Wrapping Up the Towson University Professional Leadership Program for Women
This past Tuesday, June 2, 2015, we held our final session and closing reception for the inaugural...
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Author: Laura McCoy
Leadership Tips from a Workforce Development Professional
The Towson University Continuing & Professional Studies is working with the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals to hold the first Mid-Atlantic Leadership Academy for Workforce. The program kicked off...
Read MoreMaryland’s 2014 Workforce Development Leadership Academy
Why Develop Leaders? The need to develop the next generation of leaders is critical. The JIBS model of leadership, developed by Dr. Alan Clardy, provided a unique way that really helped me to conceptualize the importance of...
Read MoreUsing Video as a Training Tool
In a fast-paced work place, it is not always ideal (or even possible) to have in-person, facilitator-led training sessions. But, that does not mean that there is not new information, or new skills that employees need to be able...
Read MoreEntrepreneurship Boot Camp
The Towson University Center for Student Diversity and Continuing & Professional Studies (CPS) partnered to create and deliver a weekend-long Entrepreneurship Boot Camp. The event was held March 14th – 16th at the Towson...
Read MoreThe Importance of Personal Branding
Recently the Continuing & Professional Studies delivered a two-day Personal Branding workshop for the Workforce Development Center at Hunt Valley to a group of dislocated workers. The program was designed to help...
Read MoreUsing Surveys to Determine Training Needs
The first step of developing effective training is to perform some type of analysis. According to Chuck Hodell (ISD From the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design) The analysis phase of instructional design...
Read MoreInternet Literacy Program Pilot, A Huge Success
Gloria Lawlah, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Aging (MDOA) has made it part of her mission to help older Marylanders become comfortable with computers – from PCs to smart phones. These technologies keep us connected...
Read MoreMeasuring the ROI of Professional Training
Last week I attended a Return on Investment (ROI) workshop by the ROI Institute, hosted by the International Society for Performance Improvement, Potomac Chapter. Based on my professional background, the lens I used to...
Read More30 New Master Trainers Graduate
On June 12, 2013 the Continuing & Professional Studies and Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) celebrated the graduation of 30 MTA employees who successfully completed the Master Trainer Program. Throughout the fall of...
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