(CAMP) Cape Area Management Program

Last September eleven local businesses and nonprofit organizations enrolled thirty of their employees in Cape Area Management Program (CAMP), a training program funded through the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund.  Over the course of this three year grant we hope to train more than 150 supervisors and managers in the basics of practical management, team work, project management and continuous quality improvement. Each training session is comprised of 64 classroom hours (lecture and discussion) and 8 hours of peer to peer practicum (practice new skills, share best practices, addressing real time problems).

Halfway into the program employers are already seeing benefits to the training.  In conversations with our employer partners, we have received positive feedback about their employees' incorporating new skills into their work, coaching others with their new skills, developing confidence as managers, seeking to communicate more effectively and taking on new responsibilities.

This spring we will be offering the training in the Falmouth area along with desktop delivery to trainees on the Islands or those unable to commute to the training site. The classes will be delivered in real time to employee's desktops with chat room interactivity so that participants can ask questions and receive immediate feedback.  For more information please contact Project Coordinator, Joan McDonald at 508-775-5900.

(SMHP) Southeastern Massachusetts Healthcare Partnership

The Project Management training track of the Workforce Competitive Trust Fund's Southeastern Massachusetts Healthcare Partnership Project was successfully completed on December 2nd, 2009. The program, just one part of four healthcare training initiatives through Commonwealth Corporation and coordinated by Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board, trained eighteen Cape Cod Healthcare IT directors, managers, and staff.  Utilizing the Project Management Certificate Program from the Executive Development Center of Bryant University, participants with varying backgrounds and experiences with project management were presented with the globally endorsed PMBOK - Project Management Body of Knowledge.  Completing this program has given participants industry recognized tools, techniques and knowledge to significantly improve their role as managers in supporting key projects aligned to their employer's strategic plans.
 

Cubicles

The National Graduate School of Quality Management in Falmouth is replacing their office furniture.  They have office cubicles (furniture and wall dividers) which are in good shape. Interested organizations can contact Robert McManus, rmcmanus@ngs.edu , 800-838-2580 x123).

Upcoming Meetings

• Youth Council Meeting: Thursday January 22nd 12:00pm Wib Office
• WIB Board of Directors Meeting: Tuesday January 27th 8:00am WIB Office
• School to Careers Finance Committee Meeting: Tuesday January 27th 10:00am WIB Office
• YC Graduation Rate Committee Meeting: Thursday January 29th 10:30am WIB Office