looking at a better way to do business that result in a better bottom line. 

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant.  Up to 60 participants. 

Case Management (CM)
 

Tuition Price: $17,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  3 and 1/2 days plus a pre e-Learning/distance learning requirement.

Description:  Course reviews each step of the case management process, utilizing exercises to clarifying the practice, then using specific skill building activities to reinforce the information.  The skill building activities are observed and reviewed by their peers and NVTI trainers.  Course includes the basics of case management, conflict management, motivation and goal setting, assessment, documentation, confidentiality and ethics, as well as case closure.   

This Course is designed DVOPs and others doing Case Management. 

Case Management Overview   (CMO)
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 Hours.

Description:  A course that addresses the basic concepts of the case management process.  Assessment, note taking, IDPs, confidentially and other topics are covered.  Designed for staff who have not taken case management training.  Great for conferences.

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant.  No cap on size. 

Job Coaching for the Offender Populations (JCOP)


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

Description: Focuses on working with formerly incarcerated veterans in helping them find employment through job coaching, retention and placement. The course is designed for anyone who works with formerly incarcerated individuals in helping them find employment. 

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant.  Class size:  up to 60 participants. 

Managing Case Management (MCM)
 

Tuition Price: $10,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  2 days.

Description: Takes the managers through the process of case management and gives them examples of some of the activities done by the case management class.  Each section includes ways to evaluate and assist the case manager in doing a better job. 


Job Search Assistance

Creating Business Partnerships


“A public relations approach to business services”

Tuition Price: $13,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  2 and 1/2 days plus a pre e-Learning/distance learning requirement.

Description:  Focused on creating business partnerships and designed to assist in developing a marketing plan.  Participants research and analyze labor market information to develop a proactive marketing campaign targeted to a specific audience with identified objectives that emphasizes public relations and a positive image.

Developing the Career Readiness Coach
Tuition Price: $17,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  3 and 1/2 days plus a post e-Learning/distance learning requirement.

Description:  This course will provide the foundation of an effective Career Readiness Coach by teaching the following objectives:

At the end of this training participants will be able to:

·         Explain how career theory benefits a job seeker

·         Interpret a formal assessment instrument for the job seeker

·         Develop an informal assessment tool for the job seeker

·         Practice tried and true one-on-one facilitation skills that will help the job seeker improve his/her communication skills

·         Interpret and extrapolate local Labor Market Information data using a practice exercise

·         Apply established methods for utilizing social media

·         Design and develop a standard resume template using established resume writing principles

·         Practice answering difficult interview questions using the four stages of the interview process

·         Develop an awareness regarding employee retention using the employer’s perspective as the basis for establishing work ethic skills

This course is interactive and driven toward helping the career coach become the premier applicant mentor in your office.

Effective Business Outreach Strategies
Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

Description: 
This seminar is designed from the perspective of businesses and their hiring needs.  The seminar will begin with an understanding of how hiring authorities find job candidates and fill position openings in the hidden job market.  By the end of the training, each participant will have the knowledge to incorporate top skill sets used by the most successful job developers.  They will leave with proven techniques for expanding their network and positioning themselves as a valued hiring resource.  Practical applications include   telephone presentations for an initial contact, the use of e-mail as a communication tool, creating powerful follow-ups and handling objections.      

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant. Class size capped at 60.

Federal Hiring and Application Process


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  6 hours.

Description: The Federal employment workshop covers topics such as ways to get a job with the federal government (Veterans Preference, Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans, the Veterans Employment and Opportunity Act) and how to apply – USA Jobs and other methods.  The session explores merit promotion, special appointing authorities and competitive examining to include veteran point preferences.  Hands-on exercises on compiling a certification and scoring using veteran preference are also included.  In addition, application procedures and KSAs are also discussed.

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $20 per participant.  No cap on size.

Principles of Applications and Resume Development


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  1 day.

Resumes: This segment capitalizes on key guidelines for resume composition.  It allows those who facilitate resume writing to enhance their writing techniques while addressing those skills that employers most desire.  Additionally resume pitfalls are explored.  Also includes a section on on-line resumes and a resume critique form.

Applications: Discussion in this workshop focuses on the various methods of application submission from paper applications to electronic and kiosk systems.  The workshop discusses what employers are looking for in an application and guidelines for completing applications.  For most employment representatives, applications aren’t difficult until a person presents with a tough history to document in the application format.  These histories include things such as military backgrounds, salary requirements, references, gaps in work history and a criminal record.   These topics are explored in this session.

Ultimate Job Search for the 21st Century Training
 


Facilitating Effective Job Search Workshops – Moving Beyond the Traditional Approach
Tuition Price: $13,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  2 and ˝ days.

Description: This train-the-trainer course in how to utilize the “Ultimate Job Search for the 21st Century” DVD series and workbook in a job search workshop setting.  This course provides numerous inventive and exciting training techniques, offering new ways in delivering content in your current job search workshops.  This workshop discusses the use of games, interactivity, group dynamics, audio/visuals, workbook interactivity, etc. when covering subjects such as interviewing, resume writing, networking, social media, and several other facets of job search workshops.  This is designed for facilitators who currently train job search workshops and desire to add inventive techniques to their current subjects.  This is also excellent for facilitators who have the UJS series and want to discover new ideas of how it could be presented in a classroom environment.  There are vast methods of utilizing this series – this course uncovers several of those ideas.   


