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WA State Grant Funding for Business Training–Apply NOW
$15.4M are available to offset your company costs for worker training through the Job Skills Program (JSP) matching grant. The funds are for companies and non-profit organizations who need customized training and development for their new or existing workers and are administered through your local community and technical colleges. How does this JSP Program work? Your company works…
Read MoreIntroducing! The Invista Leadership Development Model
Organizations need capable leaders and IPS has been on the forefront of that development process for a decade. We have delivered thousands of hours of training to supervisors and managers on their leadership journey through dozens of courses at over 100 companies. We have addressed many of the core competencies which the research indicates…
Read MoreThe ROI of Resilient Employees
Why is Resilience Training needed now more than ever? Today more than any other time in history, we are dealing with the unknown. The norms we counted on to make our lives predictable and within our control, have been challenged. This places our human drive to survive on alert! Our brains are designed to see…
Read MoreFunding Support for Companies with Foreign Competition
Little Known Federal Funding for Producing Companies Everyone knows that, for all its benefits, trade brings with it, low cost imports. Domestic companies, may then find themselves facing severe price competition. However, few know that for decades the Federal Government has offered a surprisingly accessible and effective benefit for such companies. That benefit is a…
Read MoreSign Up! Manufacturing-Focused Virtual Job Fair Coming In Late July/Early August
During this time of shelter in place restrictions we are seeing a wide variety of activities move from in-person to virtual interactions. Since we are unable to hold traditional in-person job fairs to connect the unprecedented number of unemployed individuals with employers who do have jobs available, the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) is…
Read MoreTalking about Race in the Workplace
Recent events in the United States clearly demonstrate the magnitude of the racial divide that currently exists in our society, our institutions and organizations, our cities, and towns, and even in our families. In the midst of this strife, meaningful dialog is not only possible but necessary for healing and peace. The fear and resentment…
Read MoreStrengths: The Key to Higher Productivity, Effectiveness, Employee Engagement, & Joy!
What is your favorite day of the work-week? Do you fall into the TGIF crowd, or do you race into work Mondays with newfound enthusiasm? What about your co-workers, employees, or boss? This may not be the most scientific question to determine engagement, but it is a shortcut to think about how you feel about…
Read MoreLessons in Rolling Out Training Projects Successfully
Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) defines project management as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of a particular project.” This definition doesn’t tell the reader much about the day to day work and responsibilities of a project manager. While each organization…
Read MoreFive Practices to Develop Gratitude and Become More Resilient
What are the components of resilience? Grit, determination, mental skills, mentally strong? Absolutely, but when I was first trained in Resilience I was totally surprised that gratitude was one of the fundamental skills. Not the first time my initial impressions were wrong when learning a new skill or set of skills. Gratitude: a feeling of…
Read MoreTacoma Boat Manufacturer Benefits from Technical Training Utilizing State Funds
We’re excited to share our partnership with SAFE Boats International, a local marine manufacturer of unsinkable vessels for military, law enforcement, fire and rescue, and other agencies. We worked with their HR Manager to create a training program that resulted in industry recognized credentials for participants. Due to the increased skill and knowledge of their…
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