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The National Learning Center provides a multitude of
adult professional skill development courses that are tailored to meet the needs
of employment and transition service personnel. All of the following
offerings can be delivered in your state, as part of conferences, meetings or
they can be conducted as stand-alone offerings.
All of the below costs do
not include costs associated with participant and instructor travel, meals,
hotel sleeping rooms, equipment rental or meeting room space.
For
more information including course availability, please contact James Deal at
jdeal@nvti.ucdenver.edu.
Orientation to Veteran Services (OVS)
Tuition
Price: $2,400
for 24 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. Size of group could be 100+.
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Case Management
Overview (CMO)
Tuition
Price: $2,400
for 24 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. Size of group could be
100+. Great for conferences.
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Advanced Case Management
(ACM)
Tuition Price: $3,600
for 24 participants.
Course Length: 1 and 1/2 days
Description:
Focuses on a review of the
case management process, then concentration on assessment and documentation.
For DVOPs / LVERs who have
attended Case Management and have actively done case management for 6 months or
more. Class size: up to 25 participants.
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Job Coaching for the
Offender Populations (JCOP)
Tuition Price: $2,400
for 24 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: up to 60
participants.
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Labor Employment Specialist
(LES)
Tuition Price:
$11,800 for 24 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, no more than 25 people.
This course requires a
computer lab with at least 12 computers, but ideally 24 computers - one for each
class member.
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Case Management (CM)
Tuition
Price:
$11,800 for 24 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 NLC
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. Class size: up to 25 participants.
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Transition Assistance
Program (TAP)
Tuition Price:
$12,500 for 20 participants.
Course Length: 5 days
Description: TAP is a
train-the-trainer course on facilitation skills, using the material/information
in the TAP manual as the presentation content. Trainers use exercises and
demonstration of skills, then have the participants perform these skills
individually and/or as a group. Over 15 training techniques are demonstrated
and a minimum of seven are practiced by the individuals during the class.
Presentations are critiqued by their peers and the trainers, as well as
videotaped for participants to take home at the end of the class.
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Managing Case Management (MCM)
Tuition Price:
$11,800 for 24 participants.
Course Length: 3 and 1/2 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.
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Alternative Job
Placement Strategies and Disability Awareness
Tuition Price:
$2,400 for 24 participants.
Course Length: 1 Day
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.
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Promoting Partnerships
for Employment (PPE)
Tuition
Price:
$11,800
for 24 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.
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Leadership for the Implementation of Veteran Services (LIVS)
Tuition Price:
$7,100 for 24 participants.
Course Length: 3 days
Description: The Leadership for the Implementation of Veteran’s Programs course is for those
responsible for the performance of Veterans’ Employment and Training Programs
specifically
the LVER/DVOP grant program.
The goal of the course is to
provide information that assists with successful implementation of the LVER/DVOP
grant program.
Participants for this course
could include:
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VETS staff
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State VETS coordinators
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State Employment and
Training Directors
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Area Managers
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Local Office Managers and
Supervisors
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Anyone who is responsible
for LVER/DVOP program responsibilities
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Preseparation Counselor Training
Tuition
Price:
$11,800 for 24 participants.
Course Length: 3 and 1/2 days
Description:
This
course, developed by the National Learning Center 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.
The purpose of Preseparation Counseling is clearly defined along with basic
facilitation skills to enhance a counseling sessions.
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Air Force
Personal Financial Management (PFM)
Tuition Price: Tuition costs for
Qualified USAF Personnel is paid via AF/CU-Denver Contract
Course Length: 4
1/2 days plus several read aheads
CEUs Awarded: 36
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.
Class Size: 24
participants
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All of the above costs do
not include costs associated with participant and instructor travel, meals,
hotel sleeping rooms, equipment rental or meeting room space.
For
more information including course availability, please contact
James Deal, 303-315-2200. |
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