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January 26, 2010
WBLP Regional Training Team
Leadership Meeting
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Purpose of the Meeting
Work together on
Regional Training Team Strategies
in preparation for the RFR for FY2012
and for implementation of enhanced regional training
approaches in Summer 2011 and Program Year
2011-2012.
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Goals
Managers and staff in youth
employment programs will
have a sense of “what they
need to know” and
how/where they can learn
these things.
Employers and youth will have
access to opportunities to
learn about using the WBLP
and about how to develop
and participate in highquality work-based learning
experiences.
Managers and staff will
have access to a menu of
training to get started
and to continually build
skills.
Thoughtful professional
development/training
strategies will result in
high-quality youth
employment
programming.
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Warm-up Exercise
In small groups, look at the reports that you brought (about
WBLP skills, job titles, skill gain). Based on what you see
(from your own region or elsewhere):
– List 2-3 things that you see that please you very much
;
– List 2-3 things that you see that you would like to
change or improve ;
– From this, list 3 or more important concepts or skills
that you would like all staff in your region to know
and apply.
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Report Out
[Report out from warm-up]
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What are Regional Training Teams
• When the Work-Based Learning Plan was first launched, each
region formed Regional Training Teams.
• Regions sponsor workshops and provide peer-to-peer training
to support staff and employers in use of the WBLP.
• Regional training strategies are supported by workshops,
conferences, networking meetings and materials provided by
the state level.
• Each year, in the Connecting Activities RFR, regions describe
the professional development planned by their regional
training teams.
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Why Refocus Now?
• Expanded use of the WBLP by a wide range of youth employment
programs;
• Expanded availability of online resources (including the current set of
online resources as well as potentially greater uses of online forums for
training and professional development);
• Fewer statewide conferences;
• Transition to the Online WBL Database;
• Greater availability of statewide data with examples of job descriptions
and skills used in jobs and internships.
• Many years of examples of best practices in youth employment programs;
• “Program maturity” for the WBLP and Connecting Activities – many new
staff who were not involved with the original development and
implementation.
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Regional Training Team Strategies
A regional training team strategy will define:
• Content
• Delivery Strategies
• Materials/Resources
• Team Membership
• Audiences
• Goals
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Content
• What training topics can be provided or coordinated by
regional training teams?
– Specific to WBLP
• Programmatic – how to use the WBLP
• Technical – how to use the Online WBL Database
– Broader topics in youth employment
• Working with youth - youth development; career development; job
readiness.
• Working with employers - marketing; outreach; job placement; use of
WBLP.
• Programming - Understanding program goals; planning and program design;
collaborating with partners; creating regional, community or school-wide
systems for youth employment and career development.
• Management - managing resources and data.
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Delivery Strategies
• What delivery strategies do you use now? What other
formats/forums are possible?
– Workshops
– Webinars
– Conferences
– Peer-to-peer
– Self-guided
– Online forums
– Online reading
– Print
– PowerPoint (self-guided or in a workshop)
– Email (weekly email or Q&A)
– Staff meetings (“training moment?”)
– Other
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Materials / Resources
• What is available?
– Resource Pages: http://skillspages.com
– PowerPoints: Intro to WBLP; Writing Job Descriptions and Skills/Tasks;
Navigating the Online WBL Database; Registering and Signing In; Using
the Placement Screen; Using the Reports Menu; Intro to WBLP for
Youth.
– Skills Pages Blog (WBLP Skills; Tech Tips)
– Elearning series is in development
– CommCorp: Career Readiness Curriculum, Youth Development Materials
– DCS: MassCIS, Career Exploration Materials
– Resource people: local/regional, state-level
• How/when to use these resources?
– How are they used now? What other approaches would be helpful, such
as weekly training moments? Weekly emails? More formalized peer-topeer or self-guided training? Etc.
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Team Membership
• Who should be on the training team?
– Should there be broad membership or a smaller core of
experienced staff?
– How to make sure that training team members have
experience and expertise?
– How to make sure that the training team has fresh ideas
and input and connects with many stakeholders?
– How to be sure to plan for continuity as managers and staff
turn over?
– Define roles of training team members…. Directly
providing training? Planning and coordinating training?
Etc.
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Audiences
• Who are the potential audiences for training?
– Staff in your region
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New and Experienced Staff
Connecting Activities
WIA Youth Program
YouthWorks
Other Programs
Employers
Youth
School Leaders
Community Leaders
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Goals
• Based on this discussion and the goals stated at the
beginning of the presentation … each region will
work during the next few months to articulate a clear
goal statement and a coherent strategy to support
professional development.
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Checklist Activity
Topics
Audiences
Format/Method
Provider(s)
(see checklist and background materials)
Staff
Employers
Youth
Schools/Organizations
Workshops – Statewide
Workshops - Regional
Staff Meeting Presentations
Webinars
One-on-one training
Reading – Print
Reading – Online
Reading – Weekly Email Topics
Informal Learning
Who will provide
the training?
Notes
In small groups, work on the chart to
indicate your ideal regional training
plan, including content, delivery
strategy, audiences and providers.
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Report Out and Next Steps
[Report out from checklist activity]
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