April Program was CAPtivating!

 
  
Paula Elsinghorst (at left in photo) and Mindy Long of New Era Cap presented a stimulating discussion about innovative approaches to ensuring accountability and business impact of corporate training and development efforts.

The April Program at New Era Cap was fantastic! Paula and Mindy delivered an interactive presentation that included a review of Kirkpatrick and a summary of the current paradigm in Learning & Development. It also provided an overview of some of the evaluation strategies that New Era has been implementing. These included their post-training “Business Impact Surveys” and the potential use of portfolios for career and professional development. I took away some great ideas from this event that I am excited to try at my company.

Thank you New Era Cap Company for your generosity and hospitality and thank you ASTD Niagara Frontier for organizing this event!

Thomas Deinzer, CPLP

Instructional Designer

M&T Bank

Following the program, Paula Elsinghorst provided a guided tour of New Era Cap headquarters.

A copy of the PowerPoint presentation from this program is available  to NFASTD members by going to the "Members" tab above and selecting "Members Only Content". NOTE: The "Members" tab becomes visible after you login.

NFASTD Achieves CORE Award

 

Our chapter has earned the 100% CORE Award from ASTD for meeting all 18 required elements for 2012, recognizing our "chapter’s efforts to provide value to local members through well run programs and services and excellent operations"

 



March 2013 Program Generates Lots of Buzz




Christina Orsi, Empire State Development WNY Regional Director, presents "Initiatives Addressing the Worforce Skills Gap in Western New York" to a very attentive audience at our program at the Larkin Center of Commerce on March 14, 2013. 

As a Workforce professional, I was very interested in attending NFASTD’s March 2013 Program: Initiatives Addressing the Workforce Skills Gap in Western New York.  The presenter, Christina Orsi from Empire State Development, did an excellent job of presenting their plan of identifying and meeting the region’s training and job growth needs over the next five years.  The program was presented in the recently renovated Larkin building whose ambiance contributed to the theme that WNY can and will be rejuvenated.   This was a valuable experience and I thank NFASTD for their efforts.

Thomas Simpson
Director of Workforce Development
Niagara County Community College

Following the presentation, attendees engaged in lively discussion and networking.
Christina Orsi's slides are available to NFASTD members by going to the "Members" tab above and selecting "Members Only Content". NOTE: The "Members" tab becomes visible after you login.

More photos of the event are available by going to the "Events" tab above.


Upcoming events

28 Jun 2013 7:30 AM (EDT) • Niagara Falls Culinary Institute
12 Jul 2013 4:30 PM (EDT) • Hyatt Regency Buffalo Atrium Bar and Bistro

Click here for registration instructions

Announcements

Nominations open for NFASTD 2013 - 2014

Board of Directors

 

Joining the board is one way to find out why a term on the board of directors is a great way to develop your leadership skills!  This is also a perfect opportunity to understand how  the chapter functions from "behind the scenes."  


NFASTD is seeking board members for the following positions.  A complete list of all board of director job descriptions and responsibilities

can be found at  http://astdniagara.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1417010  

  • VP of Chapter Services (2 year term)

For more information, please email president@astdniagara.org  or presidentelect@astdniagara.org .  We look forward to hearing

from you!

 

March Slide Presentation

The slide presentation from the March 14, 2013 program by Christina Orsi of Empire State Development is now available under our Members tab (Members Only Content) which become visible after you login.

January Presentation Available

A recording of the January program, ASTD Report on the State of the Industry, is available to  NFASTD members. Go to the "Members " tab above and select "Members Only Content." Note, the "Members" tab becomes visible after you login
to our site.

Job Postings Now Available

NFASTD members can now access Job Postings by going to the "Members" tab at the top of this page.

Event Photos

Check out photos of our events by going to the "Events" tab above. More photos will be added on a regular basis.


Creative Problem Solving Institute coming to Buffalo June 20-23, 2013

Hosted June 20 - 23, 2013 in Buffalo, CPSI is an annual international conference hosted by the Creative Education Foundation focused on three main areas – creativity, innovation and leading change. Whether you are a novice or experienced practitioner, you’ll learn cutting edge techniques. World-class facilitators create an active learning environment, teaching you how to maximize creative thinking and innovation skills to move you to the next level. The entire experience is focused on helping you move ideas into action.

For more information or to register,
go to www.cpsiconference.com.
 
 

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