This year I enrolled in a program at work called Civilian Leadership Development. It is the "umbrella" that covers several shorter courses that are supposed to help us (me) develop certain core competencies. It covers things such as: Oral Communication, Written Communication, Problem Solving, Interpersonal/Team Skills, Self-Direction, Quality Principles, Core Values, Customer Orientation, Flexibility/Stress Management, Decisiveness, Technical Competence, Diversity Awareness, and High Impact Leadership.
Some of the classes were as short as 2 hours and were combined with other short classes to make up a full day. The longest are 3 days long.
The whole program is 130 hours long. I've completed 90 hours of it.
Other" training" I received this year was while I was at the National Training Program sponsored by the Federally Employed Women. I took seminars on Effective Telephone Shills, Identity Theft (what to do if you are a victim and how to protect yourself), and a team-working seminar called Pins and Straws. In addition, I attended my agency forum to stay informed on changes and trends in the agency (Dept of Defense). I also enjoyed networking with other Federally Employed Women and I'm looking forward to next year's conference in Reno, NV.
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