MA Workforce Training Fund Express Program
Program Overview
The Express Program provides employers fast, simple access to grant-funded training, helping businesses in MA respond to emerging needs. The Express Program is part of the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Program.
Duration & Format
Each training can be offered as a full day, two half days or three 2.5 hour sessions depending on the client’s needs. The trainings can be either virtual or in person.
Participants
There must be at least 7 participants in the training for the MA express program to cover the full cost. We recommend up to 12 individuals for virtual training and 24 in person.
Application Details & Eligibility
- The application takes 15-20 minutes and is quickly reviewed (typically within 21 days).
- Massachusetts businesses, of 100 employees or less, may apply.
- All trainees must be full-time or part-time payroll employees of the company receiving an Express Program grant and must be employed in MA. (Note: Workshop participants are not required to live in MA.)
- In order to qualify, businesses must pay into the Workforce Training Fund.
- For full eligibility requirements and to start your application, visit: https://commcorp.org/subprogram/wtfp-express-program/
Facilitation & Meeting Design
The ability to design and facilitate meetings increases an organization’s capacity to identify and achieve strategic goals, address organizational conflict and shortcomings, spur collaborative thinking and creativity, increase employee engagement and strengthen working relationships. Our practical training model offers you concrete skills you can apply immediately.
- Design meeting agendas to match the objectives of the meeting
- Understand and play the role of a meeting facilitator including preparation and follow up
- Structure meetings to balance contribution such that all voices are heard (Engage previously silent members and manage overtalkative members)
- Support and lead group decision-making
- Capture relevant meeting notes and distribute action items
Collaborative Negotiation
Our Negotiation Training delivers the skills and techniques necessary to master even the most challenging and uncomfortable negotiation scenarios you will face.
Our Negotiation Training delivers the skills and techniques necessary to master even the most challenging and uncomfortable negotiation scenarios you will face.
- Assess your existing strengths and weaknesses as a negotiator
- Systematically prepare for and outline the structure of a negotiation, including expanding and uncovering hidden value and identifying when it is time to walk away
- Diagnose what isn’t working and learn to take the necessary steps to get your conversation back on track and refocus your negotiations
- Manage emotions, difficult tactics, manipulative counterparts and difficult personalities
- Strengthen relationships with counterparts without sacrificing substances or giving in on meeting your goals
Difficult Conversations
The ability to effectively manage even the most challenging conversations –without damaging your relationships – is crucial to an organization’s growth and sustainable success. Our training teaches strategies for managing these difficult conversations with confidence.
- Understand the unique structure shared by all difficult conversations
- Prepare for difficult conversations and prevent future conflict
- Navigate your intense emotions and those of others
- Bring up difficult issues skillfully and with confidence
- Manage difficult tactics such as blame and negative judgments
- Transform these skills into habits and mindsets so you can continue to successfully employ them long after the training ends
