Clark College News and Events
Clark College News and Events
CLARK COLLEGE AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL PARTNER TO SUPPORT EMPLOYER-BASED TRAINING The project will provide customized training for VANCOUVER, Wash. – Clark College and the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC) have teamed up to increase the region’s total training capacity by helping SW Washington companies improve the delivery of their own in-house training. The SWWDC has contracted with Clark College’s Corporate Education unit to provide customized “train-the-trainer” training focused on teaching adult learning principles and training delivery skills. Approximately 60 workers will be recruited from SW Washington businesses to participate in the training. The idea is to bolster the training delivery skills of local companies’ employees and subject matter experts, all of whom have significant knowledge to impart but many of whom do not have formal instructional expertise. “This project leverages and builds upon the enormous amount of training that goes on within companies and helps to ensure that it is delivered in a manner that increases learning and maximizes companies’ investments in employee training,” said Lisa Nisenfeld, SWWDC Executive Director. The idea came from SWWDC board member Bob Lewis, CEO of Columbia Vista Corporation. In addition to providing face-to-face training, the project will also include the
development of an eLearning curriculum that can be used by the Vancouver and Kelso
WorkSource offices to enhance communication and presentation skills of their job seekers
thereby increasing their competitiveness as job candidates. About the SWWDC About Clark College’s Corporate Education Unit -30- |
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