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KC-ASTD: Busy Serving Up Success in Troubled Times

 

Whether you are gainfully employed or searching for a job right now, KC-ASTD is the place to be. Of course, we provide the traditional opportunities to network with other learning professionals and networking is crucial in times like these. (Read more about the value of networking.) But, we also provide SO much more.  Read on in this newsletter to learn about:

• Top-notch meetings designed to keep you on the cutting edge of workplace learning
• Brownbag classes that offer more intensive and focused training on basic skills
• CPLP study groups forming soon -- and their amazing success
• Peers who passed the CPLP on their first attempt 

 Monthly Meetings: Never Better 

Evaluations continue to tell us that we are hitting the mark on monthly meeting content and quality. Dawn Maxwell and team search continuously for relevant content that will be delivered with excellence. Check www.KCASTD.org regularly for the latest info on topics and locations.  Remember to register in advance.  In exchange for a small fee ($15 members; $25 guests), you will receive food for body and mind.   

To see handouts from the June meeting featuring best-practices learning games that met amazing success at Assurant Employee Benefits, click here.

 

Learning: When a "push" is not enough 

In our excitement over learning, we sometimes forget that the targets of our training do not share our zeal for the  learning experience. Or, even if they want to learn, their needs are broader than we expect.  Read this article to refresh yourself on ways to enhance the attraction and effectiveness of the opportunities you offer.

 

 

Back to Basics June Brownbag:

 

  Inside TLZ (The Learning Zone): Behind the Magic, Mystery & Mechanics of the Adult Learning Environment

 

Thursday, June 25th, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

 Ferrellgas, 7500 College Blvd,

Overland Park, KS

In this workshop we'll explore how to create an organized, "safe" learning environment that encourages adult learners to share ideas, actively participate in the learning process and have fun while learning. The techniques shared in this workshop can be applied to any meeting or training session in a physical classroom environment.
 

Cost: Members $25/Guests $40

Click here to register
 
For more information about the Back-to-Basics series click here.

 

Pursuing Your CPLP?

 

Study group -- with impeccable track record -- to launch in July.

  

No one has a better track record than the  KC-ASTD Chapter’s CPLP Study Group. To date, every participant who has taken the exam has passed. One of our success stories is featured below. 

 

The study group will meet for 11 facilitated sessions beginning Monday, July 13. Sessions meet every Monday from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   

 

The CPLP Study Group provides a venue for those seeking to broaden their base of knowledge and understanding of core Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) competencies. It reviews material related to each core competency.  The Study Sessions are facilitated by local members of the KC-ASTD Chapter with professional experience in their area of expertise. A number of the facilitators are preparing to take (or have taken) the exam themselves. 

The registration fee is $75 for KC-ASTD Chapter members, $175 for non-members. The non-member fee INCLUDES a 1-year membership to KC-ASTD. Click here to register for the group beginning in July.  

Other costs: We highly recommended that participants purchase the ASTD Learning System. The Chapter is unable to provide these for loan. ASTD Learning Systems can be ordered directly from ASTD. Please use the chapter’s CHIPs number—CH6027—when ordering.

  Profile in Excellence: Tracie Hume, CPLP

Meet one of KC-ASTD's newly certified learning professionals.  Tracie's journey and insight are instructive for all.  Read More ....