EMPLOYERS

Employee Development Workshops

Workshops are designed to develop Workplace Essential Skills, including:

A Vecima participant reviewing program material during her session.

Learning Styles

• Employees identify their personal learning style to understand individual strengths.
• Employers can adapt in-house training such as staff orientation, safety protocols and equipment operation to capitalize on learning strengths.
• The session is based on the Theory of Multiple Intelligences.

Personality Styles

• Employees identify their personality style to increase self knowledge and awareness.
• Employers are able to identify employee strengths to improve teamwork and for future career development.

Values and Goals

• Employees learn to set achievable goals and develop specific action plans which promote self-motivation.
• Employers benefit through improved staff productivity.

Developing Career Goals

• Employees learn how to identify and match their skills and attributes to positions in your company for cross-training and advancement.
• Employers benefit from enhanced succession planning.

Stress Management

Vecima staff sharing information with the group during an employee development workshop.

• Employees learn techniques for effective stress management, to identify signs of stress and to develop effective coping strategies.
• Employers benefit from increased productivity.

Time Management

• Employees review their time management skills, develop organizational tools and practice time management techniques.
• Employers benefit from having better organized employees.

Understanding Workplace Culture

• Employees determine the difference between their personal style and workplace norms and discuss appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
• Employers benefit from having employees who understand their company objectives and culture.

Communication in the Workplace

• Employees learn their personal communication style, how to think win-win and respect others.
• Employers benefit by having clear communication in the worksite which has the potential to decrease accidents, increase understanding and enhance workplace productivity.

Assertiveness and Conflict Resolution

• Employees recognize how conflict is related to personal and workplace stressors and develop strategies to achieve positive solutions.
• Employers benefit by having employees who choose the most effective ways of resolving conflict.

Decision Making and Team Building

• Employees review the practical elements of decision making through a series of group activities.
• Employers benefit by having employees who understand the process of decision making, are more effective team members and are solution focused.

Portfolio Building

• The portfolio focuses on the strengths of the employee, the skills they have learned and their plan to achieve future goals.
• Employers benefit from employees that have developed and organized an up-to-date collection of materials related to performance evaluation and career building.