Veteran Specific Topics

Advanced Promoting Partnerships for Employment
Tuition Price:
$8,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  1 and 1/2 days.


Advanced Promoting Partnerships for Employment (APPE) - This course enhances local veterans employment representatives’ (LVER) skill set in employment outreach by creating and maintaining business connections using a variety of techniques aimed at increasing veteran placements.

  • Course Objectives:

  • Create business connections using a variety of techniques

  • Maintain a quality business relationship, which produces placements

  • Create new business contacts, which result in increased veteran new hires

  • Effectively influence the people, processes and projects that lead to increased veteran placements

Labor Employment Specialist (LES)
Tuition Price: $17,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length: 3 and 1/2 days plus a post e-Learning/distance learning requirement.

Description:  Course is designed to teach the basics of the law, including the duties of the LV/DV, resumes, interviewing, job development, information gathering, on-line resources and research, on-line resumes and negotiations with employers.

Designed for LVER staff and DVOP Representatives, up to  25 participants.

This course requires a computer lab with at least 12 computers, but ideally 25 computers - one for each class member.    

Leadership for the Implementation of Veteran Services (LIVS)


Tuition Price: $13,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  2 and 1/2 days.

Description:  The Leadership for the Implementation of Veteran’s Programs course focuses on the principles of leadership and the legislation surrounding Veteran programs.   In addition, topics include an orientation to Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) and NVTI, priority of service, integration and measurement tools.  The training is aimed at individuals who are partners with Veteran staff, and those who supervise the Veterans Program Staff.

Participants for this course could include:

  • VETS staff
  • State VETS coordinators
  • State Employment and Training Directors
  • Area Managers
  • Local Office Managers and Supervisors
  • Anyone who is responsible for LVER/DVOP program responsibilities

Managing Employer Outreach for Veterans
Tuition Price: $13,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  2 and 1/2 days.

This course explains the role of the LVER and the skills needed to enhance employer outreach for the American Job Center in addition to the veteran customer. Emphasis is placed on supporting and empowering LVERs by practicing effective communication and matching the skill development needs by utilizing the appropriate leadership style.

Orientation to Veteran Programs


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants. 
Course Length:  6 Hours.

Description:  Training covers the law as it pertains to veterans’ employment, including information on legislation governing the U.S. Department of Labor’s veteran representatives positions and their role in the employment process. 

This course is designed for program partners and local office managers. Great for conferences.

Class Size: Group size over 25 is an additional $25 per participant.  No cap on size.

Promoting Partnerships for Employment (PPE)
Tuition Price:
$17,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length:  3 and 1/2 days plus a pre e-Learning/distance learning requirement.

Description:  Focused on creating partnerships and designed to assist in developing a marketing strategy.  Participants analyze labor market information and the community events to develop a proactive marketing campaign targeted to a specific audience that emphasizes public relations and positive image.

Class size: Up to 25 participants. 

Veteran Corporate Integration Program


Tuition Price: $5,000 for 25 participants. 
Course Length: 1 day.

Description: The terms change and transition are often used interchangeably.  However, transition is the psychological process which accompanies change.  Change is not successful without an appropriate transition.  Leaving the military and entering the civilian/corporate environment is not as simple as one might think.  The skills that make one successful in the military are not necessarily the same skills that will make one successful in the civilian/corporate environment. 

This workshop not only gives veterans the information and tools to navigate through the change and transition of entering the civilian/corporate environment but also helps them experience the transition process itself.  Veterans will learn the phases of transition and tools to move smoothly through each phase as well as how to develop the skills that researchers have found are characteristic of star performers in the corporate environment.  Through interactive learning and exercises, veterans will learn how to embrace the new and create a successful new life. 

Objectives:

·      Learn the difference between change and transition

·      Understand the stages of transitions

·      Learn the tools to move through each stage

·      Learn the components of Emotional Intelligence

·      Learn the 5 core skills of Emotional Intelligence

·      Understand individual strengths and weaknesses as it relates to Emotional Intelligence

·      Learn how to improve emotional intelligence skills


Department of Defense

Personal Financial Management (PFM)

 
Tuition Price: $24,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length: 4 1/2 days.

Description: This course is designed to teach the basics of personal financial management to Airman & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) Community

Readiness Consultants (CRC).  CRCs will be equipped with the most current and comprehensive tools to provide assistance to members/family members.  The course encompasses the seven core compliance requirements (i.e., Military Pay Education, Saving and Investing, Credit Reports and Credit Management, Debt Management, Consumer Education and Awareness, Mandatory First Duty Station). 

All requirements are derived from DoDIs/AFI and include detailed instruction on conducting financial counseling while utilizing the FIRST Spending Plan. 

The course is specifically designed for CRCs who are inexperienced in the PFM arena.

Preseparation Counselor Training
Tuition Price: $24,500 for 25 participants.
Course Length: 4 1/2 days.

Description:  This course, developed by the NVTI Training Solutions in conjunction with a Department of Defense committee, is designed to provide Preseparation Counselors a standard format to follow when conducting Preseparation Counseling sessions. 

This course focuses on participants gaining knowledge and understanding about the Law, DoD guidance and timelines as related to Preseparation Counseling.  Participants are introduced to the Preseparation Counseling Checklist, DD 2648 and provided detailed information regarding each element on the checklist.  Participants research each element and present the knowledge to other counselors during this session. 

Class size: Up to 25 participants. 


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